MEDIEVAL ERA STUDY GUIDE

Polyphony is music that has a melody and no other harmony or accompaniment.

Who was crowned emperor of Europe in 800AD on Christmas Day?

Many people sent their children to live in _______________, for education, wealth and safety.

Monophonic music has only a melody and no harmony or accompaniment.

Charlemagne conquered many lands, ran many __________ wars and built many ___________.

The sacking of Rome by Alaric and the Visigoths occurred in what year?

793 was the beginning of the __________ Age.

The crusaders did not return with treasures but rather with __________________.

Justinian built the _______________, a great cathedral in Constantinople.

Another composer, who was the student of Leonin, is ______ who developed the polyphonic style.

Guido d'Arezzo also invented a sight singing technique called the _________________________.

What was the artist, Nicholas Verdun's area of expertise?

The earliest composer know by name was a priest named _________________.

In the 700's, Europe was ruled by various____________________________

The leader of the ars nova movement in France was ________________________

Name two artists of this era

Byzantine art can be easily recognized by this feature:

Alfred the Great built large _____________ which prevented the Vikings from attacking.

The next era we will be studying is the __________________

The Limbourgh Brothers were Dutch and specialized in ________________________

What is the name of the female composer from Germany?

During the 700's people were very dependent on _______________ to survive.

Leonin developed a form of music called _________________.

The Medieval era started as a result of ___________________________

In 1026, _________________ developed a system of music notation.

In 730, who wrote a five volume history of England?

The crusader's return spawned a rebirth of __________________________________.

In 1095, the __________________ began to the Middle East.

What is the art of illumination?

In the 3rd Century the Roman Empire had 2 capitols. Where was the new capital?

The Plague of Justinian wiped out how many people?

The 11th century was called the Age of ____________

Muslim armies tried to head into Europe, 600-732, via France but were stopped by _____________

In organum, the plain chant is the foundation and a 2nd voice sings a part like a drone or ____

What was Justinian's wife's name?

Who were the Byzantines ruled by?

Ars nova means _________________

Which is not a style of architecture in the Medieval Era

The medieval era is also know as ___________

The other voice parts in a polyphonic chant are ___________________