Instruments
This instrument is the ancestor of the Guitar.
What is the Gittern?
The main music of the Catholic Church.
What is Gregorian Chant?
Music not written for the church
What is Secular Music?
Church music was almost always sung this way.
What is a capella/unaccompanied music?
The fall of this empire is considered the start of the Medieval period.
What is Rome/the Roman Empire?
This instrument is played by cranking a wheel with one hand and pressing keys with the other.
What is the Hurdy Gurdy
The "creator" of Gregorian Chant.
Who was Pope Gregory the Great?
A song containing only one line of music.
What is Monophonic music?
This instrument (that you probably played in fourth grade) gained huge popularity during this time.
What is the recorder?
This sickness came from fleas, spread to rats, and ended up infecting over 25 million people in Europe.
What is the Black Plague/Black Death?
This instrument evolved into the modern day Trombone.
What is the Medieval Trumpet?
Things early sacred music was lacking.
What are defined Meter, Tempo, Rhythms, and Dynamics?
Songs with multiple lines of music.
What is Polyphonic music?
This instrument replaced the Hurdy Gurdy in churches.
What is the Organ?
Despite its name, this European war lasted longer than a century.
What is the Hundred Years War
This instrument is the ancestor to the Violin.
What is the Vielle?
The place where notated rhythms were created.
*Pronunciation matters*
What is Notre Dame?
What was the School of Notre Dame?
Things Troubadour songs were based on.
What are knights, love, tragedy, etc.?
The name for the original Polyphonic music.
What is Organum?
The invention of this marks the end of the Medieval times and the start of the Renaissance.
What is the Printing Press?
The amount of strings a Dulcimer has.
What is 2-12?
The name of two choirmasters who were integral to the creation of notated rhythms
Who were Leonin and Perotin
The name of people who wrote and performed music outside of the church.
What are Troubadours?
These people remained anonymous because making music for the church was such an honor.
Who are Composers?
In 768 this person, considered the greatest ruler of Western Europe, begins his reign.
Who is Charlemagne