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Chants were melodies sung by religious figures in the middle ages. They were sung in this language
Latin
Eventally chants were organized by a pope and reclassified as "Gregorian Chants" - which pope organized them?
Pope Gregory
Numes were notes used during the middle ages that were shaped like
squares
One melodic line of music being performed - regardless of the number of people performing it - is called ________ music
monophonic
More than one sound occuring at the same time is referred to as ________ music
Polyphonic
Leonin was a medieval composer who added two vocal parts to music - his student ________ added a third and sometimes fourth part to the music!
Perotin
Art and music produced for non-religious purposes is called:
Secular
In the medieval era, a vocal music composition composed for three or four voices is referred to as a:
Motet
This composer was one of the first composers to add her name to music written in the medieval era and is widely known as western musics FIRST composer
Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard von Bingen wrote many books among them was a book on:
Herbal Medicine, German History, Opera, (others)
Troubadours and Trouveres were musicians who played for nobility. Was their music sacred or secular?
Secular
Renaissance literally means
Re-birth
The renaissance lasted from (in years):
1450-1600
A medieval instrument that closely resembles a guitar
Lute
A medieval instrument that eventually evolved into a cello
Viol
This compositional style used during the renaissance was a popular choice among composers and allowed for people to pit one melody against another
Counterpoint
