Music Characteristics
This was the word used for music without instruments, like in Pitch Perfect and Glee
A cappella
This event led to the fall of the Roman Empire
The Sack of Rome
This is the name for texture of music that had one vocal line with no accompaniment
Monophonic
This person was crowned Emperor of the New Roman Empire
Charlemagne
This was one of the biggest dance music forms of the medieval times
Estampie
What is the translation of the following text:
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy
These art installations in churches around the western world depicted scenes from the Bible
stained glass windows
After growing bored of Gregorian Chant, people added a second line of chant- which became known as this
Organum
These two people from the school of Notre Dame were master music innovators
Leonin and Perotin
This low, sustained pitch was added to Gregorian Chant to make things more musically interesting
Drone
In the Renaissance, this method was used to be a musical representation of specific poetic images
Word Painting
Considered the lowest level of society, these people would perform music and dance in castles, taverns, and town squares.
Minstrels
Although vocal music was most important in the church, eventually instruments such as this became very standard
the Lute
This person was quoted by Martin Luther as "the voice of God himself" because of his mastery in writing choral music
Josquin des Prez
After growing frustrated with the churches corrupt system of allowing people to "buy their way into heaven," THIS PERSON wrote a list of 95 reasons to stop supporting the church and posted it on the front door of his local church
Martin Luther
The music of the medieval times were weird because this now common musical idea was hardly ever notated.
Tempo / Time
Aside from the school of Notre Dame, this French University and City became the pinnacle of both Gothic architecture and musical innovation
Paris
Which part of the Mass is missing:
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
This person wasn't the most prolific composer of his time, but he made so many works that he was considered one of the best anyways.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
What was the name of the young boys that were mutilated to maintain their high pitched singing voice?
Castrati
The precursor to modern day major and minor scales
The church modes
The first major body of secular songs with readable notation were composed by these types of French notables
Troubadors and Trouveres
The Motet, one of the major forms of Renaissance music, was set to this type of text.
Sacred Latin text
Who was Gregorian Chant named after?
Pope Gregory I
What was the Latin term for "New Art" at the start of the 14th Century?
Ars Nova