MUCT 2360 – Music Cultures of the Silk Road        Reading assignment #2 (due 1/29) ** Be sure to read assignment instructions on Canvas before beginning the assignment. Hoffer, Chapter 7-9 from Music Listening Today FILL IN THE BLANK: 1. The philosopher Plato (c 427-347 B.C.E.) considered music an essential part of the _______________ of all citizens. One reason for his advocacy of music was his belief that music influenced __________________________________. 2. In the Middle Ages, the Church at Rome became predominant, and the Church now had a ______________  – a body of rites prescribed for worship. The most important and frequent service was the _____________. 3. As the idea of ______________ developed (in the Medieval era), the notes of original Gregorian chant were made longer, sometimes to the point of sounding almost like a drone. 4. The secular element in the (Medieval) motet was its use of texts ,often about ___________________, that were in ________________________ languages, usually French. 5. An event that affected education, commerce, and religion (during the Renaissance) was Johann Gutenberg’s invention of ________________________________________. Iain Fenlon, "Music and Society" from The Renaissance 6. Identify THREE general characteristics of the Burgundian court of northern Europe that other European rulers sought to imitate. 7. Provide ONE example of how King Henry VII (of Tudor England) directly imitated practices that began at the Burgundian court. 8. How did the artistic patronage of Isabella d’Este in early 16 th century Italy help to re-shape the perception of music in her society (especially in contrast to prevailing attitudes of themed-15 th century)? 9. Who was the famous 15 th Italian poet-improviser and lute player admired for his performance of narrative verse? What was ONE way in which this musician embodied Renaissance ideals about music? 10. How did the musical patronage of the 16 th century Medici family help to support their power (in either a real or symbolic way)? SUMMARY ( 4-6 sentences) : .

1. MUCT 2360 – Music Cultures of the Silk Road
Reading assignment #2 (due 1/29)
** Be sure to read
assignment instructions
on Canvas before beginning the assignment.
Hoffer, Chapter 7-9 from
Music Listening Today
FILL IN THE BLANK:
1.
The philosopher Plato (c 427-347 B.C.E.) considered music an
essential part of the _______________ of all citizens. One
reason for his advocacy of music was his belief that music
influenced __________________________________.
2.
In the Middle Ages, the Church at Rome became predominant,
and the Church now had a ______________ – a body of rites
prescribed for worship. The most important and frequent service
was the _____________.
3.
As the idea of ______________ developed (in the Medieval
era), the notes of original Gregorian chant were made longer,
sometimes to the point of sounding almost like a drone.
4.
The secular element in the (Medieval) motet was its use of texts
,often about ___________________, that were in
________________________ languages, usually French.
5.

2. An event that affected education, commerce, and religion
(during the Renaissance) was Johann Gutenberg’s invention of
________________________________________.
Iain Fenlon, "Music and Society" from
The Renaissance
6.
Identify THREE
general characteristics
of the
Burgundian court
of northern Europe that other European rulers sought to imitate.
7.
Provide ONE example of how King Henry VII (of Tudor
England) directly imitated practices that began at the
Burgundian court.
8.
How did the artistic patronage of
Isabella d’Este
in early 16
th
century Italy help to

3. re-shape the perception of music
in her society (especially in contrast to prevailing attitudes of
themed-15
th
century)?
9.
Who was the famous 15
th
Italian poet-improviser and lute player
admired for his performance of narrative verse? What was ONE
way in which this musician embodied Renaissance ideals about
music?
10.
How did the
musical patronage
of the
16
th
century Medici family
help to support their power (in either a real or symbolic way)?

4. SUMMARY (
4-6 sentences)
: