WorksheetsMusic in ancient Greek civilitation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to its etymology, what does
the word “Music” mean?
We don’t know its origin but it could have been created in ancient Mesopotamia.
It derives from Greek and means "art of the muses".
It derives from Latin of the concept “mass and psalms”.
It derives from Latin and it is related with an ancient instrument called "melodium".
Acording to mythology, ¿who was the best musician, capable of dominating creatures and taming beasts?
Zeus
Apollo
Orpheus
Calliope
According to the beliefs of ancient Greece ...
Music had magical powers that could cure illnesses.
Music was related to the movement of the stars in the sky.
Music could modify the behavior of animals.
Music was used mainly in religious ceremonies in temples.
What is the oldest complete preserved
score?
The infertile Woman's Prayer
Seikilos Epitaph
Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal
Cuneiform tablet from Nippur
Where is the Seikilos epitaph written?
In a temple dedicated to the god Apollo.
On a tablet from the city of Ugarit.
On the lintel at the entrance to the Tralles cemetery.
On a funerary pillar on a tomb.
1. Which Greek philosophers thought that music should be used in education to build the character of young people?
Plato and Aristotle
Heraclitus and Epicurus
Pythagoras and Anaxagoras
Diogenes and Parmenides
String instrument from Ancient Greek associated with the god Apollo.
Lyra
Aulos
Salpinx
Zills
Brass instrument from ancient Greek like a spiral horn or trumpet.
Lyra
Aulos
Salpinx
Zills
Woodwind instrument from ancient Greek, like a double recorder, associated with the god Dyonysus.
Lyra
Aulos
Salpinx
Zills
Small percussion instrument from ancient Greek that sounds metallic and high-pitched.
Lyra
Aulos
Salpinx
Zills
