Greco-Roman
The Cult of Dionysus used this instrument.
What is an aulos?
After the Fall of Rome in 476 AD, ______________ became centers of learning.
What are monasteries?
Name one famous troubadour/trobairitz we have studied.
Bernart de Ventadorn
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
Beatrix (the Comtessa de Dia)
Richard the Lionheart
Manuscripts were called "illuminated" because of their use of this precious metal.
What is gold?
This Roman emperor was a patron of music and fancied himself a skilled lyre player who hired professional clappers for his long concerts.
Who was Nero?
The Greek doctrine of ____________ means that music affects character.
What is ethos?
_______________ means a single line of music sung unaccompanied by instruments.
What is monophony?
The code of ____________ denoted the duties a knight had towards God, his countrymen, and women.
What is chivalry?
Name at least one famous illuminated manuscript we have studied this year.
Book of Kells
Lindisfarne Gospels
Black Hours books
This person was the grandson of Charles Martel and sought help from Pope Leo III to unify Europe under himself as Emperor.
Who was Charlemagne?
This Greek myth describes the story of a skilled lyre player who attempts to use his music to rescue his wife from the Underworld.
Who were Orpheus and Eurydice?
Under Charlemagne, the Roman monks had to teach the French monks their style of music. This was met with resistance and so the Roman monks employed the use of ____________ to convince the French that their chant was superior.
What is propaganda?
Two types of secular musicians of the middle ages were the ___________ and the ___________.
Who were the minstrels and the troubadours?
The style of architecture which came before the gothic style is ____________.
What is Romanesque?
This 11th c. Benedictine monk came up with Solfege and said that ear training was the best method of teaching music.
Who was Guido of Arezzo?
Roman art music was taken largely from the _____________.
Who are the Greeks?
This type of chant has only one note per syllable.
What is syllabic chant?
This chanson de geste depicts the Battle of Roncesvalles in which the nephew of Charlemagne is betrayed, attacked, and killed while fighting the Saracens.
What is the Song of Roland?
____________ was not used in illuminated manuscripts because it came from China and was associated with unchristian/pagan culture.
What is paper?
This Greek philosopher said that "beautiful things exist to remind us of the Divine".
Who was Plato?
Music in the ancient world bequeathed this to the middle ages:
Mention at least one of the following:
Unencumbered melodic line
Melody linked with words: rhythm/meter
Improvisation
Music=order-capable of affecting human thought and conduct
Musical terminology
Roman liturgy is divided into these two classes, both of which follow set practices for prayer, music, and Biblical readings.
What are the Mass and the Divine Office?
This collection of medieval poetry was set to music by Carl Orff in 1936. It opens with the famous "O Fortuna" for choir and orchestra.
What is Carmina Burana?
This gothic Italian cathedral took 600 years to complete, saw Napoleon crowned as emperor, and features a statue of St. Bartholomew clothed in his own skin as a cloak.
What is the Duomo di Milano?
This person was a Benedictine monk who overcame many disabilities and was a great scholar in languages, mathematics, astronomy, and music. He composed the Salve Regina.
Who was Hermann of Reichenau (Hermann the Cripple, Hermanus Contractus)?