Medieval Music

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 sacred?

• True

• False

When was the Medieval Era?

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

What are the two main classifications of the Medieval Music?

• Social and Political

• Sacred and Secular

• Formal and Informal

• Local and International

This is an unaccompanied sacred monophonic song, usually in Latin, and was used by the Western Catholic Church during the 9th and 10th Centuries in Western and Central Europe.

• Plainchant

• Gregorian Chant

• Lied

• Chanson

A series of four notes separated by three intervals.

• Tetrapack

• Tetracord

• Tetrachord

• Hexachord

What was the Medieval Era also known as?

• The Dark Ages

• The Enlightenment

• The Middle Ages

• The Iron Age

What language was the text for music in the Middle Ages?

• Latin

• French

• English

• Italian

What was the most widely form of chant?

• Gregorian

• Elizabethan

• Lutheran

• Catholic