Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Question

monophonic in texture, named after a pope
click to flip
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't know

Question

the church modes are...
Remaining cards (12)
Know
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Musc

Test 2

QuestionAnswer
monophonic in texture, named after a pope Gregorian chant
the church modes are... like the major and minor scales in that they consist of seven tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first an octave higher.
was the first woman composerr to leave a large number of works that have survived Hildegard of bingen
was credited by medieval legend with having created it, even though it evolved over many centuries Gregorian chant is named after pope Gregory I, who
one or more long, sustained notes that accompany a melody is known as drone
performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares the wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the middle ages
the notation of the secular songs of the middle ages does not indicate rhythm
the first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed during the 12th and 13th centuries by french nobles called troubadours and trouveres
most of the french secular songs of the middle ages dealt with love
in the recording of the medieval estampie, the melody line is played on a rebec a bowed string instrument
the center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 was paris
a chant that is used as the basis for polyphony is known as cantus firmus
leonin and perotin are notable because they are the first important compsers known by name, indicated definite time values and clearly defined meter in their music, and were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame
Created by: SDSUJACKS
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards