Medieval Music

About when did the Medieval Period start?

• 476 A.D.

• 1000 B.C.

• The Medieval Period was fake and never happened.

• 1962

What was the Medieval Period also known as?

• The Roarin' 20s

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Baroque Period

• The Middle Ages

What type of music primarily existed during the Medieval Period?

• instrumental

• sacred/vocal

• sacred/instrumental

• secular

What does monophonic music mean?

• really fun music

• music with only 1 line

• music with multiple lines

• instrumental music

What was organum?

• the addition of instruments to vocal music

• secular music

• the addition of a second line of music to the monophonic line

• another word for an organ

For most of the Medieval Period, was there any music that was written down?

• Yes

• No

• Possibly

How was music passed down?

• oral tradition/orally

• record players

• printed sheet music

• music was never passed down

Who was a famous female composer of the Medieval Period?

• Taylor Swift

• Michael Miller

• Hildegard von Bingen

• Clara Schumann

When Italian theorist Guido d' Arezzo created his musical notation, what 2 things was it lacking when compared to modern musical notation?

• I have no idea.

• nothing- it was perfect.

• a 5th line on the staff and notation that dictated pitch

• a 5th line on the staff and notation that dictated the rhythm

What musical period came after the Medieval Period

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic