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Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque Music

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A way of writing music during the Medieval period, a precursor to standard music notation

a)

Notes

b)

Neumes

c)

Half Notes

d)

Meter

2.

A drama that is primarily sung, found in the Baroque period

a)

Orchestra

b)

Madrigal

c)

Opera

d)

Play

3.

This was invented during the Renaissance, and made it easy to copy and distribute music

a)

Neumes

b)

Madrigal

c)

Orchestra

d)

Printing Press

4.

A group of string instruments playing together, found in the Baroque period

a)

Orchestra

b)

Opera

c)

Band

d)

Harpsichord

5.

This famous composer of the Baroque period wrote The Messiah, which includes the Hallelujah Chorus

a)

Bach

b)

Handel

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Palestrina

6.

This instrument was added to almost every piece of music in the Baroque period, and is similar to the piano

a)

Hurdy Gurdy

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Horn

d)

Lute

7.

Multiple melodic lines played simultaneously, common during the Renaissance

a)

Syllabic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Homophonic

8.

Madrigals and Dance music were found during the

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Classical Period

9.

This is an example of a Renaissance Instrument

a)

Lute

b)

Piano

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Saxophone

10.

This is singing multiple notes on one syllable

a)

Syllabic

b)

Melismatic

c)

Monophonic

d)

Baroque

11.

Which of the following is an example of monophonic music?

a)

Gregorian Chant

b)

Madrigal

c)

Opera

d)

Orchestra

12.

In Medieval music, what is true about the rhythm?

a)

There is no meter, it is free form

b)

Strong meters are heard, like in dance music

c)

It was only played in orchestras

d)

It uses syncopation

13.

This word refers to someone who wrote a lot of music

a)

Baroque

b)

Chant

c)

Prolific

d)

Professional

14.

Renaissance literally means ________

a)

Red Stick

b)

New Things

c)

Re birth

d)

Old

15.

This Baroque Composer wrote a lot of fugues

a)

Bach

b)

Mozart

c)

Palestrina

d)

Hildegard Von Bingen