Music exam Prelude 2 and 3
What flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society?
Trade
What musicians of the Middle Ages created the first notated tradition of secular love song?
Troubadours. Trouveres.
What was the main European Port for cultural exchange of Easter Luxuries?
Venice
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of __________ that have survived
music
Ancient Greek and Roman literature became more accessible in the Renaissance with the use of the ___________________ and had great influence on Renaissance beliefs
Printing Press
Basic principles that applied to the performance of early music?
Sacred genres were usually performed by voices in small ensembles. Women and men performed secular music. Secular song could be sung or performed as parts on instruments.
Goals of Charlemagne?
Encouragement of education, centralized government, and government control of law and order
The ________ refers to the set order of services and structure of each service.
Liturgy
who are Renaissance artists?
Michelangelo, Leonardo
what is a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
Music Printer, Organist, Composer, Choirmaster
Results of Printing press?
Music books became affordable. Music literacy spread. Music books became available.
The Notre Dame Cathedra was one of the first centers for the development of _________ by some of the first named composers of the Western tradition, Leonin and __________.
Polyphony. Perotin.
The Earliest _________ added one or more melodies to plainchant and was known as _________.
Polypony. Organum.
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
The fall of the Roman Empire
The Middle ages spans how many years?
1,000
During the Renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?
The Americas
Who provided financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians?
The Church and Aristocratic courts
During the Middle Ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formerly under the rule of the Roman Empire?
The Roman Catholic Church
