Medieval Era

The Medieval Era was from

• 1400- 1600

• 1830- 1860

• 1600- 1750

• 1150- 1400

Gregorian chant was traditionally sung by

• Mothers of the Church

• Men and Boys of tin churches

• Women of the church

• Priest

Gregorian melodies are traditionally written using

• Staffs

• Ledger Lines

• Neumes

• Paper

Gregorian chant is named after

• George Washington

• St. George

• St. Gregory

• George Clooney

The chants can be sung by using

• Neumes

• Wooden instruments

• six-note patterns called hexachords

• Organum

The history of organum would not be complete without two of its greatest innovators Léonin &..

• Will smith & Martin Lawrence

• Pérotin

• Bach

• Chopin

In its earliest stages, Organum involved two musical voices: a Gregorian chant melody, and the same melody transposed by a consonant interval, usually a

• Perfect 4th or 5th

• Major 3rd or 6th

• Minor 3rd or 6th

• Augmented 4th or 5th

The earliest motets arose in the 13th century from the organum tradition exemplified in the ______________________ of Léonin and Pérotin

• British School

• Notre- Dame School

• French School

• Ave Maria School

Organums were given these to create early Motets

• Chants

• Lyrics

• Clausulae

• Instruments

Secular Motets did not include this subject

• Love

• Politics

• Church

• Pastoral encounters with shepherdesses