Instruments
Sacred
Non-Sacred
Music Misc.
Medieval Events (Non-Music)
100

This instrument is the ancestor of the Guitar.

What is the Gittern?

100

The main music of the Catholic Church.

What is Gregorian Chant?

100

Music not written for the church

What is Secular Music?

100

Church music was almost always sung this way.

What is a capella/unaccompanied music?

100

The fall of this empire is considered the start of the Medieval period.

What is Rome/the Roman Empire?

200

This instrument is played by cranking a wheel with one hand and pressing keys with the other.

What is the Hurdy Gurdy

200

The "creator" of Gregorian Chant.

Who was Pope Gregory the Great?

200

A song containing only one line of music.

What is Monophonic music?

200

This instrument (that you probably played in fourth grade) gained huge popularity during this time.

What is the recorder?

200

This sickness came from fleas, spread to rats, and ended up infecting over 25 million people in Europe.

What is the Black Plague/Black Death?

300

This instrument evolved into the modern day Trombone.

What is the Medieval Trumpet?

300

Things early sacred music was lacking.

What are defined Meter, Tempo, Rhythms, and Dynamics?

300

Songs with multiple lines of music.

What is Polyphonic music?

300

This instrument replaced the Hurdy Gurdy in churches.

What is the Organ?

300

Despite its name, this European war lasted longer than a century.

What is the Hundred Years War

400

This instrument is the ancestor to the Violin.

What is the Vielle?

400

The place where notated rhythms were created.

*Pronunciation matters*

What is Notre Dame?

What was the School of Notre Dame?

400

Things Troubadour songs were based on.

What are knights, love, tragedy, etc.?

400

The name for the original Polyphonic music.

What is Organum?

400

The invention of this marks the end of the Medieval times and the start of the Renaissance.

What is the Printing Press?

500

The amount of strings a Dulcimer has.

What is 2-12?

500

The name of two choirmasters who were integral to the creation of notated rhythms

Who were Leonin and Perotin

500

The name of people who wrote and performed music outside of the church.

What are Troubadours?

500

These people remained anonymous because making music for the church was such an honor.

Who are Composers?

500

In 768 this person, considered the greatest ruler of Western Europe, begins his reign.

Who is Charlemagne

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