Dates
A time period from 500-1500 A.D
What is the Middle Ages?
A person who writes music for public use.
What is a composer?
What is sung when 1 note happens per syllable.
What is Monophonic?
This instrument class was harder to make since most of the material went to armour and weapons.
What are brass instruments?
The institution that controlled most of Europe in the Middle Ages.
What is the Catholic Church?
This Century started to develop polyphony
What is 1000 AD?
A French Composer who wrote both Religious and Secular music.
Who is Guillaume DuFay?
What is sung when there are 2 or more notes per syllable.
What is Polyphonics?
These were made in the past with a wooden shell and animal skins.
What are Drums?
The name of a traveling musician.
What is a Troubadour?
Lived from 1160-1230
Who is Perotin?
He wrote the better version of "Viderunt Omnes" with more voices.
Who is Perotin?
A Catholic music piece that only uses voices, normally sings in unison, and is usually in Latin.
What is Gregorian Chant/Plainchant?
One plays this with one hand while winding it up with the other.
What is a Hurdy Gurdy?
One's own native language as opposed to Latin.
What is Vernacular?
Lived from 1135-1201
Who is Leonin?
Daily Update: She is dead.
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
An early form of polyphony that developed from Gregorian chant
What is Organum?
These were usually crafted from wood and had to be carved out for holes.
What is a flute/recorder?
The name of a Catholic Service, spoken in Latin during the Middle Ages.
What is a Catholic Mass?
Lived from 1098-1179
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
He wrote the weird, less voiced version of "Viderunt Omnes"
Who is Leonin?
When translated, this means "New Art"
What is Ars Nova?
The early predecessor of a trombone.
What is a sakbut?
This war between Christians and Muslims halted Europe from exploring new ideas.
What are the Crusades?