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Medieval
The earliest music was passed on by word of mouth in what was called the
__________________________.
Traditional music began in the __________________when________
_______________ wrote down____________________________.
All plainsong chant had only one vocal line. Music that is performed in
unison is called _______________. The adjective form is ______________.
Different melodic lines were eventually added to plainsong chant, often
either a _______________________ or a ___________________ line that
started on a different note. This was called _____________________.
When music has more than one note at a time, but the words and phrases
begin and end at the same time, it is called ___________________. The
adjective form is ____________________.
Most recorded medieval music was_____________, not______________,
due to the strong influence of the church.
Define each term:
Secular music was performed by ______________________, wandering
musicians who sang about ____________ and ____________.
A few important Medieval composers (sort of):
Guido d’Arezzo (c.995-c.1050) He was a theorist, not a composer, and
invented the first ________________. He also invented ________________
and used it as a way to teach his singers more music in less time.
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) First recorded Western composer,
surprisingly a ______________.
Leonin (c.1135 - c.1201) Worked at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and
wrote the important book of organum called ___________________, or in
English, __________________.
Perotin (1160 - 1220) Worked at Notre Dame Cathedral after Leonin,
writing more complex organum.
Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377) Used the compositional technique
____________________________, which is writing a piece around an
existing melody. He also wrote the first ______________________ mass
setting, a style many Renaissance musicians copied. This is when there is
more than one note at a time, and the phrases begin and end at different
times.