General Info
What years did the middle ages last?
450-1450
Who was responsible for the first writing down of music so that it could be accurately shared and spread across Europe?
Pope Gregory I
What type of music was sung and only had one melody/voice?
Gregorian Chant
What do ars nova and ars antiqua mean?
New art and old art
What is the period after the middle ages called?
The Renaissance
What were the three main social classes during the middle ages?
Nobility, Clergy, and Peasantry
Who created the standard notational system that was the beginnings of how we still look at music today?
Philippe de Vitry
What type of music had two melodies/voices?
Organum
What group of performers played for the nobility and/or in court? (Name at least one)
Troubadours and Trouveres
True or false: Sacred music is religious while secular music is not religious.
True
Who is credited with creating organum?
Leonin
What type of music had three to four melodies/voices?
Motets
Who performed for the common folk and acted as a traveling newspaper in town squares?
Jongleurs
Where was the only education happening during the middle ages?
Churches/Cathedrals/Monasteries
Who is credited with creating motets?
Perotin
What is the difference between monophony and polyphony?
Monophony: one voice
Polyphony: More than one voice
Where did Leonin and Perotin go to school?
Notre Dame Cathedral
What group of people was not allowed to attend church schools?
Girls
What kinds of people performed ars antiqua?
Priests/clergy/religious people
What kind of music was not allowed in the church until near the end of the middle ages?
Instrumental
Name at least two other things that jongleurs did during their performances.
Danced, Juggled, performed tricks, showed animals, performed plays.