WorksheetsUnit 1 Medieval/Renaissance Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who said, 'Music is the space between notes'?
Wolfgang Mozart
Franz Liszt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
The oldest known musical instrument is a ______ and is made from the bone of a vulture.
Whistle
Flute
Drum
Shaker
__________ is the name of the first written language developed by the Sumerians.
Phoenician
Hebrew
Cuneiform
Latin
The first recognizable form of music notation started in the ________.
Middle Ages
Classical Period
Romantic Period
Renaissance
The first form of music notation was called _______.
Cuneiform
Chant
Neumes
Staff
The oldest music notation was engraved on a ________.
Tombstone
Column
Wall
Tablet
Church music sung as a single vocal line with one or more voices in free rhythm or without meter.
Polyphony
Gregorian Chant
Monophony
Organum
A single vocal melody sung by one or more voices in unison.
Monophony
Organum
Gregorian Chant
Polyphony
Multiple parts singing the melody simultaneously to create harmony.
Gregorian Chant
Polyphony
Monophony
Organum
A time period from approximately 1300 to 1700 that means, rebirth.
Baroque
Renaissance
Prehistoric
Medieval
A pandemic in 1347 responsible for the death of 1/3 of the population.
Bird-Flu
Small Pox
Bubonic Plague
Polio
Singing without instrumental accompaniment.
A cappella
Madrigal
Word Painting
A Renaissance technique where composers write notes and melodies that represent literal meanings of words in the song.
Word Painting
A cappella
Madrigal
A multipart polyphonic Renaissance song arranged with counterpoint and no accompaniment.
Madrigal
Word Painting
A cappella
