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WorksheetsUnit 2 Ancient and Medieval Music
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
A form of polyphony with a plainchant melody accompanied by one or more melodic lines.
Mass
Motet
Organum
a capella
A German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner.
Guido D'Arezzo
Hildegard von Bingen
Leonin and Perotin
Guillame de Machaut
A French composer and poet who was the central figure of the ars nova style in late medieval music.
Guido D'Arezzo
Hildegard von Bingen
Leonin and Perotin
Guillame de Machaut
Singing without instrumental accompaniment.
Neumes
Plainchant
Liturgy
The set of religious practices and rituals performed in a particular place or time.
Illustrated Manuscript
Mass
Plainchant
Musical symbols placed above or below text to indicate the shape of the melody.
(a)
Music containing multiple melodic lines.
(a)
Music with a single line.
Polyphony
Monophony
Organum
Motet
Music containing illustrations that reflect the text of the music.
Motet
Illustrated Manuscript
Plainchant
Monophony
Medieval church music with single melodies that are sung for various religious holidays throughout the year.
Motet
Chanson
Organum
Plainchant
Music that is NOT about a religious subject.
(a)
(a) are descriptive artifacts such as stories about, pictures of, etc.
Creators and performers of poetry, music, and other entertainment for the courts throughout Europe.
motets & chansons
mass & liturgy
troubadors, trobairitz, jongleurs & minstrels
rondeau, ballade & virelai
Haut instruments were:
soft/strings/suitable for outdoors
soft/string/suitable for chamber music
loud/wind/suitable for chamber music
loud/wind/suitable for outdoors
Circle the three formes fixes.
chanson
virelai
rondeau
ballade
16.
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This is an example of:
plainchant
motet
organum
17.
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Is this selection sacred or secular?
sacred
secular
18.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
This is an example of:
plainchant
motet
organum
19.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
Is this selection sacred or secular?
Sacred
Secular
20.
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Is this selection sacred or secular?
Sacred
Secular
21.
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Which formes fixes is used?
Rondeau (rondo)
Ballade
(ababbcbC[3x], bbC)
Virelai (AbbaA)
22.
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Is this instrument haut or bas?
Haut
Bas
23.
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Is this instrument haut or bas?
haut
bas
24.
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Is this instrument haut or bas?
haut
bas
25.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
Is this instrument haut or bas?
haut
bas
