Medieval Music History... 5E

The word Medieval means...

• Middle Ages

• A little bit evil

• Religious Music

• Latin Music

Medieval music was all religious.

• True

• False

Another word for religious is secular.

• True

• False

Most religious Medieval music was sung in Latin.

• True

• False

Plainchant is a single line of melody.

• True

• False

When was the Medieval Era?

• 1492
• 500-100 BC
• 450-1450 AD
• 1600-1650

What does secular mean?

• non-religious
• religious
• pertaining to secu
• That you're popular

What is a melisma?

• one syllable per note
• a word
• An earthquake
• one syllable over multiple notes

A type of song the monks sang was:

• Sea Chanteys
• Gregorian Chant
• Nursery Rhymes
• Monkey songs

The __________ was the center of musical life

• church
• art
• king
• Roman Empire