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1
What did Guido de Arezzo call his hand when using it for the staff?
Neumes
The staff
A capella
The Guidonian hand
2
What is the year span for the Medieval Musical Era?
100-500 AD
400-1400 AD
500-900 AD
1200-1400AD
3
What is a kyrie?
A mode that means the same thing as "major scale"
Short repeated hymn used in Christian/Catholic services
A brass instrument with a reed that resembles an oboe or recorder
Music for the common people
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What is monophonic music?
Music with exactly one part sung in unison
Music with 3 or more contrasting parts
Music with a melody and alternate melody
Music with a melody and harmony part
5
What were the 2 types of music in the Medieval Era?
Village tunes & Madrigals
Sacred & Church Music
Sacred & Secular
Liturgical & Sacred
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Who is responsible for the 5 line staff?
Hildegard von Bingen
Guido de Arezzo
Francesco Landini
Guillaume de Machaut
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Which instrument is from the Medieval Era?
Hurdy Gurdy
Vielle
Bagpipes
Sackbut
8
Which composer wrote the first 4-part polyphony in Western music?
Leonin
Landini
Comtessa de Dia
Perotin
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What is oral tradition?
The traditions that you speak at holidays.
Passing down a story by reading it from a book.
Reading hymns from the Bible at church
Passing down a song or story by word of mouth.
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Which syllable texture has 1 syllable per pitch change?
Neumatic
Melismatic
Syllabic
11
The Comtessa de Dia is the only female troubadour with a recorded legacy
True
False
12
Who was Perotin's teacher and wrote 8 books of the Bible in sacred verse?
Leonin
Comtessa de Dia
Guido de Arezzo
Hildegard von Bingen
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Why was John Dunstable the bridge between the Medieval and Renaissance Eras?
He used brass instruments in his music
He wrote for SATB and chamber ensembles
He was the first to use 3rds & 6ths harmonies instead of perfect intervals
He was the first to use non-religious lyrics
14
Musicians wrote down songs on paper to teach them to the next generation.
False
True
15
Medieval music uses lots of perfect intervals (1, 4, 5, 8ths)
True
False
16
What did most medieval composers use in their music?
The hurdy gurdy
Liturgical themes
Modes
Instruments
17
Which syllable texture has 1 syllable over 5 or more pitch changes?
Melismatic
Neumatic
Syllabic
18
Which syllable texture has 1 syllable every 2-4 pitch changes?
Melismatic
Neumatic
Syllabic
19
Which female composer wrote plainchants for nuns?
Leonin
Hildegard von Bingen
Guillaume de Machaut
Comtessa de Dia
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What is polyphonic music?
Music with 3 or more contrasting parts
Music with a melody and harmony part
Music with a melody an alternate melody
Music with exactly one part sung in unison
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What is homophonic music?
Music with exactly one part sung in unison
Music with a melody and alternate melody
Music with a melody and harmony part
Music with 3 or more contrasting parts
22
Which instrument is NOT from the Medieval Era?
Vielle
Harpsichord
Bassoon
Tambourine
23
Who wrote mostly secular music, was blind, and played the organ?
Guillaume de Machaut
Francesco Landini
Leonin
Comtessa de Dia
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What marked the "end" of the Middle Ages?
The Bubonic Plague
The Great Schism
John Dunstable's death
The fall of feudalism
