Historical and Cultural Events
In the Middle Ages, this institution became the center of daily life
What is the church?
In this type of plainchant, a soloist alternates with a choir
What is responsorial?
This pope reorganized the catholic liturgy, including music, to create unity
Who is Pope Gregory?
The most important musicians in the church
Who are the priests and monks?
To sing without accompanying instruments
What is a capella?
In 450, this empire fell, ushering in a period of upheaval, migration, and conflict in Europe
What is the Roman Empire?
Ms. Jimenez graduated from this high school
What is Basic Academy?
This type of music was not meant to entertain, but instead served as a vessel for delivering Scripture
What is Gregorian chant?
Because most people were illiterate and religion played a central role in medieval life, this type of music was the only music commonly notated
What is sacred music?
The composers of this form of medieval church music are primarily unknown
What is plainchant?
Fought from 1337 to 1453, this long conflict was a series of wars between England and France
What is the Hundred Years' War?
The principal of Basic Academy
Who is Tati Hadavi??
Liturgies of the different regions began to develop on their own due to the ability of this
What is easy communication?
The most powerful class due to the deep religious faith of the time, they held a monopoly on learning to read and write
Who are the clergy?
These seven-pitch systems, used in medieval church music, were similar to the scales used in music today
What are church modes?
Killing one-fourth of it's population, this disease swept through Europe in 1350
What is the Black Death?
Ms. Jimenez does not want to see this item during class
What is a cell phone?
This form of medieval church music involved chanting words without any instrumental accompaniment and includes Gregorian chant
What is plainchant?
This group of people was not allowed to sing in churches but did make music in convents
Who are women?
This type of plainchant is sung with the choir sectioned into two alternating groups
What is antiphonal?
By the end of the Middle Ages, this religious institution had begun to splinter, with two rival popes claiming authority
What is the Catholic Church?
This musical element is absent in plainchant, meaning it has no regular pattern of strong and weak beats
What is meter?
The official language of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
What is Latin?
The poorest class, they lived difficult lives of modest means. Many were serfs bound to work the lands of the nobility
Who are peasantry?
In this type of text setting, a single syllable is sung over many pitches
What is melismatic?