Music History Quiz

Which of the following musical texture characterize Medieval period?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Heterophonic

Which describes Renaissance music melody?

• Melodies are easy to perform

• Melodies are difficult to perform

• Melodies are ornamented

• Melodies are complicated

Which characterizes Renaissance “Mass”?

• Homophonic in nature

• Sung in a cappella only

• performed in orchestral

• May be sung in a cappella or with Orchestra

Which of the following musical elements were newly introduced in the Baroque period?

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Music forms

• Music Texture

In what does Renaissance Mass and Madrigal similar?

• Musical textures are both polyphonic

• They are freer in meter and dynamics

• Their melodies are easy to perform and remember

• The music form of the two music was bound for catholic traditions

Which of the following music genres were developed during the Baroque period?

• Mass

• Concerto

• Madrigal

• Gregorian Chants

In the latter part of Medieval period, music was not bound by catholic traditions. What does this music called?

• Sacred music

• Secular music

• Medieval music

• Religious music

Baroque music characterizes with contrasting dynamics. What does “contrasting dynamic” mean?

• A highness and lowness of sound

• A loudness and softness of sound

• How long and short the sound is

• The overall sound of the music as pleasant or unpleasant

Which of the following composer applied his personal and deep faith in music being religious man?

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Adam De la Halle

• George Friedrich Handel

Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” depicts ________________.

• Rainy, Sunny, Cloudy and Windy

• Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, Wind

• Cloudy, Spring, Windy, Autumn

• Winter, Summer, Spring, Autumn