Medieval Period- Part 1 (Music)

The Medieval Period is also known as the

• Stone Cold Ages

• The Middle Chant

• The Middle Ages

• The Mediant

What is the time span of the Medieval period?

• 500-1600 A.D.

• 450-1650 A.D.

• 1400-1600 A.D.

• 450-1450 A.D.

What happened during the Medieval period?

• The American and French Revolution

• The hundred years' war and the black death

• The collapse of the Roman Catholic Church

• The Protestant Reformation

Medieval melodies were based on

• Harmonic minor scales

• Modes

• Major Scales

• Art

What is the Gregorian chant?

• An accompanied piece of music

• A piece sung only by monks

• A melody set to both sacred and secular texts

• A melody set to sacred latin text, sung without accompaniment

The gregorian chant is ____________ in texture.

• monophonic

• homophonic

• heterophonic

• polyphonic

The Gregorian chant is also called the

• Plainsong

• Neumes

• Modes

• None of the above

Some chants may be described as syllabic or melismatic. What does syllabic mean?

• The same pitch performed at different times

• Several notes of music for each syllable of text

• One note for each syllable of text

• A sustained note

During the Medieval period, most people belonged to what faith?

• Anglican

• Catholicism

• Atheism

• Pentecostal

Who was credited with creating the Gregorian chant?

• Guillaume de Machaut

• Pope Gregory I

• Pope Gregory II

• The Monks