Musicians
He did not actually write any chant..
Who was Pope Gregory I?
A square note held for one count.
What is a punctum?
Instrument used in the cult of Apollo
What is a lyre?
He was the 64th Pope and worked to standardize the liturgical practices of the Church.
Who is Pope Gregory I?
476AD-1450AD
When were the Middle Ages?
This Gregorian chant teacher preferred to use the monochord (small single-stringed instrument) to teach his students to sing.
Who is Odo of Cluny?
A clef denoting the location of "FA".
What is a FA-clef?
The concept that music has the ability to influence mood and character.
What is ethos?
Asked Charlemagne to help him defeat the Roman nobles who were his enemies.
Who is Pope Leo III?
Used his lyre to win his wife back from the Underworld.
Who is Orpheus?
A Benedictine monk who came up with solfege.
Who is Guido of Arezzo?
The song which solfege is derived.
What is the Ut queant laxis?
Instrument used in military marches.
What is an aulos?
Made Christianity the state religion of Rome.
Who is Emperor Constantine?
Became centers of learning during the dark ages.
What are monasteries?
The crippled composer
Who is Hermann of Reichenau?
Can lowers "TI" to "TE".
What is a flat?
Said that "beautiful things exist to remind us of the Divine".
Who is Plato?
Imported professional applauders for his concerts.
Who is Nero?
A room in the monastery where monks would create illuminated manuscripts.
What is a scriptorium?
The author of an ancient Greek epitaph
Who is Seikilos?
A neum in which two notes are stacked on top of each other and the bottom note is sung first.
What is a podatus?
The author of a Greek tale involving a serpent, a lyre, and two star-crossed lovers.
Who is Ovid?
Was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800.
Who is Charlemagne?
A Roman musical instrument resembling a drum.
What is a timpani?