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WorksheetsMedieval/Renaissance Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
An unaccompanied song to religious text with a single melodic line, usually in Latin
Gregorian Chant
Motet
Madrigal
Ballad
Medieval, secular genre that often told stories of romance and courtly love
Chant
Ballad
Motet
Virelai
Travelling composers, poets, storytellers, and performers who visited towns and sang lyric poetry
Troubador
Consort
Gittern
Rondeau
What is the definition of monophonic texture?
two or more independent melodies happening at different times
consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment; one melody happening
each part of the music moves at the same time
What is the definition of polyphonic texture?
consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment
two or more independent melodies happening at different times
each part of the music moves at the same time
What is the definition of homophonic texture?
two or more independent melodies happening at different times
consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment
each part of the music moves at the same time
A secular vocal music composition that is often unaccompanied, sometimes featuring syllables such as "fa" and "la"
Mass Proper
Lyric Poetry
Madrigal
Consort
A group of instruments from the same family playing together is called a:
Whole Consort
Broken Consort
A group of instruments from different families playing together is called a:
Whole Consort
Broken Consort
Liturgical text that remains the same for each mass is called
Mass Proper
Mass Ordinary
Liturgical text that is only used during special masses, Holy Days, or Sunday masses is called
Mass Ordinary
Mass Proper
What is a Cantus Firmus?
a pre-existing melody that a composer uses in their own composition
a genre of Form Fixe
a liturgical choral composition sung at special Holy Days
a medieval percussion instrument
What is a liturgical choral composition that is usually sung in Latin an often contains generic religious text that allows it to be used for multiple masses and services?
Madrigal
Motet
Ballad
Gregorian Chant
Which of the following is NOT considered Form Fixe?
Virelai
Ballade
Madrigal
Rondeau
Which of the following is NOT an Italian Renaissance Composer?
Claudio Monteverdi
Hildegard von Bingen
Carlo Gesualdo
Giulio Caccini
True or False: The piano became popular during the Renaissance
True
False
What is the name of this instrument?
Crumhorn
Jew's Harp
Cornett
Shawm
Which of the following was NOT a popular Medieval instrument?
Tabor
Hurdy-Gurdy
Lyre
Clavichord
True or False: A motet is considered a secular genre
True
False
True or False: Leonin and Perotin were Medieval composers.
True
False
True or False: Tomás Luis de Victoria is one of Spain's most famous composers.
True
False
Which of the following composers is NOT from France?
Orlande de Lassus
John Dunstable
Josquin de Prez
Jacques Arcadelt
Name a Medieval Percussion Instrument
(a)
Name a Renaissance Brass Instrument
(a)
Name a Renaissance Keyboard Instrument
(a)
Name a Renaissance Percussion Instrument
(a)
