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Early Music

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  • What Greek philosopher began to develop the theory of music around 500 BC?
    Pythagoras
  • Once Christianity took hold, in what places did music become embedded into the lives of people devoted to God?
    Monasteries and abbeys
  • The Greek word "harmonia" (from which we get "harmony") means what?
    "fitting together"
  • True or false: Instruments in the Medieval period were limited to string and percussion.
    False. There was a wide range of wind and brass instruments as well.
  • Did Pope Gregory develop the Gregorian chant?
    No. It was probably developed later.
  • The earliest pictures and descriptions of instruments date to what ancient civilization around 3000 BC?
    Mesopotamian
  • How long has music been around?
    Since primitive times
  • A person who traveled around during the Medieval period singing, telling stories and playing music was called a....
    Troubadour
  • The Greek word from which we get "rhythm" is "rhythmos" which means what?
    "A measure"
  • True or false: Written music developed over a period of about 50 years.
    False. It developed over about 3 centuries!
  • Why were early Christian chants not accompanied by instruments?
    They did not wish to sully the purity of the music
  • During the Medieval period, music what popular where in addition to cathedrals?
    Taverns
  • Early Christian chants were composed to follow sacred texts in what language?
    Latin
  • What woman composed a great deal of music during the 12th century?
    Hildegard of Bingen
  • From about 1300 AD, a new form of music arose that was much freer than the religious music based on plainsong. What was it called?
    "Ars nova"
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