SOCIETY
From 5th to 15th
Person who unified and spread the Christian song
Pope Gregory I
Main examples of troubadour music in Spain
Cantigas de Santa María
With what event does the Middle Ages end?
With the discovery of America in 1492
Six features of the Gregorian Chant
In Latin, male voices, a cappella, monody, religious themes and anonymous author
Four features of secular music
In their own language, the theme was love for a lady, war ... they accompanied their songs with instruments, the authors signed their works
In what social classes was society divided?
Clergy, nobility and serfs
Types of Gregorian Chant
Sllabic, neumatic and melismatic
What is the difference between trobadours and jongleurs?
The troubadour was a poet and musician, of noble origin, composed his own works, performed in palaces and castles.
The minstrel was a traveling musician, storytellers, acrobats, of low social status, he performed in the town squares to survive.
Monk who gave name to the sounds of our musical scale
Güido d'Arezzo
First signs of notation to remember the Gregorian chant
neumes
What are the cantigas de Santa María?
Collection of 417 songs dedicated to the Virgin. They were compiled by Alfonso X the Wise in the 13th century.
Thinking in the Middle Ages was...
Everything revolves around God (theocentrism)
Type of chant with two or three notes per syllable
Neumatic
Struck string instrument of this period
dulcimer