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WorksheetsAncient to Renaissance Music
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which word does NOT come from Greek origin?
Cacophony
Meter
Tuba
Aerophone
The ancient Greek philosophers were in ______ to study science, drama, and music.
Symposiums
Forums
Meeting Halls
Clubs
Name the philosopher that was responsible for putting emotion with music (hard rock pumps you up for lifting weights)
(a)
Music in the Medieval Period was divided into...
ham and cheese
peanut butter and jelly
vocal and instrumental
sacred and secular
Which of these elements is NOT part of plainchant singing?
polyphonic
melismatic
neumatic
traumatic
syllabic
In the Church, songs were sung
a piacere
a capella
a tempo
molto mosso
Please describe 2 musical elements of this song heard here. Use a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Medieval)
Which of the following is NOT a genre of the Renaissance?
Mass
Zarzuela
Madrigal
Sonata
What is the meaning of counterpoint?
A musical line that imitates the melody
A musical line that plays lower notes
A musical line that has a similar contour and runs against the melody
A musical line that just has pure rhythm
What is the musical technique, where you have to know certain rules to make your own melody?
embellishment
improvisation
Imitation
Inversion
Which one of these techniques is NOT part of songs like London Bridge Is Falling Down?
Round
Imitation
Inversion
Call and Response
Fugue
In 2 sentences please describe the musical elements here. Then compare it to a song of the Renaissance or of the Medieval period.
