Medieval Era Chant
Church Mode
Music Composition
Medieval Composers
Musical Instruments
100

What is the Medieval Era Timeline?

500 A.D. - 1400

100

True or False: Modal scales move in skips

False - they move in steps

100

In the early ages, music was sung in unison. What is the term for multiple voices?

Polyphony

100

These types of composers were considered poets

Troubadors and trouveres

100

What is the name for a portable organ?

Portative Organ

200

Although used in an Orthodox liturgy service, which church still uses the Gregorian Chant style for hymnal worship.

Catholic

200

How many Church modes are there and how many oktoecho notes are there in each scale?

7 Modes and 8 notes

200

This was the first composer to write for more than two voices.

Perotin

200

This was the main theme of a troubador's composition.

Love

200

This instrument is considered similar to the oboe.

Shawm

300

This melodious and beautiful type of singing created by John Koukouzelis is called ____________

Kalophonics

300

List the correct order of the modal scales

Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Locrian 

300

This sophisticated style of singing is called ______

Ars Nova

300

Minnesingers were considered which country's version of poet-musicians?

Germany

300

This instrument is considered quite large and installed in churches.

Large Organ or Pipe Organ

400

Ecclesiastical Modes were a type of mode that belonged to ________ modes.

Church

400

Half steps in a modal scale are between which pairs of notes?

B-C, E-F

400

What is considered unaccompanied, multi-voice choral works? And are they monophonic?

Motets and no. They are polyphonic

400

This medieval dance is considered similar to a waltz and is written in what time signature?

Name the dance and the time signature

Estampie and 3/4

400

This instrument is a long tube, no valves, and similar to the trumpet.

Cornett

500
Sung in latin, sung in harmony, mostly skip-wise motion, and limited range of notes where characteristics of Gregorian Chant.


Which statements are NOT true

Sung in harmony and mostly skip-wise

500

Lemonade, Pink, and Drink are related to which modal scales?

Lydian, Phrygian, Dorian

500

Two flutes are playing the same melody at the same time. Would they be considered monophonic or polyphonic?

Monophonic

500

Only the harmony was notated in an estampie.

True or false?

False - only the melody is listed

500

This instrument was used to accompany musicians. It is similar to a guitar or ukulele 

Lute

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