Medieval

Question 1

What is the Medieval time period? 
1400-1600
1600- 1750
1150-1400
1750-1830

Answer 1

1150-1400

Question 2

Is Hildegard Sacred or Secular?

Answer 2

Sacred

Question 3

Is Hildegard polyphony or monophony?

Answer 3

monophony

Question 4

What does Hildegard’s pieces consist of?

Answer 4

Sacred choir music of monophony

Question 5

Is Leonin polyphonic or monophonic?

Answer 5

Polyphonic

Question 6

What type of polyphonic music did Leonin have?

Answer 6

Organum is, in general, a plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the Middle Ages

Question 7

What does Leonin pieces consist of?

Answer 7

polyphonic organum
single to multivoice possible hurdy gurdy
thin multi voice with recall

Question 8

What part of the Medieval Period did Perotin produce music in?

Answer 8

late 12th century

Question 9

Was Perotin monophonic or polyphonic?

Answer 9

Thick polyphonic voice

Question 10

Did perotin use a hurdy gurdy or pedal tone?

Answer 10

Sometimes

Question 11

What did Perotin’s music consist of?

Answer 11

late 12th century
thick polyphonic voice
with optional hurgy gurdy or pedal tone

Question 12

Did machaut use sacred or secular music

Answer 12

Both

Question 13

What is Machaut famous for being?

Answer 13

A poet and a composer

Question 14

Did machaut use a hurdy gurdy?

Answer 14

Yes and sometimes a male voice

Question 15

What did Machaut music consist of?

Answer 15

sacred/secular music
famous for being a poet and a composer
hurdy gurdy with possible singular male voice

Question 16

Listen to a Hildegard piece.

Answer 16

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Question 17

Listen to a Machaut piece

Answer 17

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Question 18

Listen to a Leonin piece

Answer 18

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Question 19

Listen to a Perotin piece

Answer 19

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