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Music 110 Music Middle Ages Fall 21

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period...

a)

450-1000

b)

1000-1150

c)

1150-1450

d)

450-1450

2.

During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?

a)

The church

b)

The castle

c)

The merchant's living room

d)

The king's court

3.

Gregorian chant or Plainchant _______.

a)

is monophonic and set to sacred Latin texts

b)

retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ

c)

was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years

d)

All answers are correct.

4.

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

a)

The first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived

b)

Abbess (nun) of the convent at Rupertsberg

c)

A visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs

d)

All answers re correct.

5.

_________ lived in Southern France and wrote poems in the Provençal language; while _________ flourished in Northern France and wrote in Old French.

a)

troubadours; trouvères

b)

trouvères; roubadours

c)

troubadours; jongleurs

d)

troubadours; jongleurs

6.

The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages ______.

a)

entertained in castles, taverns, and town squares

b)

Provided news and current events

c)

played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes

d)

All answers are correct.

7.

An estampie is a medieval ______.

a)

dance

b)

stringed instrument

c)

secular song form

d)

song of worship

8.

The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were ______.

a)

Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci

b)

Machaut and Josquin

c)

Leonin and Perotin

d)

All answers are correct.

9.

The first know polyphonic treatment of the Catholic Mass (Notre Dame mass) was composed by

a)

Guillaume de Machaut

b)

Perotin

c)

Leonin

d)

Pope Gregory I

10.

In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by ______.

a)

placing new independent melodic lines against known chants

b)

harmonizing melodies with chords

c)

having some singers embellish the sermon during church services

d)

adding orchestral instruments to church music

11.

The first steps in a revolution that eventually transformed western music began sometime between 700 and 900 with the ______.

a)

addition of a second melodic line to Gregorian chant called organum

b)

addition of an organ accompaniment

c)

transcription of the music for several different instruments

d)

addition of chords to the melody line

12.

A famous French woman troubadour was ______.

a)

Hildegard of Bingen

b)

Frauenlob

c)

Péronne d'Armentières

d)

Beatriz, Countess of Dia

13.

Nobility were the...

a)

poor farmers

b)

priests

c)

rich landowners

d)

monks

14.

What is sacred music?

a)

religious

b)

secular

c)

non-religious

d)

rock'n'roll

15.

What is secular music?

a)

religious music

b)

non-religious music

16.

Sacred monophonic music in the Middle Ages was called...

a)

plainchant

b)

Cantiga

c)

jongleurs

d)

troubadours