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Who were three important ppl in rome?
- Constantine
- Pausanias
- Boethius
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How many pieces of music survive from Rome?
none
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what is the Aulos
tibia (bone appearance) (instrument)
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What is Martianus Capella known for?
Trivium/Quadrivium
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What subjects fall under the Trivium?
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What subjects fall under Quadrium?
- Geometry
- Arithmetic
- Astronomy
- Music
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Why is Augustine of Hippo (354-430) important?
- Converted christian
- theologian
- Wrote de Music treatus about jewish ideas in the use of music/worship
- Christian church is still based in its judaism heratige
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Who was Boethius (480-524)?
- Wrote De institutione musica (fundamentals of music)
- -music textbook until early 18th c
Helped transmit music theory from Greece to medieval europe
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musicus
musicologist who studies and understands music
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uses of music in roman times
- religious and civil ceremonies
- theatrical productions
- athletic contests
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What three tenets of Greek music theory did Boethius reaffirm?
- Music = science
- Universe resonates w/ music (spheres, body, vocal/inst music)
- distinction b/w musicologist and performer
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What are the three different harmonies of music proposed by Boethius?
- Musica mundana
- Musica humana
- musica instrumentalis
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Musica mundana
music of the spheres
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Musica humana
Music of the human body
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Musica instrumentalis
earthly vocal/instrumental music
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Who set a distinction b/w music's and cantor?
Boethius
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What is Liturgy?
- A collection of prayers, chants, readings, ritual acts
- used by theology of the church or any organized religion
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define chant
monophonic religious music sung in a house of worship
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