History of Music Flashcards

1

How did people remember melodies prior to the year 1,000?

They put signs over the lyrics
They learnt them by heart.
They wrote the pitch on the score
They used to draw some numbers over anthems and psalms.

2

How many gregorian chant genres are there?

3: religious, secular & syllabic
4: religious, secular instrumental and vocal
2: syllabic and melismatic
2: religious and secular

3

Religious music in Middle Ages was performed in ....

Castles and streets
Everywhere
Monasteries and castles
At locations such as St. James´ Way

4

Who invented our tuning system?

Guido d'Arezzo
Pythagoras
Hildergard von Bingen
Alfonso X The Wise

5

The pan flute is made of reeds

True
False

6

What is this instrument called?

Lute
Hurdy Gurdy
Bagpipes
None of them

7

Around the year 1,000 Alfonso X The Wise came up with a system to represent the exact pitch of each note.

False
True

8

Hildergard von Bingen was a prolific secular singer

True
False

9

Where did the names of the notes come from?

From St. John's hymn
From St. Paul's hymn
From the Virgin Mary
From St. Peter's hymn

10

Pope Gregory invented the Gregorian Chant

True
False

11

Did cavemen use Music as a satnav?

True
False

12

Where did the word Music come from?

From The Middle Ages
From Ancient Greeks and Pythagoras
From Pythagoras
From Ancient Greeks

13

Which one of the following instruments is not from the ancient Greece

Double Aulos
Pan Flute
Lyre
Hurdy Gurdy

14

In what languages was secular music written?

All of them
vernacular
Regional
Local

15

Jesters wrote secular lyrics

True
False

History of Music

Questions 15

History of Music

Questions 15