Medieval Period

Medieval period of music occurred during what dates?

• 400-12--

• 500-1500

• 1740-1820

• 1500-1650

Two of the most well known composers of the medieval period are?

• Guillaume de Machaut

• Ludwig Beethoven

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Antonio Vivaldi

Select all of the instruments used during the medieval period.

• Lute

• Hurdy-Gurdy

• Electric Guitar

• Rebec

• Piano

Who contributed to the starting the process of developing musical symbols and writing them on paper?

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Pope Gregory I

• Troubadours

• Every day musicians.

A group of colorfully dressed traveling musicians who sang of love and shared news in songs were called?

• Plain Chanters

• Ensemble

• Troubadours

• Royal Court Musicians

Music during the Medieval period could be split into what two groups?

• Secular

• Common

• Gregorian Chant

• Sacred

The musical staff used during the Medieval period of music is used exactly like it is today?

• Yes

• No

Much of the songs that people sang during the Medieval period of music used what form of music?

• Monophonic = Everyone sings the same pitch and same words together.

• Polyphony = Singers may sing different pitches but the same words.

• Divertimento = a light hearted type of music.

Which composer did not write music only for the church in the Medieval period?

• HIldegard of Bingen

• Guillaume de Machaut

• John Dunstable

• Perotin

In general where women allowed to sing in church during the Medieval period of music?

• yes

• no