Dates
What are the dates of the Medieval Period?
A) 500-1450
B) 1450- 1600
A) 500-1450
Chant was used during which time period?
A) Medieval Period
B) Renaissance Period
A) Medieval Period
Instrumental music rose during which time period?
A) Medieval Period
B) Renaissance Period
B) Renaissance Period
Which composer is credited with being the father of music notation?
A) Guido de Arezzo
B) Gabrieli
C) Hildegard of Bingen
A) Guido de Arezzo
The sackbutt is the predecessor to what modern day instrument?
A) Flute
B) Trombone
C) Guitar
B) Trombone
What are the dates for the Renaissance Period?
A) 500-1450
B) 1450-1600
B) 1450-1600
What does polyphonic mean?
A) One sound
B) Many sounds
B) Many sounds in different rhythms
Instrumental music was mostly used for what in the Medieval Period?
A) Religious ceremonies
B) Dancing and public events
B) Dancing and public events
Which female composer from the Medieval Period is known for having the largest repertoire survive?
A) Kassia
B) Hildegard of Bingen
C) Comtessa di Dia
B) Hildegard of Bingen
The viol belongs to what family of instruments?
A) String
B) Woodwind
C) Brass
A) String
What time period was from 500-1450?
A) The Medieval Period
B) The Renaissance Period
A) The Medieval Period
What word(s) means illustrating the text using a specific musical technique?
A) Polyphonic Imitation
B) Motet
C) Word Painting
C) Word Painting
True or False: Motets and Madrigals are both unaccompanied vocal pieces for multiple voices.
A) True
B) False
A) True
Josquin des Prez was a composer during which time period?
A) Medieval Period
B) Early Renaissance Period
B) Renaissance Period
The lute is most like what instrument?
A) Flute
B) Guitar
C) Violin
B) Guitar
What time period was from 1450-1600?
A) The Medieval Period
B) The Renaissance Period
B) The Renaissance Period
True or False: Sacred music is based on religious text.
A) True
B) False
A) True
Secular music is non-religious
Which pope was credited with writing and organizing chants in the Medieval Period?
A) Pope Francis
B) Pope Gregory
C) Pope John Paul
B) Pope Gregory
It is called Gregorian Chant
Which composer was known for composing mostly vocal music during the Renaissance?
A) Josquin des Prez
B) Giovanni Gabrieli
C) Hildegaard von Bingen
A) Josquin des Prez
The recorder was first documented during what time period?
A) The Baroque Period
B) The Renaissance Period
C) The Medieval Period
C) The Medieval Period
This Renaissance period date was when Martin Luther nailed his protests to the church doors.
What is 1517
This interval (the distance between two notes) was often used to harmonize during the Renaissance period.
The interval of a 3rd.
Which century saw the invention of printing?
the 1500s
These french composers traveled from town to town, creating music and poetry which also brought news from one town to the next.
Who are Troubadors
This instrument accompanied church choir voices along with the organ beginning in about the 1300s.
The Sackbut