Ancient Greek and Medieval Music

The Greek musical system was based on...

• Four basic descending modal scales

• Four basic ascending modal scales

• Eight basic ascending modal scales

• Two basic descending modal scales

Three instruments in Ancient Greece:

• Lute, lyre, aulos

• Aulos, Lyre, Pan pipes

• Aulos, Organ, Kithara

• Lyre, Organ, Pan pipes

Which one was the official religious music in the Middle Ages?

• Church Modes

• Medieval Motet

• Middle Ages Mass

• Gregorian Chant

Gregorian chant is...

• Sung a cappella

• One melodic line

• Sung in latin

• All the answers are correct

Which one is NOT a characteristic of Gregorian Chant?

• Narrow range

• No distinct rhythm

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I because...

• It was collected and organized during his papacy

• He ordered it to be named after him

• It was written during his papacy

• He composed lots of works

Medieval music was based on both Major and Minor scales.

• True

• False

What was a Troubadour?

• A male poet who sang about courtly love

• A male knight who practiced chivalry

• A french priest who sung of love for Christ

• A court jester who entertained feudal kings

Troubadour and Trouvere songs were often about courtly love.

• True

• False

Which one was NOT a medieval instrument?

• Hurdy Gurdy

• Recorder

• Lute

• Violin