What does secular mean?

Things not related to the Church/religion.

What significant question did French composer Perotin ask and experiment with?

What would happen if you had more than two voices singing at the same time?

What does sacred mean?

Things related to Church/religion

What major question did Europe have concerning religious institutions?

Did the Church rule the land or did the king rule his individual land

Why was music notation developed?

It would take years to remember the songs

What two things helped to start the Peasants Revolt of 1381 and eventually led to the fall of Feudalism?

The Black Death and peasants realizing their labor is worth more money

A traveling musician who sang about love

Why is Guido of Arezzo significant?

He developed the first music notation system

What is a barber-surgeon?

Someone who cuts hair and performs surgery

The sung version of the Latin Psalms and Mass

A person who farms the land of a Lord in return for protection

Don't kill your opponent, hold them for ransom, and treat them with respect

A traveling musician who also juggled and performed magic tricks.

Two different notes sung/played at the same time

What does polyphonic mean?

More than one part played or sung at the same time.

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1
What does secular mean?
Things not related to the Church/religion.
The most sacred things.
A mixture of religious things and non-religious things.
Music played only on a drone
2
What significant question did French composer Perotin ask and experiment with?
Why is music history important for us to learn?
Can voices and instruments be used at the same time?
What would happen if you had more than two voices singing at the same time?
Is there music all around the world or only in Paris?
3
What two things altered the course of music in the Medieval Period?
The invention of the drone
organum and music notation
harmony and music notation
harmony and organum
4
What does sacred mean?
Things related to Church/religion
Hard work
Things not related to Church/religion
Music
5
What were England and France fighting over?
Food
Land
Who started the Bubonic Plague
Cattle
6
What caused the Great Schism (Divide)?
Two ruling Kings
Two ruling Popes
People who like mushrooms vs. people who don't like mushrooms
One country dividing itself into two.
7
The addition of Organum to Gregorian Chant changed the texture to ______________?
Boring
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Not a good idea
8
In addition to chords, what other significant contribution to music notation did Perotin make?
A way to notate music for women to sing
A way to write songs in English instead of Latin
A way to notate rhythm
A way to notate trumpet music
9
What major question did Europe have concerning religious institutions?
Should church services be held on Sunday or Wednesday?
Should church services be in Latin or in the language of the town's people
Who collected taxes?
Did the Church rule the land or did the king rule his individual land
10
Which two countries fought against each other in the 100 years war?
England and Germany
England and France
France and America
England and America
11
Plain Chant is also known as _________.
Pope Chant
Marion Chant
Plain singing
Gregorian Chant
12
Which of the following IS NOT an instrument used during Medieval times?
Piano
Lute
Sackbut
Lizard
13
In Plain Chant everyone sings the exact same thing at the exact same time. What is another word for this type of singing
Monosinging
Unison
Boring
Duet
14
Why was music notation developed?
People had jobs and couldn't devote enough time to memorize songs
The Monks and Nuns wanted to confuse people
People could now read and write
It would take years to remember the songs
15
Biological warfare first occurred in 1347 when an army catapulted the bodies of Black Death victims onto their opponents
False
True
16
What does Bas Mean?
Low or soft
High or medium
Low or medium
High or loud
17
Which of the following IS NOT a Medieval composer?
Beethoven
Guillaume de Machaut
Guido de Arezzo
Hildegard von Bingen
18
What were the two most popular weapons used during warfare?
longbow and sword
catapult and cannon
longbow and cannon
revolver and longbow
19
What two things helped to start the Peasants Revolt of 1381 and eventually led to the fall of Feudalism?
Access to better tools and religion
Education and better food
The Black Death and peasants realizing their labor is worth more money
The Black Death and famine
20
A note or chord played continuously throughout Gregorian Chant made it sound like an organ. What is this called?
Organum
Pianoum
Guitarum
Bassoonum
21
What is a troubadour
A church musician who sang about love
A peddler who traveled from town to town selling pots and pans
A traveling musician that could only play one instrument and did not sing
A traveling musician who sang about love
22
What was the most common profession during the middle ages?
Teacher
Lawyer
Police Officer
Farmer
23
Why is Guido of Arezzo significant?
He invented the organ
He developed the first music notation system
He determined there was no way to accurately notate music
He composed the first Drone Organum
24
What is a barber-surgeon?
Someone who cuts hair and performs surgery
Someone who teaches people how to cut hair
A surgeon who gives their patients a sedative to relax during a haircut
A surgeon who cuts hair out of someone's body
25
What is plainchant?
When plain people chant
The sung version of the Latin Psalms and Mass
The sung version of the English Psalms and Mass
The spoken version of the Latin Psalms and Mass
26
What is another name for the Bubonic Plague?
The Flu
Purple Death
Coronavirus
Black Death
27
What is Feudalism?
A game played in Medieval times similar to Capture the Flag
An ongoing war between England and France
A person who farms the land of a Lord in return for protection
A Lord who farms the land of a person in return for protection
28
What did Pope Gregory the Great have to do with Gregorian Chant?
He was the composer of all Gregorian Chants
Nothing
He was the greatest Pope of all time
He outlawed all other types of music
29
Who is Gregorian Chant named after?
Pope Gregory the Best
Principal Gregory the Awful
Pope Gregory the Great
Preacher Gregory the Great
30
What is chivalry?
Kill your opponent after ransom has been paid.
Helping old people cross the street
Don't kill your opponent, hold them for ransom, but kill their family
Don't kill your opponent, hold them for ransom, and treat them with respect
31
What was the cause of the spread of the Bubonic Plague?
rats, mice, and fleas
rats, birds, and cats
fleas, bed bugs, and ticks
mice, hamsters, and gerbils
32
Unison singing in the Middle Ages is referred to as ______________?
Boring
Monophonic
Not a good idea
Polyphonic
33
What is a Jongleur
A musician who only performed in one place
A traveling musician who sang about love
Someone who only performed magic tricks
A traveling musician who also juggled and performed magic tricks.
34
What was the only unifying force, or the one thing everyone believed in during the middle ages?
The work force
The Church/Religion
Food
Education
35
What is harmony?
Two different notes sung/played at the same time
A song that can only be played on the organ
Music that is difficult to play
The same note sung/played together
36
What does Haut Mean?
Low or soft
Low or medium
High or loud
High or medium
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What does polyphonic mean?
A type of heart disease
More than one part played or sung at the same time.
More than one person playing the same instrument
Only one part played or sung at the same time

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