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WorksheetsMedieval Period- Part 1 (Music)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Medieval Period is also known as the
Stone Cold Ages
The Middle Chant
The Middle Ages
The Mediant
What is the time span of the Medieval period?
500-1600 A.D.
450-1650 A.D.
1400-1600 A.D.
450-1450 A.D.
What happened during the Medieval period?
The American and French Revolution
The hundred years' war and the black death
The collapse of the Roman Catholic Church
The Protestant Reformation
Medieval melodies were based on
Harmonic minor scales
Modes
Major Scales
Art
What is the Gregorian chant?
An accompanied piece of music
A piece sung only by monks
A melody set to both sacred and secular texts
A melody set to sacred latin text, sung without accompaniment
The gregorian chant is ____________ in texture.
monophonic
homophonic
heterophonic
polyphonic
The Gregorian chant is also called the
Plainsong
Neumes
Modes
None of the above
Some chants may be described as syllabic or melismatic. What does syllabic mean?
The same pitch performed at different times
Several notes of music for each syllable of text
One note for each syllable of text
A sustained note
During the Medieval period, most people belonged to what faith?
Anglican
Catholicism
Atheism
Pentecostal
Who was credited with creating the Gregorian chant?
Guillaume de Machaut
Pope Gregory I
Pope Gregory II
The Monks
What was the center of musical life during this time?
The Pope
The King
Mozart
The Church
Most of the music during this period was sung by
Men
Children
Women
Royalty
What is known as the earliest form of polyphony?
Organ
Organese
Ornamental
Organum
What is a drone?
A repeated pattern
A fermata
A sustained tone
Staccatos
Which of the following is NOT considered a Medieval instrument?
Flute
Lute
Hurdy-Gurdy
Sacbut
