Middle Ages 1

Question 1

_________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Answer 1

Pope Gregory

Question 2

__________ was the most important patron of music during the Middle Ages.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church

Question 3

The portion of the Mass that remains the same each day is called the _______.

Answer 3

ordinary

Question 4

________ was one of the first woman composers of importance.

Answer 4

Hildegard of Bingen

Question 5

_________ was the earliest form of polyphony.

Answer 5

Organum

Question 6

Musicians who sang secular songs in the court, and often accompanied themselves with a lute or some other instrument were called __________.

Answer 6

Troubadours

Question 7

___________ is the style of music that changed in the 14th century to encompass developments in rhythm, meter, counterpoint, and melody.

Answer 7

Ars Nova

Question 8

The french courtly love song of the Middle Ages is the __________.

Answer 8

Chanson

Question 9

__________ is the leading composer of the Arts Nova.

Answer 9

Machaut

Question 10

Rondeau, Ballade, and Virelai are all examples of the ________.

Answer 10

Fixed Form

Question 11

Instrumental music in the Middle Ages was mostly based on ________.

Answer 11

Improvisation

Question 12

The ________ were daughters of Zeus who presided over the arts.

Answer 12

Muses