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WorksheetsMedieval Music
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which era of music history spans from 450 to 1400?
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
Classical
What is Plainchant?
Music with two or more independent melodies
Music not related to religious services
Monophonic music without accompaniment used in the liturgy of the Western Church
A musical style used in France in the 14th century
What term describes music with two or more independent melodies played simultaneously?
Plainchant
Monophony
Polyphony
Sacred Music
Which of the following terms describes music used for religious purposes?
Secular Music
Sacred Music
Ars Nova
Polyphony
Which type of plainchant is characterized by the choir being divided into two equal alternating groups?
A. Responsorial
B. Unison
C. Antiphonal
D. Polyphonic
What type of music primarily existed during the Medieval Period?
instrumental
sacred/vocal
sacred/instrumental
secular
What does monophonic music mean?
really fun music
music with only 1 line
music with multiple lines
instrumental music
Which term describes music that is not related to religious services?
A. Sacred Music
B. Secular Music
C. Plainchant
D. Polyphony
Who controlled religious, educational, and musical life?
the monarchy
The Catholic Church
the local community
the universties
Who was responsible for copying music by hand during the Middle Ages?
Artists
Teachers
Monks
Merchants
How was most music passed along during the Middle Ages?
through written manuscripts
orally through generations
via radio broadcasts
through printed books
What was the main reason for the limited notated music in the Middle Ages?
lack of interest
high cost of materials
lack of composers
Population's illiteracy (they couldn't read)
