Learning Activity Sheet

MUSIC-9

NAME: Neil John Paolo G. Oliveros GRADE/SECTION: 9 Darwin A

LRN:107064 SCORE:

TOPIC: Music of the Medieval Period (It’s Characteristics) CODE: MU9MRB-lb-f-5

EXPLORE

Study the figures below then answer the questions that

follows:

What does the figure all about?

It shows that stop reading and looking at it
and start feeling it and understarnding it by heart

In your own understanding what is sacred music?

Secular Music?
Sacred music is an ancient type of music. Secular
nusic is like the nowadays song with instruments and melody.
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TWO TYPES OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC

GREGORIAN CHANTS TROUBADOUR MUSIC

Monophonic Usually
Free Meter monophonic
Modal Sometimes with
Usually Based on improvised
latin liturgy accompaniment
Use of neume Tells chivalry and
notation courtly love
originated in France

The earliest forms of written music were almost entirely

for the church, called Sacred music. Secular music wasn’t typically written
down. Why? A couple of reasons really. First, paper was expensive and hard
to get in the 900s, so why waste it on music that didn’t need to be written
down? Second, sacred was written down so it could be passed out to
congregations to perform. Thirds, early secular music was an oral tradition,
the purpose of which was purely entertainment.

Secular music was usually performed by travelling musicians who sang

ballads. These musicians accompanied themselves on instruments like harps, lutes
(became guitar) and viols (became violins).

Sacred music was performed in churches. Church was mainly a single

melody sung by one person or a group. The singers were almost always men.

Every creator or performers of secular music were called either

troubadours or trouveres, depending on the region. A troubadour played music for the
rich, was associated with the upper class.
 Activity: “Music Match”
Direction: Classify the following terms on the box according to the types of
music they belong to. Write your answer on its appropriate column.

Gregorian Chants Troubadour Music

E
Generally monophonic _French language

N
Latin text Performed in upper classes
G
Performed in churches Sang in ballads
A
G men were singers
Mostly Accompanied with instruments

E
Nueme notation Tells about love

Generally monophonic Neume notation

Accompanied with instruments Sang in ballads Performed in upper classes
Mostly men were singers Latin text Performed in churches
French language Tells about love

APPLY
Answer the following questions:

What is the difference between sacred music and secular

music?
Sacred music wasn’t typically written down in paper because the
paper is expensive in the early 900’s.
Secular music was usually perform by travelling musicians.
Scholars of the middle ages often worked for this church.
Roman catholic church
What are the reasons why secular music coming late during
References:
the medieval period?
Learner’s Material
Because the arly form of music is mostly for for Music & Arts
9, pp.6-8
church
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