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WorksheetsAncient and Medieval Music Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins
Who were Troubadours and Trouvères?
Renaissance painters
Medieval knights
Medieval poet-musicians
Ancient philosophers
What is Organum?
A type of ancient Greek poetry
A type of Renaissance painting
A type of medieval polyphonic music
A type of Japanese martial art
Which subtopic is associated with Troubadours and Trouvères?
Renaissance Art
Medieval Poetry and Music
Baroque Architecture
Classical Literature
Which musical instrument was commonly used by Minstrels and Jongleurs?
lute
drum
flute
harp
What is NOT a Medieval instrument?
Hurdy Gurdy
Citole
Guitar
Organ
What is it called when ONE single melody is played, written, or sung with no harmony?
Polyphony
Monophony
Plainchant
Ars Nova
Music not related to religion or religious services
secular music
sacred music
Ars Nova
Hurdy Gurdy
Music used for religious services or purposes
secular music
sacred music
Ars Nova
Hurdy Gurdy
Music featuring TWO OR MORE melodies played, written, or sung at the same time
Polyphony
Monophony
Plainchant
Organ
40--1400 AD
The first 1400 years of "Western Music" was dominated by
Alexander the Great
Organum
Pope Gregory
The Church
Plainchant is...
Unaccompanied, monophonic, sacred vocal music
Played on an organ
Music featuring two or more independent melodies
Secular music
Most religious Medieval music was sung in Latin.
True
False
What is a melisma?
one syllable per note
a word
A medieval instrument
multiple notes over one syllable
Which composer invented a set of syllables to help singers learn melodies (solmization), which led to the creation of the musical staff?
Guido de Arezzo
Pope Gregory
Leonin
Perotin
Who were known as wondering minstrels, traveling from town to town, and were some fo the earliest professional musicians?
Monks
Troubadours
Motets
Madrigals
The witch in Hansel and Gretel
What are three characteristics of Hildegard von Bingen's music?
Monophonic
Syllabic
Melismatic
Liturgical songs
What were the name of the two French composers that wrote Magnus Liber Organi (The Great Book of Organum)?
Pope Gregory and Guido of Arezzo
Leonin and Perotin
St. John the Baptist and his brother
Guillaume de Machaut and Guillaume Dufay
What medieval composer was considered one of the most important of the period writing both sacred and secular music and wrote in the
Ars Nova style
Guillaume de Machaut
Philip de Vitry
Hildegard von Bingen
Perotin
What was organum?
the addition of instruments to vocal music
secular music
the addition of a second line of music to the monophonic line
another word for an organ
Which of these was NOT characteristic of Medieval-era music?
Most "cultivated" people were amateur musicians
There were many music-related jobs
Many people bought pianos
Music literacy increased
Which of the following is NOT true of music in the Middle Ages:
the church dominated musical activity
most musicians were priests
music was primarily vocal and sacred
only women were allowed to sing in church
Who is responsible for the oldest known example of written music notation?
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia
The Egyptians
The Greeks
The Romans
What was the Ordinary of the Mass?
The parts of the Mass that changed daily.
Which of these are a part of the Ordinary portion of a mass?
Sanctus
What was the Proper of the Mass?
The Proper of the Mass is a fixed set of prayers used every day.
The Proper is the sermon given during the Mass.
The Proper of the Mass changes to the day of the year.
Which of these is a portion of the Proper of the Mass? (choose all that apply)
Gloria
Alleluia
Introit
Which of these is a primary source?
A musical composition
A performance review
The earliest wind instruments were made out of this material:
A secondary source in research would be: (choose all that apply)
An article written by a composer.
The physical instrument.
A drawing of an instrument.
An article by the composer's uncle.
What age is the cave bear bone flute discovered?
Nearly 300,000 years old
Around 60,000 years old
Which empire conquered most of Europe before it's fall in the 5th century CE?
Roman Empire
Mondolian Empire
True or False: The phrase "The Dark Ages" is because people from the Medieval Era were ignorant and understood nothing.
Quick! You've been offered a ride in a time machine that will take you to one event in the Middle Ages. When and where are you going? Why does this interest you? (Bonus if it's musical in nature!)
