Ancient and Medieval Music

The earliest instruments ever discovered, bone flutes found in Germany, were how many years old?

• Over 42,000 years

• Over 4,000 years

• Over 400 years

• Over 4 years

The Epitaph of Seikilos was composed by...

• Plato

• Seikilos

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

The instrument above is a (an)...

• Flute

• Oboe

• Kithara

• Aulos

The Medieval Period of music history happened around the years...

• 500 to 1400

• 1776 to 1800

• 1400 to 1600

• 1600 to 1750

What is music that is not related to religion or religious services called?

• Sacred

• Secular

• Seikilos

• Plainchant

Plainchant is...

• Unaccompanied, monophonic, sacred vocal music

• Played on an organ

• Music featuring two or more independent melodies

• Secular music

Which composer invented a set of syllables to help singers learn melodies?

• Guido de Arezzo

• Seikilos

• Leonin

• Perotin

Sacred music is...

• Music used for religious services or purpose

• The same as secular music

• Always monophonic

• Always polyphonic

Which Medieval composer was a woman?

• Guido de Arezzo

• Hildegard von Bingen

• Philippe de Vitry

• Francesco Landini

Which is an example of a Medieval instrument?

• Kithara

• Aulos

• Hurdy Gurdy

• Saxophone