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WorksheetsG9 - MEDIEVAL and RENAISSANCE MUSIC
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The word Medieval means...
Middle Ages
A little bit evil
Religious Music
Latin Music
Medieval music was all religious.
True
False
Another word for religious is sacred?
True
False
Most religious Medieval music was sung in Latin.
True
False
Plainchant is a single line of melody.
True
False
What are the two main classifications of the Medieval Music?
Social and Political
Sacred and Secular
Formal and Informal
Local and International
This is an unaccompanied sacred monophonic song, usually in Latin, and was used by the Western Catholic Church during the 9th and 10th Centuries in Western and Central Europe.
Plainchant
Gregorian Chant
Lied
Chanson
What language was the text for music in the Middle Ages?
Latin
French
English
Italian
Gregorian Chant uses
piano
electric guitar
voices only
voices and piano
The term Renaissance comes from the word renaitre which means “rebirth, ―revival, and ―rediscovery.
True
False
The word "Renaissance" is French for what?
Fancy cheese
Rebirth
Death
Ridiculous
Which invention greatly influenced the Renaissance movement?
Gunpowder
Eye glasses
Coffee houses
The printing press
What kind of music became more popular during the Renaissance?
Instrumental
Vocal
True or false: Polyphony became more complex during the Renaissance.
False
True
In church music, this type of composition became popular.
Tune
Chorale
Mass
Ballad
What is a Madrigal?
a group of instruments playing together
a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music
a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love
a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment
A musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment is called
homophony
counterpoint
consort
madrigal
Polyphonic means what?
One sound / One singing part
Several sounds / Several singing parts
NOT religious
The Church looses some of its power and control during the Renaissance Era.
True
False
