Music History Quiz 1

What does Polyphonic mean?

• One Sound

• Same Sound

• Many Sounds

• Loud Sounds

What does Homophonic mean?

• One Sound

• Same Sound

• Many Sounds

• Difficult Sounds

Hildegard of Bingen was a German nun who composed music during the

• Middle Ages

• Baroque Period

• Classical Period

• Romantic Period

How did Gregorian Chant get its name?

• Pope Gregory I

• Pope Gregory V

• Gregory the Conqueror

• Mr. Gregory Kafkes

According to legend, who/what told Pope Gregory I about Gregorian Chant?

• The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove

• The Holy Spirit

• A blessed dove

• God

Plainchant can be described as...

• Pure Melody

• No Harmony

• No Accompaniment

• No Added Voices

• All of the above

Renaissance means...

• Resurgence

• Ressurection

• Rebirth

• End

The Renaissance period was from the years...

• 1300-1400

• 1250-1453

• 1425-1600

• 1053-1453

An important invention during the Renaissance Period was the _________________________ .

• printing press

• telephone

• piano

• pencil

What is an artistic form of auditory communication

incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a

structured and continuous manner.

• Singing

• Dancing

• Music

• Reading