Music- Chapter 4

rhythm present in gregorian chant?

has no meter written in imprecise notation flexible and free flowing

Which set of dates best encompasses the era known as Greek classicism?

450-146BCE

Which set of dates most accurately describes the medieval period?

476 to 1450 CE

what resulted from the church's influence during the early medieval period?

Chants were spread through Europe because the monks developed a written system of music notation.

which five of following are texts (sung prayers) of the mass ordinary?

Gloria Agnus Dei Sanctus Credo Kyrie

about the writings of Hildegard of Bingen are correct?

Hildegard wrote the earliest known morality play wrote treatises on theology, science, and medicine. was one of the 1st women composers whose musical works (numerous sacred songs) have survived. she was an abbess in germany/ received visions from God./ she lived in the twelfth century.

Which statements about the instrumental accompaniment to troubadour songs are true?

Instrumental accompaniments, when played, it would have been improvised. No one can be certain exactly what instruments would have accompanied any particular troubadour song.

what's the nature of this musical selection?

Troubadour song

a result of pope gregory's standardization of the chants used in the church?

a standardized system of musical notation an association of specific chants with specific times of the church calendar the preservation of a significant repertoire of early sacred music.

why were the musical activities of medieval women somewhat restricted?

biblical verses commanded that women be silent in church

which ideas regarding creators and performers of secular music in the middle ages are true?

depending on their place of origin, they were called trouveres, troubadours, or minnesingers. they performed their songs in their own homes.

which are true statement about Guillaume's musical composition?

he composed the 1st polyphonic setting of the mass ordinary he wrote in the ars nova style prevalent in 14th century France

career of Guillaume de machaut?

he was a scribe and was employed by aristocrats he was a port he was a composers

gregorian chant?

is monophonic and unaccompanied and is set to sacred text and has a melody meant to enhance a religious service.

melody in gregorian chant?

is usually constrained to a narrow range of pitches. the pitch typically moves in stepwise fashion

duties of medieval nuns?

making their own clothing. decorating church tapestries attending church services

an important innovation at the school of notre dame between 1170 and 1200 was the use of __________ rhythm.

measured

Why are only a few medieval composers know by name?

medieval composers viewed their talents as gifts from God, so they did not claim personal credit. the primary motive in the creation of medieval music and art bring glory to God. Many medieval composers did not sign their name to their compositions.

which statements are evidence of the influence of the church in the early medieval period?

monks evolved our modern system notation in order to preserve the chants used in reciting religious texts. monks preserved literacy and great literary works, copying them by hand. monasteries were the principal patrons of art and architecture.

the texture of Hildegard's " O pastor animarum" is __________

monophonic

identify the texture of this selection from the chant, "Dies Irae."

monophony

in the twelfth century, a musician (clergy) in a monastery or cathedral might

sing liturgy

why is it difficult to know what music sounded like prior to the medieval period?

the few examples of musical notation written before the medieval era are written in a system which we cannot understand.

which statements describe trouveres, troubadours, and minnesingers?

their secular songs often dealt with love and courtship they wrote poems and songs in the vernacular.

who of the following did not sing as church musicians in the middle ages?

troubadours the congregation the nobility

the type of music notation which we can read did not develop until about the twelfth century.

true