Medieval Times
This music era coverd a longer span of time than any other Western music era that followed.
Medieval Music
This is a form of vocal music with no accompaniment.
A capella
This wind instrument was used heavily during the Medieval ages and is still used today in elementary and middle school music classrooms.
Recorder
This composer is the earliest known composer of the Medieval ages.
Hildegard von Bingen
This term is the texture that defined most Medieval music as 1 melody.
Monophonic
This group had control over most (if not all) of education during the Middle Ages.
The Church
These notes were the system of square notation on a 4-line staff used to write down music for the first time.
Neumes
This instrument is the modern day version of the lute.
Guitar
This group was the biggest patron of music and art during the Medieval times.
The Church
This category of music was music for the people or music that was not of a religious context or purpose.
Secular Music
Music was mostly of this topic/category during the Medieval times.
Sacred
This man of the church created a system of music notation that would evolve to our current system as well as created solfege syllables for teaching pitches in songs.
Guide d'Arezzo
This instrument is the Medieval variation of the modern day tambourine.
Timbrel
This composer was a nun, philosopher, writer, and visionary.
Hildegard von Bingen
This form of music is composed of 2 or more vocal parts singing 2 or more different texts, sometimes in different languages.
Motet
This is the "rank" or "class" layout that defined feudalism during the Medieval times.
Kings, Lords, Knights, Peasants
This is the reason Charlemagne pushed for a system of music notation.
Improve quality of music performance in church / keep record of sacred music.
This instrument is the Medieval variation of the modern day violin.
Viola
This composer wrote more music than any other Medeival composer and wrote in both sacred and secular topics.
Guillame Machaut
This music form was created with plainchant and simple harmonies.
Organum
This took place during the Medieval times that challenged the authority of the church and questioned religion.
Black/Bubonic Plague
In Compo Aperto
This double reed instrument is the predecessor for the oboe and bassoon.
Shawm
This composer was best known for helping to develop 3 and 4 voice polyphony thorugh his work in organum.
Perotin
Plainchant (or musical prayer) was given this name after Pope Gregory I collected many plainchant songs used in ceremonies in the Catholic church to create a universal style of church music.
Gregorian Chant