MUSIC - The Music of the Troubadours: Secular Music of the Medieval Era Flashcards
What is the other term for secular music?
Court Music
These were traveling musicians who performed in different places to entertain people with their music about courtly love, chivalry, and romance.
Troubadours
What is the term for the people with rank, or knights playing for lords?
Noble people
What are the songs of the troubadours?
Chanson and canso
It is a French secular song from the medieval period that is a popular lyric-driven song based on poems.
Chanson
It is the term for a singer specializing in chansons.
Chansonnier
It is a troubadour’s formal love song.
Canso
TRUE OR FALSE
Troubadours had higher ranks in medieval society.
TRUE
These were the servants hired to serve in courts.
Minstrels
These were hired to entertain crowds with acrobatic tricks.
Jongleurs
TRUE OR FALSE
Troubadours don’t use instruments like in sacred music.
FALSE; Troubadours used instruments, such as lute and viols, as accompaniments.
In Germany, troubadours were called _____________ or singers of love songs.
Minnesingers
TRUE OR FALSE
Minnesingers used lute, harp, and other instruments to accompany their songs.
TRUE
He was one of the popular composers of the medieval period.
Adam de la Halle
Adam de la Halle was also known as ___________ or ___________.
Adam le Bossu or Adam the Hunchback
