Antiquity/Mid Ages

Question 1

Prehistoric European cultures left behind what instruments?

Answer 1

instruments made from bones

Question 2

The lyre was associated with which Greek god?

Answer 2

Apollo

Question 3

The most popular ancient Greek wind instrument was the __________.

Answer 3

aulos

Question 4

The Doctrine of Ethos is the theory that music __________.

Answer 4

can influence a person’s morality

Question 5

The Greater Perfect System consists of ________.

Answer 5

a series of tetrachords linked to form a two-octave range of usable pitches

Question 6

The names for the modes came from ________.

Answer 6

ethnic groups of ancient Greece

Question 7

The chant tradition centered in the city of Milan is

known as __________.

Answer 7

Ambrosian chant

Question 8

The church fathers believed __________.

Answer 8

that music could be good or evil and that only the right kinds of music should be sung in worship

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of art music in ancient Rome?

Answer 9

There is no written documentation of art music in ancient Rome.

Question 10

The eight church modes are defined primarily by their

__________.

Answer 10

range, final, and reciting tone

Question 11

Instruments similar to trumpets and horns were used in ________.

Answer 11

ancient Greece

Question 12

Charlemagne is credited with __________.

Answer 12

attempting to bring chant practices in the Frankish kingdom into line with Roman chant practice

Question 13

The sixth-century writer who compiled a compendium of Greek music theory based on Pythagorus, Nichomachus and Ptolemy was __________.

Answer 13

Boethius

Question 14

The Schola Cantorum was __________.

Answer 14

a medieval Roman institution charged with training boys and men as church singers

Question 15

The Rule of St. Benedict was __________.

Answer 15

the prescribed practices for Catholics in monasteries

Question 16

Hildegard of Bingen is known for __________.

Answer 16

composing both the words and music for chants and liturgical dramas

Question 17

Notker Balbulus is known for __________.

Answer 17

composing sequences

Question 18

In chantbooks, the letters EUOUAE indicate _________.

Answer 18

the last vowels in the Lesser Doxology

Question 19

The shawm was similar to what modern-day

instrument?

Answer 19

oboe

Question 20

The Cantigas de Santa Maria were written in which language?

Answer 20

Gallego-Portuguese

Question 21

Secular song in Germany __________.

Answer 21

was influenced by the music of the troubadours but

was written in German

Question 22

The estampie and istampita were __________.

Answer 22

dance forms

Question 23

Which of these statements is true of percussion instruments in the Middle Ages?

Answer 23

Bells and drums are commonly depicted in medieval art.

Question 24

What practice has its roots in Theological Doctrine

Answer 24

Chivalry

Question 25

Define “Gamut”

Answer 25

Coined by Guido of Arezzo.

Refers to the notes in an entire scale.

Question 26

Goliards

Answer 26

Monks who made songs about drinking and womanizing.

Question 27

Bar form is a three part form used by______.

Answer 27

Minnesinger and Meistersingers (stolle, stolle, abgesang)

Question 28

What are the 4 finals associated with church modes

Answer 28

D E F G

Question 29

Reciting Tone

Answer 29

Pitch that occurs most often in a chant.