Music Middle Ages

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period...

• 450-1000

• 1000-1150

• 1150-1450

• 450-1450

During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?

• The church

• The castle

• The merchant's living room

• The king's court

The music the medieval monks sang was called _______.

• contemporary gospel

• Gregorian chant

• estampies

• Trouvère songs

Gregorian chant _______.

• is set to sacred Latin texts

• retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ

• was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years

• All answers are correct.

Gregorian chant ________.

• is monophonic in texture

• is polyphonic in texture

• is homophonic in texture

• has no texture

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

• The first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived

• Abbess (nun) of the convent at Rupertsberg

• A visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs

• All answers re correct.

_________ lived in Southern France and wrote poems in the Provençal language; while _________ flourished in Northern France and wrote in Old French.

• troubadours; trouvères

• trouvères; roubadours

• troubadours; jongleurs

• troubadours; jongleurs

The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages ______.

• entertained in castles, taverns, and town squares

• Provided news and current events

• played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes

• All answers are correct.

An estampie is a medieval ______.

• dance

• stringed instrument

• secular song form

• song of worship

______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.

• Alleluia

• Organum

• Jongleurs

• Ostinato