Medieval Review

"Nuemes" are the words in a song.

Which era is the longest "period" of music?

Who were the traveling perfromers?

Aural means...

"Ars Nova" means "New Art"

The vast majority of medieval music was ______ ?

The 3 main types of organum are: Parallel Organum, Free Organum, and Melismatic Organum

Free organum is when the 2 voices move in both parallel motion and/or contrary motion.

The music eras are the way in which musicians classify the history and development of Music over the last 1500 years

Secular is non-church music

One voice sings the melody, while the other is at a fixed interval, this gives a parallel motion effect called....

Organum explored polyphonic textures

Polyphonic means 2 or more sounds

How many musical periods are there so far?

What is a crucial feature of music as technological advances enabled the possibilities of new instruments

The catholic church was very important during the Medieval Era.

What are the years the Medieval era covered?

Monophpnic means 2 sounds