Periods of Music History

Sacred Music is music created for:

• Dancing

• The Church

• Special Events

• Kings

Secular music is music written:

• By the Church

• About anything other than the church

• For special events

• For Kings

Which music had more of a strong beat you could dance to?

• Sacred Music

• Secular music

Monophonic music is music with

• 1 part only

• Several parts happening at once

Polyphonic Music is written:

• 1 part only

• Several parts happing at once

Where in the world did the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods take place?

• America

• Europe

• Asia

• Middle East

What period of music did the great composer Hildegard von Bingen compose in?

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Baroque

Was music of the Renaissance mostly:

• Choral (sung)

• Instrumental

• A good mix of both

What period of music was the first to use the Orchestral Strings (violin, viola, cello, bass) as we know them today?

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Baroque

Recorders, drums, Lutes and Hurdy Gurdy were the main instruments of this era:

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Baroque