Who Am I?
I am a famous Italian poet whose greatest work is a collection of 100 stories set during the Plague.
Who is Boccaccio?
The Black Death brought about an end to ____________, the system in which land was exchanged for loyalty or services.
What is feudalism?
In the 11th c., polyphony begins to replace ______________
What is monophony?
Early polyphony embellished and outlined the __________________
What is a chant melody?
I wrote a piece of music called Viderunt Omnes in which is found plainchant, discant organum, and florid organum.
Who is Leonin?
I declare that playing instruments is only for dirty peasants, not the the true musician!
Who is Boethius?
The Black Death ravaged Europe from the years __________ to __________.
When were 1347 and 1351?
Where is Santiago de Compostela?
In the Ars Nova, the ____________, an alternation of notes and rests between two voices, became a popular way to embellish music.
What is a hocket?
I was a French king who influenced the Papacy to move to Avignon and frequently clashed with Pope Boniface over things like taxes and authority.
Who was King Philip IV?
I divided music into new categories (simple, compound, ecclesiastic), putting aside the old way of looking at music which had been handed down from Boethius.
Who was Johannes de Grocheo?
The term ___________________ symbolizes the 70 year period in which the Papacy was held "captive" by the French monarchy and mirrors the 70 year period in which the Jews wandered the desert in exile.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
The famous replacement for the Cathedral of Paris, commissioned by Archbishop Maurice de Sully, and sits on the Ille de Cite in the Seine River.
Where is Notre Dame?
These two men are the first known composers of polyphony whose works are collectively known as the school of Notre Dame.
Who were Leonin and Perotin?
I was a power-hungry Italian pope who frequently clashed with King Philip IV over matters of Papal authority.
Who is Pope Boniface VIII?
I was the 12th Bishop of Chartres, France and wanted to exterminate all minstrels. Filthy vermin!
Who is John of Salisbury?
Following the Plague, many works of European art, music, and literature portrayed _________________ as a main theme or subject.
What is death?
Name two contributing factors to the cultural unification of Europe in the mid-late middle ages:
Crusades
Byzantine Empire
The Great Schism (1054)
Universities of Paris and Bologna
Notre Dame
When the chant melody is duplicated at a 4th, 5th, or octave below, it is called _______________
What is organum?
I sold the city of Avignon to the Papacy after being accused of unaliving my husband through defenestration.
Who is Joanna I of Naples?
I used my mighty power as Holy Roman Emperor to back Martin V as Pope which ended the Western Schism.
Who is Emperor Sigismund?
Name an effect that the Avignon Papacy had on the future of the Church in Europe.
1. Weakening of papal power
2. Sows the seeds for future challenges to papal authority
3. Gives rise to alternative theories about papal authority
Churchmen and music theorists disliked the ars nova style because they considered it....
Irreverent/unworthy of praising God
It led people to vicious thoughts
It sounded bad and the singers were full of pride
It was shallow and a downright disgrace!
The difference between discant and florid organum.
I stayed in France after my papal coronation which marked the beginning of the Avignon Papacy.
Who is Clement V?