Music Terms From the Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 4. monophonic chants also called Gregorian Chants
  2. 5. a short vocal canon at the unison or 8ve for unaccompanied singing (a circle song)
  3. 6. a minstrel of noble birth
  4. 8. learning by repetition from memory and through practice
  5. 9. a system of politics based upon the relation of lord to vassal
  6. 10. elaborate melodies with many notes sung to one syllable of text
  7. 11. Notes, notes were square because quill writing pens had square tips so it was easier
  8. 12. an application of part-singing in Gregorian chant in which a second melody was added to the existing plainsong
  9. 14. signs above a line of text to indicate the direction of the melody
Down
  1. 1. a song that has a solo voice and choral refrain alternated
  2. 2. a wandering musician who provided his own accompaniment to his singing
  3. 3. music consisting of 2 or more melodic lines that are played or sung at the same time
  4. 7. singing a passage at sight to sol-fa syllables (i.e. do. re. me.)
  5. 13. sounding of the same note at the same time by 2 or more players/singers
  6. 15. scales other than major and minor