Medieval music served different purposes for the church and nobility. Church music was mostly monophonic Gregorian chant sung a cappella to accompany worship. Secular music at royal courts featured songs sung by troubadours and minstrels to lyrical instruments. Music was also important to medieval warfare in songs of the crusades. Overall, medieval music was dominated by the church and used to enhance worship, entertainment at courts, and morale during war.

1. MEDIEVAL MUSIC Medieval music means “belonging to Middle Ages” Middle Ages is the name given to the period from: to:

2. Write below: kings, knights, church, medieval warfare, poor peasant, traders and farmers

3. Music was found in: (try to match...)‏ a. The church b. Medieval warfare c. Knights and kings d. Traders and farmers e. Poor peasant folk 1.Music of the Crusades 2.Troubadours and trouvères 3.Minstrels 4.Plainsong 5.Gregorian chant 6.Dance music

4. Church music: Plainsong, it's also known as Gregorian Chant Monophonic, singing all together the same tune A capella (without instruments)‏ Anonymus composers Free rythm, following the text A slow and large tune Relaxed character They were the music writers in medieval ages...we can know now that music because of their work. They use modal scales (the Greek also used them)‏

5. Knights and kings: secular music (from XI to XIV century)‏ Monophonic chant Vocal acompannied (medieval instruments)‏ Lyrics: Occitan, catalan, and old french languages The composers are called trobadors, trouvères and trobairitz. Musicians who play instruments: joglars or jogleurs Clear rhythm Emotional character Diferents songs types: alba, cansó, crusade song, danse or balade... Do you know some modern troubadors, singing about love, nature and war? Bring their music to the class...and discuss about it..

6. Listen to these musics and try to answer the questions: Text and listening 1:Te lucis ante terminum (Anonimous)‏ Text and listening 2: Christmas Mass, Offertorium: Laetentur caeli Wich one is a syllabic chant and wich one is a melismatic one? Tick the choir entrance in every listening. Underline the melismatic text syllabes (more than three notes per syllabe). Try to find and write the main musical characteristics (pag 4)‏ Text 1 Te lucis ante terminum rerum creatum poscimus, tu solita clementia. Sis paresul et custodia. Procul recedant somnia et noctium phantasmata Hostemque nostrum comprime ne polluantur corpora. Text 2 Laetentur caeli et exultet terra ante faciem Domini: quoniam venit,

7. A TROUBADOUR SONG: TANT M'ABELIS (Berenguer de Palou). Complete the right side: The song is... The instrumental introduction... Wich instrument plays doubling the third A? Wich strophes are instrumental? Wich are vocal? Read the text translated, and listen to the music trying to follow it. Monodic/ polyphonic Is played by all the instruments/ is played like a dialogue between them... Complete the structure (SEE additional sheet)‏