Composers
Poet musicians of France.
What is a Troubadour/Trouvère?
A piece of music written for performance in church.
What is Sacred Music?
A piece honoring St. Ursula and a group of 11,000 Christian women believed to have been slain by Huns in the 4th or 5th century.
What is O Rubor Sanguinis ( O Redness of Blood) ?
A trobairitz known for chanson who lived in Southern France.
Who is Beatriz, Countess of Dia?
A piece of music written for entertainment.
What is Secular Music?
A centuries old chant that Pérotin added 3 voices to.
What is Viderunt Omnes ( All Ends of the Earth)?
Known for his Organum; served as the choir director at Notre Dame of Paris.
Who is Pérotin?
French term for a lyrical song from the Middle Ages.
What is Chanson?
This piece is the best known polyphonic work of the Middle Ages and is composed in 5 parts.
What is Messe de Nostre Dame (Mass of Our Lady)?
One of the most remarkable contributors of Gregorian Chant; ran a convent in Bingen, Germany.
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
Early polyphonic church music; composers added multiple voices on top of existing chant.
What is Organum?
Written by Beatriz, Countess of Dia , this piece sings of unrequited love.
What is A Chantar M’er (I Must Sing)?
One of the most important composers of the Middle Ages; known for Messe de Nostre Dame.
Who is Guillaume de Machaut ?
Unaccompanied monophonic vocal music; set to Latin texts and composed for the Western church.
What is Gregorian Chant?
With an unknown composer, this piece was the signature melody used during church burial services.
What is Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)?