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Erika Jorge HUM 101 6/28/18 Middle Ages Pagan → Roman Empire Jesus Christ → Christianity 500 AD → Mostly Christian Ottoman Empire Arab Fall of the Roman Empire → Middle Ages Monastery -Out in the “Boonies”→ Monks → A lot of Romans fled to be Monks → Had to learn and know → Latin Latin → Roman Language died → Dead Tongue Middle ages had no law, had to have protection (500-1500 AD) Franks → France → French Byzantine Empire “All roads lead to Rome” Father → Papa → Pope Pope Gregory → Chants (Music) → Music Notation → Gregorian Chant (Beginning of Music History) Gregorian Chant = Vocal - Acapella - Subject is sacred → God → Latin → Monophonic Secular → Not religious Vernacular → Language of a Country Urban → Churches → Priests - Cathedral → ☆Polyphony → Leonisis → Perotisious → Machaut☆ Polyphony : the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other. Falsetto High = Low → Pitches Loud = Soft → Volume

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Women Soprano Alto

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One instrument for every register String ● ● ● ●

Family → Violin Viola Cello Bass

Woodwinds → gentle ● Flute ● Oboe ● Clarinet ● Bassoon Brass ● ● ● ●

→ loudest Trumpet French Horn Trombone Tuba

Percussion → Pitched/ Non-pitched ● Timpani Compare what it takes to become a musician for a symphony orchestra with navy fighter pilot. Play a piece “The Rite of Spring” Quiz on Blackboard...