GREGORIAN CHANT
What is the language used in Gregorian Chants?
Latin
What does "secular" music mean?
Non-religious music
What is Ars Antiqua?
The first period of the Polyphony during Middle Ages.
D-D
Dorian
Created Solfege
Guido d'Arezzo
Who used to sing Gregorian Chants?
Where?
When?
It was sung by a choir of monks,
in monasteries or churches,
during the Christian masses.
What topics were troubadour chants about?
Troubadour chants were about love and other daily life topics
What is "polyphony"?
Different voices (melodies) played or sung at the same time.
F-F
Lydian
The most known woman composer
Hildegard von bingen
What characteristics of the Gregorian Chants can you name?
Vocal, a capella, religious, ...
What is the common characteristic between Gregorian chant and Troubadour chant?
They are both monophonic.
Name two relevant composers of Ars Antiqua.
Léonin and Pérotin from the Notre-Dame school in Paris.
Also a major scale
Ionian
He had a habit of "stammering" over his words
Notker the Stammerer
Who was/were the author/s of Gregorian Chants?
We do not know. They were anonymous.
Which were the main differences between secular chant and Gregorian chant?
The topic and the use of instruments which were not used in Gregorian Chant.
What is the period (years) corresponding to Ars Antiqua in the Middle Ages?
The 12th and 13th centuries.
Mixolydian
G-G
Hildegard did something no one else did at the time
Wrote for women
What is a melismatic organum?
It is the group of more than 3 notes that a syllable goes through.
Where are Troubadours from?
Occitanie
Name one musical form used during Ars Antiqua.
Organum, Motet ...
What method did we use to learn modes?
White Key Method
Guido d'Arezzo had a "hand" in this
Guidonian hand