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Ancient and Medieval Test Vocabulary 1. The _____________ was an ancient Greek double-reed instrument with two pipes that were played at the same time 2. _____________ was an Ancient Greek philosopher that didnt like the direction new music was heading. He wrote a book on Ancient music and culture. 3. The _________________ are games held every four years. They used to include music competition along with sports. 4. The type of music that was all sung in unison with no harmony was called ___________________________. 5. This instrument, the ____________, was a predecessor to the modern day violin and was played by pulling a bow over the strings. 6. The _____________ was a musical instrument that was an ancestor to the modern day guitar. 7. _____________________ was a type of music that featured more than one line of music being played at the same time. 8. _______________________ was a traveling musician. Also called a Truvere, Jongleur, and Minnesinger depending on what country you were in. 9. __________________ Music was music that was composed for the church. Church officials paid the composers. 10. ___________________ Music was music not composed for the church. Most songs were about love. Polyphony Troubadour True or False 11. ____ Gregorian chant was sung in the French language. 12. ____ Ars nova is Latin for art of the star. 13. ____ The estampie is instrumental dance music. 14. ____ The term Anonymous means the author is unknown. 15. ____ A Neume was another name for a note. 16. ____ The Lyre was a dance in ancient Greece. Aulos Sacred Word Bank Olympics Lute Secular Monophonic Rebec Plato

17. ____ Gregorian Chant was named after Pope Gregory the First. Multiple Choice 18. ____ Beginning Gregorian Chant: A. was Monophonic in texture B. was Polyphonic in texture C. was Homophonic in texture D. had no texture 19. ____ The French secular songs of the Middle Ages usually dealt with: A. War B. Religion C. Love D. Disease 20. ____ In the recording of the medieval estampie, the melody line is played on a rebec, a A. Medieval Drum B. Bowed string instrument C. Tubular wind instrument D. Early piano-like instrument 21. ____ Gregorian Chant A. Was the official music of the Roman Catholic Church for more than 1,000 years. B. Was monophonic C. Is set to Latin texts D. All of the above. Short Answer 22. What were the five main groups of instruments in the Medieval time period? a. b. c. d. e. 23. What were the three classes of people in Medieval times? a. b. c.

Essays: Pick any 2 1. Pick an Ancient or Medieval instrument and tell me about it. How does it work? What is it made from? 2. Why was it important to develop a universal system of writing down music as early as possible? 3. Why was music so important to the people in Ancient and Medieval times? Everyone was educated in music and went to performances. Why?