Medieval Music History

2. This type of music was used for entertainment.
7. The Medieval Period is the first time when we think we know how the music ________.
10. Francesco Landini was an Italian composer, organist, singer, poet, and __________.
13. This is the first type of music that we know fairly well how it sounded.
15. This is the most famous work by Philippe de Vitry.
17. Guillaume de Machaut wrote songs mostly about ______.
19. This medieval instrument looks a lot like the modern-day guitar.
20. The last name of the composer who wrote a majority of the sacred music that survived from the Medieval period.
21. Music ____ exist before the year 1100.

1. This is someone that writes music.
3. Philippe de Vitry broke out of this ancient rhythm system of the Medieval period.
4. Guillaume de Machaut often traveled with the ______ of Bohemia, and wrote music for the family for years.
5. These people were traveling musicians that sung and played with a portable instrument.
6. Music was originally used for ________ purposes only.
8. Gregorian chant was sung in ________ in church services.
9. The last name of the composer who survived the bubonic plague.
11. This medieval instrument looks a lot like the modern-day violin.
12. The last name of the composer who was blind since childhood.
14. Gregorian chant was sung only by ______ singers during Medieval times.
16. The church music was very ______, and there was not a lot of room for creativity.
18. Where other composers would pull from poems or novels for the words of their songs, Landini made up his own _______.