People
Who is the person responsible for writing down and sharing chants across Europe?
Pope Gregory I
What were the first songs that were sung in churches called during this time period?
Gregorian chants
True or false: The only music education in the middle ages was in the church and all children could attend.
False: only boys could attend.
What years did the middle ages last?
450-1450
Who was the creator of organum?
Leonin
What is the difference between monophonic and polyphonic music?
Monophonic has one voice while poly phonic has more than one.
Instruments
New art and old art
Who was Leonin's successor that created motets?
Perotin
What is the difference between sacred and secular music?
Sacred is religious and secular is non-religious.
What kind of musician acted as a traveling newspaper and entertained the common folk?
Jongleurs
What is said to have shared all of the melodies with Pope Gregory I?
A dove
Who created the standard notational system?
Philippe de Vitry
The first type of polyphonic music is called what?
Organum
What musicians names meant "finder" and "inventor"?
Troubadours and Trouveres
What else did Jongleurs do other than perform music? Give at least one.
Danced, juggled, showed tricks, put on animal acts, performed plays.
What were the three social classes of people in the middle ages?
The nobility, clergy, and peasantry.
How many voices did a motet have during the middle ages?
Three or four
Fill in the blank: All of the important musicians of the early middle ages were _________.
Priests.
What is the name of the prominent cathedral that Leonin and Perotin studied at?
Notre Dame
What was the most prominent instrument used in the middle ages?
Organ