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Austin Garza
Mrs. Carlson
Music Appreciation 9/6/23
Medieval Music: Introduction to Gregorian Chant
1.
Who was Charlemagne? What is his relationship to liturgical chant? Charlemagne created franklish kings. It was created when franklish kings sought liturgical uniformity among their territories.
2.
Who was Pope Gregory I, and what legend surrounds his relationship to Gregorian Chant?
Pope Gregory I was the sacred songs’ eponym Gregorian chant was the most sacred chant as it was
believed to have been sung to Gregory I by the Holy Spirit who appeared to him in the form of a white
dove.
3.
During what centuries did Gregorian Chant come into being?
The Gregorian chant came into being between eight and ninth centuries CE.
4.
Why did Gregorian chant become the predominant liturgican chant in some parts of Europe?
It became the predominant liturgican chant in some parts of Europe because the political efforts and religious ideals of the Carolingians.
5.
What is the texture and language of Gregorian Chant? The texture is monophonic and language is a style of western art music and popular music.
6.
How did chant notation evolve? chant notation evolved by a way to record melodies so that they could be accurately processed without the fallibility of human memory. Western notation were sown in medieval Europe
7.
Who was Guido d'Arezzo, and why was he such an important figure in the devlopment of musical
notation and singing? Guido was a notable music theorist and introduced a four line musical staff. He was an important figure because he introduced a solmization a tool to further enable sight-singing of written notes on the staff.
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