Nicole Williams MUS 110 IN2 Unit 2 Writing Assignment Some distinctive stylistic features of the Middle Ages were monophonic styles and polyphonic styles. Church modes were the scales of western music during the Middle Ages. They are like the major and minor scales that consist of seven tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first octave higher. The Gregorian chant was the official music for the Roman Catholic Church for over a thousand years. The Gregorian chant has some elements
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The Early Middle Ages‚ though highly debatable‚ is thought to have started sometime after the Roman Empire’s collapse (Rosenwein‚ 2007). The Merovingian monarchy was the next ruling power; through their military conquests they gained territory. The Merovingians divided their territory into three separate kingdoms‚ and the ruling families sometimes ruled in unison‚ but more often than not fought among one another for sole leadership. This territory became much of the European continent that later
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Middle Ages Dates: 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? 2. Who or what had the power? 3. Who were learned or literate? 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? 6. Was most medieval music vocal? 7. What is Gregorian Chant? Discuss its origin‚ texture‚ melody‚ rhythm‚ text. How did it receive its name? What is its purpose? 8. When chant was notated‚ was the rhythm notated or
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Natasha Leon Music class Study guide Study guide 1 1. Sound- begins with the vibration of an object‚ such as a table that is pounded or a string that is plucked or bowed. 2. Music- is part of this world of sound‚ an art based on the organization of sounds in time. 3. Pitch- is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound. 4. Interval- "Distance" in pitch between any two tones. 5. How are vibration and pitch related? - The faster the vibrations‚ the higher the
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Education of the middle ages Education‚ as we know it today‚ did not exist in the Middle Ages. Illiteracy was dominant among the population. Scribes were the exception to the rule. Churches were the main source of knowledge and schooling. Real interest in learning grew along with the development of towns. The towns’ officials needed to be educated. At the same time a need for legal institutions was created and so started the university phenomenon. Modern education was on its way. There were
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The Middle Ages or “The Dark Ages”‚ has quite a negative connotation‚ but is not quite as dark as you would think. The Dark Ages are referred to as the period of time during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Specifically‚ The 16th century was a very pivotal time in history that began in the year of 1501 AD and had changed the world from that point on. Many important events from within the century have shaped our world to be the way it is. One being in 1531 when the Church of England broke free
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Middle Age Economy The economy mostly seen in the early middle ages was feudalism‚ Europe’s form of government in the Middle Ages‚ was developed in the fifth century to meet the changing needs of the time. It was based heavily on the honor system. The king had overall power‚ then the lord‚ then the vassals‚ or landowners‚ and finally down to the peasants‚ known then as the villeins. The fiefs‚ or estates‚ could be rented out to one vassal who would then rent portions of the
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attitudes of each time period are reflected in the fashions and style of European citizens. Basic fashion began in the middle ages‚ or which consisted of the fifth through
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In the early 1900s there was a huge movement of over 6 million African American people from the South to the Northern states‚ this movement was known as the Great Migration. The Great Migration was huge in African American history because it was the setup for key changes in the lives of African American people. Black people had been so use to slavery and were not really finding jobs in the South so they figured that in the North they would have a better chance. Little did they know‚ life in the
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similarities in the way people lived in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. 1. Middle Ages; people had a sense of place‚ community was important. Renaissance; People wanted more out of life‚ individualism was emphasized. In both periods‚ social classess existed‚ but they were less rigid in the Renaissance. 2. Middle Ages; Feudalism. Renaissance; Rise of towns and cities. Both; universities‚ the only difference being the curriculum. 3. Middles Ages; Pessimism‚ God was to be feared and everything
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