WorksheetsUnit 2 Medieval and Renaissance
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which event did not occur during the Middle Ages?
William the Conquer invaded England
Martin Luther posted the Ninety-Five Theses
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Chaucer wrote Canterbury Tales
the Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris constructed
Which religious service was most important to the medieval monks and nuns who lived, worked, and prayed in the monasteries?
the chanson
the Benedictine
Matins
Vespers
the mass
What type of music was sung for the religious services of the monastery?
the chanson
the carol
Gregorian chant (plainsong)
organum
Identify the activity that began in the monasteries of Western Europe around the year 1000.
the composition of Gregorian chant
polyphonic settings of the Mass Ordinary
musical notation, with notes placed on lines and spaces
the composition of sacred music by monks known as Troubadours
Four of the statements about Gregorian chant are correct. Which one is wrong?
monophonic vocal music
setting of sacred Latin texts for the monastic hours of prayer and the Mass
typically unaccompanied by instruments
Pope Gregory the Great was the first composer of this genre of sacred music, writing so many that it was named after him
Given to the church as a tithe while still a child, this composer of Gregorian chant later founded a convent; popes as well as kings sought her advice.
Beatriz, Countess of Dia
Weelkes
Hildegard of Bingen
Machaut
What is the term for the early polyphony of the Western Church?
organum
melismatic singing
motet
chanson
Identify the composer who wrote four-voice organum for the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
Perotinus
Palestrina
Machaut
Josquin
Identify the incorrect statement about the tenor voice as it is used in organum.
based on a chant melody
moves more slowly than the newly composed upper voices
line always doubled by an instrumental accompaniment
term based on the Latin and French words that mean “to hold”
During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, musicians devised a system called “mensural notation” to specify rhythmic duration as well as pitch.
True
False
The most important composer of the fourteenth century and the first one to set the five texts of the Ordinary of the Mass into a single, integrated composition, this individual was also a gifted poet whose literary works are as significant as those of his English counterpart, Geoffrey Chaucer.
Hildegard of Bingen
Weekles
Machaut
Josquin
The Ordinary of the Mass describes:
chants with unvarying texts that are sung virtually everyday
those parts of the Mass not sung in polyphony
chants that were particularly associated with Pope Gregory the Great
chants sung during the Mass based on direct quotations from the Bible
__________ composed the Messe de Nostre Dame, a polyphonic work setting all the chants of the Ordinary of the Mass.
Hildegard of Bingen
Machaut
Palestrina
Josquin
Troubadours and trouvères invented the musical genre known as:
raimbaut
madrigal
chanson
motet
__________ was not a member of the clergy, but was married, lived in southern France during the middle of the twelfth century, and wrote chansons.
Palestrina
Beatriz, Countess of Dia
Hildegard of Bingen
Barbara Strozzi
Which genre is typically in strophic form and normally concludes each verse with a refrain?
carol
polyphonic Mass
organum
chanson
The Agincourt Carol was written to commemorate:
the completion of the Abbey of Agincourt
an important military victory by the army of Henry V during the Hundred Years’ War
the return of Richard the Lionheart to the throne of England
the coronation of Joan of Arc as Queen of France
Because medieval musicians could play a melody on the ________ while simultaneously providing a basic chordal accompaniment, the instrument’s function was not dissimilar to that of our modern guitar.
vielle
harp
trumpet
bas
Which statement does not apply to the musical style of the Middle Ages?
monophonic music sung mainly in notes of equal value without clearly marked rhythms
polyphony has dissonant phrases that end with open, hollow-sounding chords
melodies mostly move by step within a narrow range and rarely uses the chromatic notes of the scale
duple meter used almost exclusively throughout the period
Which musician is not considered a medieval composer?
Hildegard of Bingen
Machaut
Palestrina
Perotinus
In which three countries was the Renaissance particularly influential?
Italy, France, and England
England, Spain, and Greece
Germany, Italy, and Russia
Spain, Italy, and Greece
The literal meaning of the term “Renaissance” is “rebirth.”
true
false
Identify the culture that provided the primary inspiration for writers, artists, and architects during the Renaissance.
ancient Israel as recounted in the Bible
ancient Egypt
the Babylonian empire
ancient Greece and Rome
What does “humanism” mean?
the literary curriculum of three academic disciplines taught in Renaissance schools and universities
the belief that people have the capacity to shape their world as well as create good and beautiful things
a society of amateur musicians dedicated to the performance of music, nowadays music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque eras
a movement in music wherein composers sought to emphasize indigenous qualities in their music by incorporating folk songs, native scales, dance rhythms, and local instrumental sounds
This temperamental and egotistical composer, described by one Renaissance writer as the musical equivalent of Michelangelo, was so talented that he could demand twice the salary of his gifted peers.
Palestrina
Perotinus
Machaut
Josquin
Select the response that best defines the term “motet.”
early polyphony of the Western Church from the ninth through the thirteenth centuries
a polyphonic composition for choir setting a religious, devotional, or solemn text, often sung a cappella
one of the five sung portions of the Mass for which the texts are invariable
all options
Which composition is an example of a Renaissance motet?
Josquin’sAve Maria
Machaut’s Kyrie
Weelkes’ As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
Hildegard of Bingen’s O rubor sanguinis
