Middle Ages Vocabulary

Many musical parts being played at the same time

Music notation of the middle ages

Plainsong or plainchant commisioned music by the Catholic Church

One line of melody without harmony

Secular traveling musician that sand love songs and spread rumors

Non-religious or popular in nature

Religious in nature

Court musicians that would sing songs and perform other entertainment such as juggling

A continuous note played under a melody

A sacred song with multiple vocal parts of varying texts

A simple 2 part piece of music containing 2 vocal parts

2 lines of melody simultaneously being performed on 2 different notes at the same time.

School of musical thought, where there were more complex rhythms. Secular in nature

Person, usually a noble, who paid to have music written

A song that uses only voices. No other instruments