History of Music Ed. Pre-1600 Flashcards
(14 cards)
In Ancient Greece, Plato and Aristotle both agreed that music was necessary to what?
Produce the appropriate individual
In ancient Greece, what were gymnastics and music for?
The discipline and development of the body and the mind
By the fifth century, how did music reach the apogee of its function as part of the life and culture of the Greek people?
Pythagoras and other scholars developed many musical theories that influenced practices still used today
What does scholarly evidence suggest existed nearly everywhere in ancient Greece?
Music festivals, singing societies, and music contests
During the Middle Ages, music assumed its place in the _______.
quadrivium of the seven liberal arts.
In the Middle Ages, the Church _________.
assumed control of education.
Because music was such an integral part of the church, it became a vital part of the formal instruction given by and to priests. This resulted in the ___________.
emergence of the scholae cantorum.
________ and ________ both played important roles in music education with their respective treatises on musical theory, ________ and ________.
Boethius and Guido d’Arezzo; De Musica and Micrologus
During the early development of music instruction, no ________ existed, and instruction was transferred orally.
formal system for writing music
In the ninth century, ________ was devised to ________.
a method for notating music; standardize church services throughout Europe.
Beginning in Italy in the 1500s, the church begin organizing schools of music for the express purpose of ________.
improving singing during services.
Musical institutions organized by the church in the 1500s were the precursors of ________ and offered many subjects with paths to professional training.
modern schools of music
The ________ were orphanages that trained their wards as performers.
Italian conservatories
________ was the great center for girls’ conservatories, while ________ was known for its boys’ music orphanages.
Venice; Naples
