Medieval Music

Instruments

100

This instrument is an ancestor to the modern fiddle and violin

Fiddle

200

This instrument is a predecessor to the guitar

Gittern

300

This instrument is struck with hammers and is the ancestor to the piano

Dulcimer

400

This is THE medieval musical instrument used in most recordings...it's in a big box....kinda jangly...with a crank.

Hurdy-Gurdy

500

This is the most common instrument used across the world, especially in the early centuries of history.

The Human Voice

Musical Elements

100

This is the term we use for one single line of melodic material played at one time.

Monophonic

200

This is the term we use for multiple lines of melodic material played at one time.

Polyphonic

300

This is the name for volume

Dynamics

400

This is music with no strict meter or accompaniment, sung by a single voice or unison choir. Typically monophonic & simple melodies.

Plainchant

500

This is the codification of liturgy and music under Roman leaders, helped by the Frankish kings.

Gregorian Chant

Musical Elements X2

100

This is the word we use for speed

Tempo

200

This is the word we use to describe the amount of lines in the piece

Texture

300

Listening to and appreciating a musical work for its full range of technical and expressive properties.

Engaged Listening

400

Name all 3 types of texture

Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic

500

This is the musical notation used in the Medieval Era

Neumes!

Historical Context

100

This person mandated the codification of music, which created the need for music notation. (Gregorian Chant)

Pope Gregory the Great

200

This was the first female composer.

Hildegard von Bingen

300

This war between Christianity and Islam began in 1070.

the Crusades

400

These are three big events that occurred around the 1300s which gave this Era the name "the Dark Ages."

Great Famine, Black Death, and Peasant Revolts

500

This person created the original staff lines and a way to sight sing music.

Guido di Arezzo

Bonus Round

100

These are the three most common names for the era between 450 AD and 1450 AD.

What are the Medieval Times, Middle Ages, and Dark Ages?

200

Which period of the Medieval Era included more complex music?

Gothic Period

300

What do we call the arrangement of a church service?

Liturgy

400

This is what we call traveling performers in this Era

Minstrels (or jongleurs)

500

What are four instruments found in "soft ensembles"?

Flutes, Recorders, Lutes, and Keyboards