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After the origin of the music in the prehistory, the music evolved in the era of the ancient civilizations. That is the...

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In Greece and according to the Ethos theory, music could modify the...

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This modal scale is appropriate for expressing the sublime.

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It is a polyphonic choral form written in Latin developed by the catholic church during the rennaissance.

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Music in Egypt was used in this kind of rites.

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This chant was the main religious vocal music form in the middle age.

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This is the most appreciated instrument by the egyptians.

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This kind of music was forbidden in sacred music in the middle age.

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Professional musicians that travelled from town to town entertaining people in castles and villages.

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word "music" derives from this word that means art of the muses.

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Is a homophonic choral form for 4 voices and although it uses the same name, it’s not what we now call a Christmas carol in Spain.

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The main texture of music in ancient Greece is the simplest of musical textures and consist of a single melody.

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Aristotle was decisive in the evolution of music, as he brought a method of...

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Pythagorus invented it..

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The invention of it in the rennaissance made the spreading of music easier.

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Style of religious music evolved during the 12th – 13th centuries.

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In Greece, music was related with participation in...

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Cultured and refined poets and composers that did profane vocal music in the middle age.

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The name of the symbols drawn by the monks above or below the texts to help remember the melody.

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Main musical form done by troubadours.

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This is the meaning of the french term "mot".

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This kind of quartet with Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass was the most frequent grouping in profane vocal music of the rennaissance.

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Madrigal is a polyphonic choral form for 4 or 5 voices from this country, and normally the lyrics are about love.

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