Definitions
A steady recurring pulse
This note receives one beat
The years of the medieval time period
What is approximately 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D.?
What is rhythm?
This note receives four beats
What is a whole note?
The difference between monophony and polyphony
What is one voice vs multiple voices?
The two things a note tells you in printed music
What is rhythm and pitch?
This note receives two beats
What is a half note?
Name one medieval instrument
What is lute, hammered dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, harp, tabor, gittern, rebec, recorder, etc.
The symbol that indicates the number of beats in a measure
What is time signature?
This note receives half of one beat
What is an eighth note?
The difference between sacred and secular music
What is music written for the church and music written for life outside the church?
The symbol that indicates the flats or sharps in a piece of music
What is the key signature?
This note receives three beats
What is a dotted half note?
Name one medieval composer
Who is... Hildegard von Bingen, Stephan of Liege, Fulbert of Chartres, Peter Abelard, Leonin, Perotin, Philippe de Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut, Adam de la Halle, Francesco Landini, Konrad von Wurzburg