Medieval "M"s
What is the formal name for a Catholic Church service, where early music was used?
What is mass?
This Old Testament man wrote more songs featured in the Bible than anyone else.
Who is David?
What is birds?
Songs in the early church were in this now "extinct" language.
What is latin?
In the early Catholic Church, which group of people sang songs likes the Kyrie, Credo, and Sanctus?
What is monks?
The psaltry, lute, and harp are all Biblical instruments from this musical family.
What is the string family?
Why is the heart?
Thanks to this namesake of chant, music notation was created, paving the way for more complicated music.
Who is Pope Gregory?
Secular music, often using "fa la la la" and many layers of voices, go by this "M" name.
What is madrigals?
The Bible contains this number of songbooks.
What is 3? (Song of Solomon, Psalms, Lamentations)
This animal communicates through song, across far distances in some of the most complex melodies seen in nature?
What is the whale?
Kyrie Eleison makes this plea to the Lord.
What is have mercy?
What is focus/reflection?
Early church music featured one line of music at a time, make it this "M" word.
What is monophonic?
When precious almugwood arrived from Ophir, it was used to make supports for the temple, and these musical instruments.
What is harps and lyres?
The cricket makes quite the sound by doing this action.
What is rubbing its wings together?
Single line, monophonic chant, also went by this rather simple name.
What is plainchant?
These church chants form the basis of earliest written music.
What is motets?
In 1 Chronicles, David said "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges. Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and THIS NUMBER are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.”
What is four thousand?
Early notation of chant can be read still today, through this ancient form of writing.
What is neums?