| Early Music | ||
| #1 | What were the dates of the medieval period in music? |
450-1450 |
| #2 | What were the dates of the Renaissance period of music? |
1450-1600 |
| #3 | What were the dates of the Baroque period of music? |
1600-1760 |
| #4 | What method was used to learn the earliest music? |
Rote |
| #5 | What is the name of the earliest form of plainchant? |
Gregorian Chant |
| Early Music | ||
| #1 | What was the theme of early music? |
Religion |
| #2 | What was early music written on? |
Sheepskin |
| #3 | What was the first form of notation called? |
Neumes |
| #4 | Church choirs were made up of men and who? |
Boys |
| #5 | Who was plainchant wrongly named for? |
Pope Gregory the Great |
| Early Instruments | ||
| #1 | What is the name of the instrument that predates the piano? |
Harpsichord |
| #2 | What is the name of the instrument that predates the trombone? |
Sackbut |
| #3 | What is the name of the hand-held key instrument that must be pumped? |
Hurdy-Gurdy |
| #4 | What are the knobs you pull out on an organ to adjust the timbre called? |
Stops |
| #5 | Name one early wood wind instrument |
Ocarina Flute Recorder |
| Early Music | ||
| #1 |
Music written for the church is called what? |
Sacred |
| #2 | Music with a non-religious theme is what? |
Secular |
| #3 | What type of music has one musical line (voice)? |
Monophony |
| #4 | What type of music has a two musical lines (voices) moving together? |
Homophony |
| #5 | What type of music has many musical lines (voices) moving in different directions? |
Polyphony |
| Renaissance Music | ||
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| Final Question | |
What animal did Pope Gregory the Great say came to him and helped him create Gregorian Chant? |
Dove |