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Music History: Ancient - Medieval

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word does NOT have a Greek origin?

a)

Harmony

b)

Polyphony

c)

semitone

d)

fortissimo

2.

Which god or goddess was the word "music" attributed to?

a)

Hermes

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Muses

d)

Apollo

3.

(a)   was the philosopher that attributed musical connection to emotions for everyday life.

4.

Which one of these traditions is where you can find musical performances?

a)

Children's songs

b)

Choirs at an amphitheater

c)

Military marches

d)

Religious services

e)

2 or more of the above

5.

Among which cultures were responsible for making instruments of metal incorporated into their culture?

a)

Rome

b)

Macedonia

c)

Greece

d)

Thracian

6.

Describe the music you hear here.

a)

Polyphony was the predominant sound

b)

Musical contour was very simple, and often stepwise

c)

Lots of rhythmic patterns, including sixteenth notes

d)

Instruments of wood and plastic are used here

7.

Which time were monks/nuns were expected to compose music?

a)

2-4pm

b)

12 - 3am

c)

6-8pm

d)

9am-12pm

e)

7-8am

8.

Which one of these is NOT an invention of music during the Medieval period?

a)

Neumes

b)

Dynamics

c)

Curwen Hand Signs/Solfege

d)

Antiphonal singing

e)

Music Staff

9.

When singers sung, whether it be secular or sacred, there was ____ or 1 note per syllable, neumatic, or ____ notes per syllable, and ____, or many notes per syllable.

(a)  

10.

The troubadours of the Medieval period sang and played...

a)

generally in a common language, such as Old French

b)

A piacere tempo

c)

Monophony was prevalent, although have instrumental support

d)

Antiphonal singing