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WorksheetsMedieval Music Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which vocabulary word describes how loud or soft the music will sound?
dynamics
piano
accent
monophonic
Which vocabulary word describes the speed of the music?
dynamics
accent
tempo
largo
Music was this texture until around the year 800.
polyphonic
homophonic
monophonic
varied
Passing music down from one generation to another and teaching through memorization was called?
Guidonian Hand
Solfege
Rote learning
Music reading
The latin chant music we listened to from the beginning of the Medieval era was what texture?
Two part
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
This type of music would be heard in the church and sung by monks, boys, or clergy men.
Secular music
Instrumental
Ballad
Plainchant
Traveling musicians lost their popularity around?
800
1400
The time they got married
During the evening
The musical example "Estampie" was considered what type of music?
Music for monks
Voice and instruments
Instrumental
Voices only
After listening to the Medieval Ballad "Lord Randal" WHO poisoned Randal in the story?
Lord Randal
His mother
His bloodhounds
In the Medieval ballad Barbara Allen, who died first in the story?
Lord Randal
Barbara Allen
William
Bloodhounds
Sacred music was considered non-religious music
TRUE
FALSE
Choose two ballads we listened to in class?
Lord Randal & Barbara Allen
Lord Randal & Estampie
This groups would travel around and perform for the people.
Troubadours
Clergy
Serfs
Royalty
We learned that people were grouped into class. Which group had the most power?
Knights
Nobility
Monks
Serfs
What is the language of the Roman Catholic Church?
Language of the people
Italian
Polish
Latin
We learned that if you were of noble birth you were required to take music lessons
TRUE
FALSE
Non religious music was primarily sung in what language?
French
Latin
Language of the people
Italian
The Medieval Period lasted approximately how many years?
(a)
Which answer describes polyphonic music?
One melody
Two or more melodies
Melody and harmony
Unison
What is sacred music?
Non-religious music
Music that tells a story
Religious music
Sad and serious music
What is a “neume” in Medieval Music?
Solfege singing technique
Punctuation used in the Middle Ages
Secular music
Notes of the Middle Ages
What does “unison” mean?
Two or more parts
Voice and instruments together
Fast tempo
In the beginning who was it that sang chant?
Nobility
Monks
Women of the church
Troubadours
What big thing did Guido D’Arezzo do?
Wrote his own language
Invented the first solfege system
Playing instrumental music
Wrote ballads for the monks
What is secular music
Religious music
Non-religious music
