Medieval Era-Spring 21

Music with no strict meter or accompaniment sung by a single voice or unison choir.

Markings over or under the texts to signal a change in pitch.

What does it mean for a song to have "no strict meter"

Which element of plainsong is considered the most controversial?

Who is credited with creating the first set practice for using music in the Catholic Church?

Who could attend the divine office during the Medieval Era?

Poet- musicians who traveled performing in the palaces of feudal lords.

What is the fifth era in the History of Western Music?

Music dedicated to a religious purpose.

Which two Medieval Era technical breakthroughs in music where created by Guido of Arezzo?

A method of assigning a syllabic name to each tone of the scale.

Which type of plainsong assigned one note to each syllable of the text?

What is the sixth and final era in the History of Western Music?

What is the fourth era in the History of Western Music?

Is plainsong secular or sacred?

What is the term used for written music?

Which type of plainsong assigned a few notes (2-6) to each syllable of the text?

Music with a single melodic line, everyone singing the same note at the same time.

What is the first era in the History of Western Music?

Why did early opponents of Plainsong feel it should not be used in church?

The type of plainsong used for long texts.

What is the third era in the History of Western Music?

What was the purpose of solmization and the guidonian hand?

Music without religious affiliation.

The type of plainsong used for brief/short texts.

During which century did music notation (written music) first appear?

What is the second era in the History of Western Music?

Who could attend mass during the Medieval Era?

What is the term for how music is used in a service?