Hildegard Medieval Quiz

Voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment:

• solo

• a capella

• ensemble

• sacred

Town where Hildegard founded her own convent:

• Germany

• Berlin

• Frankfurt

• Bingen

The country in which Hildegard spent her entire life:

• Germany

• Austria

• England

• France

The nun with whom Hildegard lived in a one-room cell:

• Mary

• Hannah

• Jutta

• Katherine

The musical era that lasted from approximately 450-1450:

• Classical

• Renaissance

• Modern

• Medieval

Passing along songs and stories by word of mouth:

• oral tradition

• speak easy

• crusades

• debate

The first musical drama in the history of Western music:

• Romeo and Juliet

• Ordo Virtutum

• Pange Lingua

• Gregorian Chant

The belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable:

• Populism

• Liberalism

• Pacifism

• Conservatism

Latin prayer sung on a single melody by either one person or a group of unison voices:

• Plainchant

• Psaltery

• Solo

• Oral Tradition

The combination of two or more melodies at the same time:

• Monophony

• Polyphony

• a capella

• accompanied