The document discusses key aspects of medieval music that were learned from a lesson. It notes that medieval music was both sacred and secular, with Gregorian chant being the dominant monophonic liturgical genre during the early medieval period. It also finds the etymology of "medieval" interesting, derived from Latin for "middle ages" between the fall of Rome and Renaissance. The document raises questions about the length of the Middle Ages, its naming, and number of knights in medieval armies. The overall point of the lesson was to learn about the medieval period and its music.
The document discusses key aspects of medieval music that were learned from a lesson. It notes that medieval music was both sacred and secular, with Gregorian chant being the dominant monophonic liturgical genre during the early medieval period. It also finds the etymology of "medieval" interesting, derived from Latin for "middle ages" between the fall of Rome and Renaissance. The document raises questions about the length of the Middle Ages, its naming, and number of knights in medieval armies. The overall point of the lesson was to learn about the medieval period and its music.
The document discusses key aspects of medieval music that were learned from a lesson. It notes that medieval music was both sacred and secular, with Gregorian chant being the dominant monophonic liturgical genre during the early medieval period. It also finds the etymology of "medieval" interesting, derived from Latin for "middle ages" between the fall of Rome and Renaissance. The document raises questions about the length of the Middle Ages, its naming, and number of knights in medieval armies. The overall point of the lesson was to learn about the medieval period and its music.
1. What did I learn about this lesson? Medieval music was both sacred and secular. During the earlier medieval period, the liturgical genre, predominantly Gregorian chant, was monophonic
2. What did I find interesting in Medieval Period? Mediaeval is
derived from the latin medium aeval and means “middle ages”; it refers to the period of time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476AD) and the beginning of the High Renaissance
3. What questions do I have about Medieval Period? How long are
the Middle Ages? Why do people call it the Middle Ages? How many knights were there in a medieval army 4. What was the point of today's lesson? It is all about the medieval period and its music