This religion organized most vocal music during the Medieval Period
What is Roman Catholic
100
This was the most common occasion for peasants to perform secular music.
What is a festival or feast?
100
Although he is credited with composing many chants, he really just put them all together in one big book. What do you expect from a guy who talks to doves?
Who is Pope Gregory?
100
The ruling class during the medieval period.
What is nobility, lords, etc.?
100
Ancestor of the modern day trombone.
What is a sacbut?
200
Some churches used these to accompany singing.
What is an organ?
200
Although originally developed in the church, people added secular words to sing for other occasions.
What is a motet?
200
She is one of the few female composers of the medieval period.
Who is Hildegard Von Bingen?
200
The poor working class during medieval times.
What are peasants?
200
This instrument operates by turning a crank to scrape a cylinder against strings similar to a music box.
What is a hurdy-gurdy?
300
These people taught all of the music that was used in the church
What are clergy or priests?
300
This group of travelers not only performed music, but also juggled, danced, and told stories.
What are troubadors, trouveres, or jongleurs?
300
Perotin's teacher who provided many of the cantus firmi used in his works.
Who is Leonin?
300
Most schooling happened here. No girls allowed!
What is the church or church schools?
300
The ancestor of the modern day oboe, played with a double reed.
What is a shawm?
400
The name for the style of music sung in the church.
What is chant?
400
This type of music always has a secular secular and is performed by a group of women.
What is a madrigal?
400
Perotin made advances in sacred music by adding more parts to the basic chant, which became known as this.
What is organum?
400
These people spent most of their days praying and chanting.
What are priests, monks, or clergy?
400
This instrument, named for a reptile, is played with a mouthpiece similar to a trumpet.
What is a lizard?
500
This is the texture of most early chants.
What is monophonic?
500
These were the common themes of troubadors or trouveres.
What is war, chivalry and courtly love?
500
He came up with a pretty handy solution to teach monks how to sing.
Who is Guido d'Arrezzio?
500
After the fall of this empire, people banded together in small communities to protect themselves from lawlessness and starvation.
What is the Roman Empire.
500
You have all played this instrument, but in medieval times, you wouldn't hear it playing "Hot Cross Buns".