Secular Music of the Medieval Period

What distinguishes secular music from Gregorian Chant during the Medieval Period?

• It was sung only in Latin.

• It avoided the use of musical instruments.
  

• It included instruments and was sung in native languages.

• It was only performed by monks.

Which of the following is TRUE about secular music during the Medieval Period?

• It was sung only in Latin.It used polyphonic textures only.

• It was exclusively written in Latin.

• It was typically in triple meter and syllabic.

• It strictly followed religious themes.

Who were the traveling entertainers that performed secular music of low social rank?

• Troubadours and trouvères

• Minstrels such as jongleurs, gauklers, and gleemen

• Priests and monks

• Conductus and cantors

What was the main social class of the troubadours and trouvères in France?

• Peasants

• Clergy

• Nobles

• Merchants

Which poetic type was known as a lament in troubadour songs?

• Canso

• Planh

• Pastourelle

• Sirventes
  

Who was the author of Le Jeu de Robin et Marion, the earliest known secular French play with music?

• Bernart de Ventadorn

• Guiraut Riquier

• Adam de la Halle

• King Thibaut IV of Navarre

What poetic genre involved satirical or moral lessons in German secular music?

• Planh

• Minnesang and Meistergesang

• Canso

• Conductus

Which of the following was a famous minnesinger?

• Hans Sachs

• King Thibaut IV of Navarre

• Adam de la Halle

• Walther von der Vogelweide

What were Latin secular songs written by wandering students called?

• Pastourelle

• Minnesang

• Conductus

• Chanson

Which Latin secular song was recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

• Le Jeu de la Feuillée

• The Song of the Sibyl

• Le Jeu de Robin et Marion

• Minnesang