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Exam #1: Instruments, Elements and Medieval

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The era that came after the Ancient period was the ________.

a)

Renaissance Era

b)

Baroque Era

c)

Medieval Era

d)

Swiftie Era

2.

Of the two types of music settings that were discussed, one was "sacred"; music that would be performed at church. The other was _______.

a)

Secular; non-religious music that could be performed anywhere.

b)

Motet; non-religious music that could be performed anywhere.

c)

Soprano; non-religious music that could be performed anywhere.

d)

Gregorian Chant; non-religious music that could be performed anywhere.

3.

Hildegard von Bingen was an iconic male Renaissance composer.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Saxophone and the Flute are made of metal. This makes them members of the ________ family.

a)

Brass

b)

String

c)

Woodwind

d)

Voice

5.

Which of these Music Elements is used to describe the volume of the music?

a)

Timber

b)

Rhythm

c)

Musical Form

d)

Dynamics

6.

Of the Musical Elements listed below, which is the element that we use to distinguish the sound of a voice from an instrument...how we can tell the difference between a flute, and a trumpet, and a piano.

a)

Timbre

b)

Rhythm

c)

Harmony

d)

Melody

7.

Monophonic texture describes music that contains a single, unaccompanied melody.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What was one musical characteristic of the Medieval Era?

a)

Music was mainly instrumental and polyphonic.

b)

Music was mainly vocal and monophonic.

c)

Music contained electronic instruments.

9.

What were the 3 (three) types of Chant melodies?

a)

Beat, Rhythm, Meter

b)

Melody, Harmony, Countermelody

c)

Syllabic, Neumatic, Melismatic

d)

Violin, Viola, Cello

10.

During the Medieval Era, where could one expect to hear secular music?

a)

Festivals, feasts, tournaments, courts

b)

Church, Monasteries, Cathedrals

c)

It didn't exist in that era.

11.

Listening Example #1

Identify the composer of the following piece.

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Luis de Milan

c)

Leonin

d)

Perotin

12.

Listening Example #2

Identify the correct time of the following piece.

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Era

c)

Renaissance Era

13.

Listening Example #3

Identify the composer of the following piece.

a)

John Dunstable

b)

Luis de Milan

c)

Hildegard von Bingen

d)

Perotin

14.

Listening Example #4

Identify the texture of the following piece.

a)

monophonic

b)

polyphonic

c)

heterophonic

15.

Listening Example #5

Identify where you would hear this type of music.

a)

Gregorian Chant - Church, Monastery

b)

Chansons - Festival or Courts

c)

Pageants and Ceremonies

d)

Courts and Jousts