Composers
Who is the first woman composer with a large number of surviving works?
Hildegard von Bingen
What was one musical characteristic of the Medieval Era?
Music was mainly vocal and monophonic.
This texture describes music that contains a single, unaccompanied melody.
Trumpets, Tubas, Trombones, Cornets, and French Horn are all examples of instruments from this family.
Brass
Where can music like this be heard?
Who is considered the first named composer of polyphonic organum?
Léonin
Of the two types of music settings that were discussed, one was "sacred"; music that would be performed at church. The other was ____________.
Secular; non-religious music that could be performed anywhere.
Which Music Elements is used to describe the volume of the music?
Dynamics
The vocal family features these 4 main family members.
Soprano, Alto, Tenor Bass.
Hildegard von Bingen
Which composer expanded two-part organum into three and four voices?
Pérotin
What were the 3 (three) types of Chant melodies?
Syllabic, Neumatic, Melismatic
What is the basic unit or "pulse" of music?
Beat
The Saxophone and the Flute are made of metal. This makes them members of the ____________ family.
Identify the composer of this piece.
Guillaume de Mauchaut
Who wrote the first complete polyphonic Mass by a single composer?
Guillaume de Machaut
During the Medieval Era, where could one expect to hear secular music?
Festivals, feasts, tournaments, courts.
Which is the element that we use to distinguish the sound of a voice from an instrument...how we can tell the difference between a flute, and a trumpet, and a piano?
Timbre
This family depends on an outside/electric medium in order to operate.
Electronic Family
Identify the texture of the piece.
Which English composer was also recognized for his knowledge in mathematics and astronomy?
John Dunstable
Who performed secular songs of love and chivalry in southern France?
Troubadours
What provides support and richness to a melody?
Harmony
The clavichord and harpsichord are members of which family?
Keyboard
Identify the time period of this piece.
Ancient