Music Appreciation- Medieval period: study set

what time period does the medieval period in music Encompass?

From the 11th to the 15th century

What happened to the people during this period?

they became more independent economically, intellectually, and artistically

What gave rise to a wealthy and powerful church?

public donations, and the attraction of many artists who believed their work should be put in the service of God

What were characteristics of the Gothic Style?

pointed arches in doorways and cloisters, as well as flying buttresses that allowed for higher ceilings

what led to increased wealth, new ideas, and improvement in the quality of life for many?

New trade routes to the East due to the world seeming more open after the crusades destabilized the churches power

what led to Christianity becoming the leading religion of Rome?

Constantine under the roman empire

Why were monasteries established by Christianity important?

they were crucial to the preservation of musical tradition. They provided an environment where music, in particular Gregorian Chant. could thrive

Who ruled over much of the European continent in the 8th and early 9th centuries and instituted reforms that gradually pulled Europe into modern times

Charlemagne

What is the Great Schism?

the breaking of the Latin wing of the church and the eastern orthodox wing, causing deep linguistic and theological issues to this day.

What was one of the most important innovations of the medieval era?

the invention of musical notation which only included pitch at first, and later both pitch and duration

What did the development of notation allow for?

the creation and preservation of musical manuscripts which have allowed for modern musicologists to have any certainty on early musical practices

Where does most of the survived music from this time period come from and of what nature is this music?

the music comes from educational centers often connected to the Roman Catholic Church and the music of this time was religious due to the church being the proprietor and custodian on all education

What was Sacred and secular music like before the tenth century?

unmeasured and monophonic

What gave rise to Polyphonic Music?

independent, simultaneous melodies that moved in different melodic directions and

Motet

what are the four major developments of western music during the medieval period?

1. The development of musical notation that indicates pitch and rhythm,

2. the gradual change from monophony to polyphony

3. the initial stages of regularly metered music, and

4. the development of the motet.

what was the form of music during this period?

vocal music was organized around text

sacred and secular forms were frequently organized in repeated two phrase patterns

songs were strophic

frequent use of imitation

Organum

the parallel movement of two voices at a fixed interval

Ars Antiqua

old art