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WorksheetsAncient Greek and Medieval Music
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Greek musical system was based on...
Four basic descending modal scales
Four basic ascending modal scales
Eight basic ascending modal scales
Two basic descending modal scales
Three instruments in Ancient Greece:
Lute, lyre, aulos
Aulos, Lyre, Pan pipes
Aulos, Organ, Kithara
Lyre, Organ, Pan pipes
Which one was the official religious music in the Middle Ages?
Church Modes
Medieval Motet
Middle Ages Mass
Gregorian Chant
Gregorian chant is...
Sung a cappella
One melodic line
Sung in latin
All the answers are correct
Which one is NOT a characteristic of Gregorian Chant?
Narrow range
No distinct rhythm
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I because...
It was collected and organized during his papacy
He ordered it to be named after him
It was written during his papacy
He composed lots of works
Medieval music was based on both Major and Minor scales.
True
False
What was a Troubadour?
A male poet who sang about courtly love
A male knight who practiced chivalry
A french priest who sung of love for Christ
A court jester who entertained feudal kings
Troubadour and Trouvere songs were often about courtly love.
True
False
Which one was NOT a medieval instrument?
Hurdy Gurdy
Recorder
Lute
Violin
Famous woman composer of the Middle Ages:
Francessca Landini
Hildegard von Bingen
Michelle von Gille
Hillary de Schatz
What kind of songs did the king Alfonso X "The wise" composed?
Romances
Ballads
Villancicos
Cantigas
Who were the trobairitz?
The king's daughters.
Women who sang in a choir.
Female poets and composers, like the troubadours.
The trobadours' mothers.
Music that consists of Gregorian Chant and one additional melodic line is called....
Motet
Organum
Homophony
Monophonic singing
Which one is NOT a medieval instrument?
Shawm
Harp
Oboe
Bagpipes
During the Middle Ages, which style of music dealt with two musical lines at the same time?
Polyphony
Sacred music
Secular music
Monophony
The most important intervals in Early polyphonic music were...
2nd and 3rd
4th and 5th
3rd and 4th
5th and 6th
Which period gave us our music notation system?
Ars Nova
Ars Antiqua
The Renaissance
Ancient Greece
The main textures found in Medieval music are...
Monophonic and homophonic
Polyphonic and heterophonic
Monophonic and polyphonic
Monophonic and heterophonic
Secular music is any music played outside the church.
true
false
