MUSIC - The Gregorian Chant: Sacred Music of the Medieval Era

Question 1

It is also known as the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages.

Answer 1

Medieval Period

Question 2

When did the Medieval Period have approximately start and end?

Answer 2

400 A.D. - 1400 A.D.

Question 3

This was an era of war, famine, and chaos, and people were searching for security and protection.

Answer 3

Medieval Period

Question 4

It was the form of government established during the Middle Ages.

Answer 4

Feudal System

Question 5

What are the five classes divided by the Feudal System?

Answer 5

The king, the bishop, the baron, the lord, and the peasant

Question 6

Who issued the Edict of Milan to end the persecution of Christians?

Answer 6

Roman Emperor Constantine (313 A.D.)

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE
Because the persecution of Christians had come to an end, Islam flourished across Europe.

Answer 7

FALSE; Christianity

Question 8

This spread across Europe and cost many lives.

Answer 8

Black Death or the Bubonic Plaque

Question 9

This mostly featured cathedrals, monasteries, and other religious structures.

Answer 9

Medieval Art and Architecture

Question 10

It was predominantly Gothic in style, but there were also structures built in the Romanesque style.

Answer 10

Medieval Architecture

Question 11

Inside the cathedral, these were some of the highlights of the Gothic church structure.

Answer 11

Stained glass windows

Question 12

These became a famous art form during this time.

Answer 12

Illuminated Manuscripts or Elaborated Writings

Question 13

TRUE OR FALSE
During the medieval period, vocal music dominated the music scene.

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

TRUE OR FALSE
There are records of instrumental music.

Answer 14

FALSE; There are no records because music, as played by instruments, was highly improvised at this time.

Question 15

This was not notated during this period.

Answer 15

Rhythm

Question 16

The use of ______ and _______ was very evident in medieval music.

Answer 16

(1) Small melodic intervals (2) Range

Question 17

These pertain to the style and expression.

Answer 17

Melisma and Legato

Question 18

These pertain to the pitches, which are sort of a building block of the music.

Answer 18

Church modes

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE
The application of melisma, legato, and church mode were the usual characteristics of rhythm.

Answer 19

FALSE; Characteristics of Melody

Question 20

It is a group of notes that are sung on a syllable of a particular word or text.

Answer 20

Melisma

Question 21

It is a smooth, even manner of musical performance.

Answer 21

Legato

Question 22

It is one of the eight scales in the Gregorian Chant.

Answer 22

Church Mode

Question 23

What is the other term for church mode?

Answer 23

Gregorian Mode

Question 24

TRUE OR FALSE
The concepts of harmony and tonality were different in the Middle Ages than those in modern Western music.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

It was mainly used during the early part of the Middle Ages, that refers to only one musical line.

Answer 25

Monophonic texture

Question 26

It was developed by combining several musical lines such as organum and motets.

Answer 26

Polyphonic texture

Question 27

It was mainly sacred vocal music such as plainchant, conductus, masses, and motets, instrumental estampie, and secular vocal songs.

Answer 27

Musical genre

Question 28

It is one of the distinctive music forms that marked the period.

Answer 28

Plainchant or Plainsong

Question 29

It is a form of prayer song that is purely vocal, monophonic, and intended for church use only.

Answer 29

Plainchant

Question 30

It is said that he initiated the compilation of a plainsong called the Gregorian chant to establish the unity of the church.

Answer 30

Pope Gregory the Great

Question 31

These were notated in neumes.

Answer 31

Gregorian chants

Question 32

It is the early form of musical notation used to transcribe the Gregorian chant.

Answer 32

Neume

Question 33

How many lines of staff and square does the neume have to indicate the pitch, interval, and melodic motion?

Answer 33

Four-line

Question 34

It is a Gregorian chant written in neumatic notation.

Answer 34

Gaudeamus Omnes

Question 35

It is the predecessor of the present musical notation.

Answer 35

Neume