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What is a plainchant
A monophonic piece of music that consisted of a single melody line that had a free musical meter.
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What is a Mass
This major liturgical work was popular among early Renaissance composers.
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Who is Clement Janequin
This composer was most notably knows as one of the most famous composers of the Chanson.
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What is Monophony
A single melody line that is not accompanied by other voices or instruments.
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Who is Martin Luther
This composer lived from 1483 to 1546.
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What is the Roman Catholic Church
This church body was considered to be the "Western Church" were most Medieval music originated from.
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Who is John Dustable
This composer was also known to be an astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician.
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Who is Clement Janequin
This composer became a choirboys singing teacher in 1530.
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What is a Canon
Also known as a priest, it is a member of a certain body of the Catholic Church subject to ecclesiastical rule.
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Who is John Dunstable
This composer lived from 1380 to 1453
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Who is Leonin Magister Presbyter
A composer known as the first major composer of Polyphony and organum during the Medieval period.
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Who is Josquin des Prez
This composer was a primary member of the Franco-Flemish school and was a master of polyphony.
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Who is Thomas Tallis
This composer was considered England's greatest composer.
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What is a Motet
A short piece of sacred, polyphonic, choral music.
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Who is Clement Janequin
This composer wrote "Le chant de oiseaux"
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Who is Perotin Magister
This composer employed the use of isorhythm in his compositions.
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Who is Johann Walter
This composer was a cantor in two separate churches in his lifetime.
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Who is Clement Janequin
This composer only wrote three liturgical pieces his entire career.
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What is a Chanson
A short french song.
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Who is Perotin
This composer wrote "Viderunt Omnes"
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Who is Guillaume de Machaut
This poet and composer was thought to be "the last great poet who was also a composer"
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Who is Martin Luther
This composer was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation.
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Who is Thomas Tallis
This composer was the first to write anthems with english words.
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What is an Anthem
A from of liturgical music in which music is set to verses from the Bible.
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Who is Guillaume de Machaut
This composer wrote "Je Vivroie liment/Liement me deport
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