Medieval Music Vocabulary

2. A word that meant loud.
4. One melodic line of accompanied singing.
5. (3 words)Music sung by one person or by a whole group.
7. Music that was religious in nature.
8. Entertainers who played music, but also did magic, told jokes and provided entertainment
9. Traveling musicians from southern France.
11. These people were considered musical scholars of their time.
12. Musical style that incorporated monophonic structure, had no fixed rhythms, and was sung a capella.
13. A person’s native language.
14. This dance was known as the “jumping” dance.
15. Traveling musicians from northern France.
18. The earliest form of notes used to help notate music.

1. Music sung without accompaniment.
3. What you sing to yourself when thinking of a particular song.
4. Traveling musicians from Germany.
6. This dance and music was known as the “stomping” dance
10. The earliest type of polyphony consisting of 2-4 voice parts sung in fixed rhythms.
12. Two or more melodic lines occurring simultaneously.
16. Music that was non-religious in nature.
17. A word that meant soft.