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Medieval Music

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Medieval Era?

a)

1492

b)

500-100 BC

c)

500-1500 AD

d)

1600-1650

2.

What are the two main classifications of the Medieval Music?

a)

Social and Political

b)

Sacred and Secular

c)

Formal and Informal

d)

Local and International

3.

Another word for religious is _______?

a)

Sacred

b)

Secular

4.
What does secular mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
religious
c)
pertaining to secu
d)
That you're popular
5.

Most religious Medieval music was sung in what language?

(a)  

6.
What texture was early music?
a)
Polyphonic
b)
Monophonic
c)
Tutti
d)
Fuzzy
7.
Hildegard von Bingen was:
a)
Queen of England
b)
Inventor of English
c)
a nun that wrote music
d)
The witch in Hansel and Gretal
8.

The first musical notation consisted of _____.

a)

Neumes

b)

Notes much like what we use today

c)

Solfege (do re mi...)

9.

What is monophony?

a)

A single melody

b)

A single melody accompanied by chords

c)

Many melodies

10.

Name one thing Guido de Arezzo created to make reading music easier.

(a)  

11.

Plainchant is a form of

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Ars Nova

d)

Secular music

12.

Check all that are true about polyphony.

a)

Has more than one melody

b)

Has harmony

c)

Must have instruments

d)

Multiple melodies at the same time

13.

Is this monophony or polyphony?

a)

monophony

b)

polyphony

14.

What type of music is this?

Mark ALL that apply.

a)

monophony

b)

polyphony

c)

chant

d)

sacred

e)

secular

15.

Choose ALL answers that describe this piece.

a)

monophony

b)

polyphony

c)

sacred

d)

secular

16.

Describe in complete sentences what life was like for the average person in the Medieval Time Period.

4 lines
17.

Name at least 3 instruments that were commonly used during this time period.

4 lines