WorksheetsMusic in the Medieval Period
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who were the troubadours?
Musicians who wrote church music.
Musicians who sang about daily life.
Musicians and poets who sang about chivalry, courtly love, and travel.
Kings wo were also musicians.
What dates best depict the medieval period?
1400 - 1600 A.D
450 - 1450 A.D.
370 - 900 A.D.
0 - 1400 A.D.
What is organum?
Secular music with one vocal part.
Music to be played on the organ.
Sacred music with two vocal parts.
A collection of musicians playing to represent the voices of the organ.
How was the style of Guillaume de Machaut unique during the Medieval period?
He is knows for adding multiple vocal parts to single-line church chants.
He is known for motets using imitative voices and changing textures.
He is known for motets with the imitative polyphony style of the period.
He is known for motets with changing rhythms and integration of sacred and secular texts.
Which of the following was a type of medieval court musician?
Regent
Baron
Troubadour
Jester
Which composer wrote three- and four-part organum?
des Prez
Gesualdo
von Bingen
Perotin
How do motets differ from madrigals in the Medieval period?
Motets introduced the musical technique of word painting.
Madrigals were sung in the common language of the people, while motets were sung in Latin.
Madrigals were more popular in the medieval period.
Madrigals were sung in Latin, while motets were sung in the common language of the people.
During what time period was the first complete annual cycle of chants for the mass in two parts written?
Medieval
Classical
Baroque
Renaissance
What is polyphony?
Three or more independent melodies sung or played at the same time.
A melody sung or played by two or more people at the same time.
A melody sung or played by three or more people at the same time.
Two or more independent melodies sung or played at the same time.
How does the organum chant differ from earlier forms?
Organum chants were much longer.
Organum is a multi-part chant.
Organum chants were faster.
Organum chants were slower.
Which of the following is the most notable composition of Guillaume de Machaut?
Messe de Notre Dame
Mon petit beaucoup
Quant en moy
Les fleurs et le soleil
How did Guillaume de Machaut influence other composers?
Through refinement of melodic applications.
Through his use of more than the standard number of singers for a motet.
Through experimentation and advancement in rhythmic and harmonic applications.
Through his use of more than the standard number of singers for a mass.
Which composer is credited with bridging the Ars Antiqua (old art) and the Ars Nova (new art)?
Guillaume Dufay
Hildegard von Bingen
Leonin
Guillaume de Machaut
Which composer wrote one of the first morality plays?
Leonin
Guillaume de Machaut
Hildegard von Bingen
Perotin
How were Leonin and Perotin able to innovate while adhering to the strict rules of sacred music in their compositions?
They continued to use Biblical texts, but translated them into French.
They used traditional chants, but added instrumental accompaniments.
They used traditional chants, but added additional vocal parts to them.
They continued to write about conventional topics, but used allegories and fables in their lyrics.
What is the correct chronological order of the following composers?
Hildegard von Bingen,
Perotin,
Leonin,
Guillaume de Machaut
Leonin,
Perotin,
Guillaume de Machaut,
Hildegard von Bingen
Guillaume de Machaut,
Leonin,
Perotin,
Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard von Bingen,
Leonin,
Perotin,
Guillaume de Machaut
How were the songs of troubadours different from church music from the same time period?
The songs of troubabours had multiple instrumental accompaniments.
The songs of troubadours used a greater variety of notes.
The songs of troubadours were never sung by women.
The songs of troubadours were typically sung by a chorus.
Troubadours in northern regions of France were referred to as __________.
Dukes
Trouve`res
Jugglers
Barons
Which composer added additional vocal parts to Gregorian chants?
Dufay
Beethoven
Perotin
Bach
Which of the following statements about organum is TRUE?
It was created in the Renaissance.
It involves two melodic lines.
It is sung at secular events.
It is sung with a monophonic texture.
How was the music of Hildegard von Bingen's unlike the music of the time period?
It was rhythmic and percussive.
It was based on the syllables of the liturgy.
It moved stepwise without skipping notes.
She used a wide range of pitches, making large leaps between notes.
Why is the book Scivias important in the study of Hildegard von Bingen?
Scivias is not a book, but a series of songs written by von Bingen.
It is the beginning of Hildegard's visions and her interpretations of them.
It is the last of Hildegard's books, and includes her final conclusions on the nature of music.
It is the last of Hildegard's books, and includes her final conclusions on the nature of the divine.
How were Gregorian chants sung?
In the nave of the basilica.
In diatonic triads.
In monophonic texture.
In French.
