Music in the Medieval Period

Who were the troubadours?

• Musicians who wrote church music.

• Musicians who sang about daily life.

• Musicians and poets who sang about chivalry, courtly love, and travel.

• Kings wo were also musicians.

What dates best depict the medieval period?

• 1400 - 1600 A.D

• 450 - 1450 A.D.

• 370 - 900 A.D.

• 0 - 1400 A.D.

What is organum?

• Secular music with one vocal part.

• Music to be played on the organ.

• Sacred music with two vocal parts.

• A collection of musicians playing to represent the voices of the organ.

How was the style of Guillaume de Machaut unique during the Medieval period?

• He is knows for adding multiple vocal parts to single-line church chants.

• He is known for motets using imitative voices and changing textures.

• He is known for motets with the imitative polyphony style of the period.

• He is known for motets with changing rhythms and integration of sacred and secular texts.

Which of the following was a type of medieval court musician?

• Regent

• Baron

• Troubadour

• Jester

Which composer wrote three- and four-part organum?

• des Prez

• Gesualdo

• von Bingen

• Perotin

How do motets differ from madrigals in the Medieval period?

• Motets introduced the musical technique of word painting.

• Madrigals were sung in the common language of the people, while motets were sung in Latin.

• Madrigals were more popular in the medieval period.

• Madrigals were sung in Latin, while motets were sung in the common language of the people.

During what time period was the first complete annual cycle of chants for the mass in two parts written?

• Medieval

• Classical

• Baroque

• Renaissance

What is polyphony?

• Three or more independent melodies sung or played at the same time.

• A melody sung or played by two or more people at the same time.

• A melody sung or played by three or more people at the same time.

• Two or more independent melodies sung or played at the same time.

How does the organum chant differ from earlier forms?

• Organum chants were much longer.

• Organum is a multi-part chant.

• Organum chants were faster.

• Organum chants were slower.