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Medieval Period of Music

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Medieval Period of music occurred during what dates?

a)

1740-1820

b)

400-1450

c)

1000-2000

d)

1450-1600

2.

Two of the most well known composers during the medieval musical period are?

a)

Guillaume de Machaut

b)

Ludwig Beethoven

c)

James I of Van

d)

Hildegard of Bingen

3.

Select all of the instruments used during the medieval period.

a)

Gittern

b)

Hurdy-Gurdy

c)

Violin

d)

Fiddle

4.

Who helped to start the process of musical notation on paper?

a)

HIldegard of Bingen

b)

Pope Gregory I

c)

Troubadours

d)

Guillaume de Machaut

5.

A group of colorfully dressed traveling musicians who sang of love and shared news of the day during the Medieval period were called?

a)

Plain Chanters

b)

Students of the Notre Dame School of Polyphony

c)

Sacred Musicians

d)

Troubadours

6.

During the Medieval Period, music was split into what 2 groups?

a)

Secular

b)

Common

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Sacred

7.

The first musical staff that was invented during the Medieval Period is used in exactly the same way today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

The major form of music that most singers used during the first part of the Medieval Period was called what?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphony

c)

Divertimento

d)

Cantata

9.

Which form of music was invented and developed during the last half of the Medieval Period?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphony

c)

Canta

d)

Divertimento

10.

Which composer wrote music for the church and for every day life?

a)

Hildegard of Bingen

b)

Guillaume de Machut

c)

John Dunstable

d)

Pope Gregory I

11.

In general, were women given the same chances as men in music, during the Medieval Period of music?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

What are the 2 main institutions that could afford the latest and greatest in musical instruments during the Medieval Period?

a)

Troubadours

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Small community bands

d)

Royal Families of Europe

13.

Was all of the music of the Medieval Period of music written down?

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

Select all the instruments that were used during the Medieval Period of music?

a)

Piano

b)

Gittern

c)

Organ

d)

Fiddle

e)

Hurdy Gurdy

15.

Select some of the most well-known forms of music that we know about today, that started in the Medieval Period of music?

a)

Gregorian Chant - Sometimes known as plain chant.

b)

Polyphony - singing/playing different notes and melodies at the same time.

c)

Symphony - a multi-movement instrumental piece of music

d)

Rap - a type of very rhythmic spoken music.

16.

The predecessor to the guitar is the?

a)

Hurdy-Gurdy

b)

Crumhorn

c)

Gittern

d)

Fiddle

17.

What material was used to make strings for stringed instruments during the Medieval Period of music?

a)

Steel

b)

Gut

c)

Nylon

d)

Synthetic

18.

Select which choice occurred first during the Medieval Period of music?

a)

Notre Dame School of Polyphony (1160-1250)

b)

Plain Chant - main style of music.

c)

Pope Gregory I - begins the process of inventing musical notation.

d)

Guillaume De Machaut - writes music for both sacred and secular music.

19.

Was it common to hear instruments and singers perform together for most of the Medieval Period of music?

a)

yes

b)

no