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This Day in Music History: Friday, November 01, 2019

This Day in Music History. Has a daily listing of what happened on this day in history. Includes a search engine and calendar info.

The Middle Ages
  • The Middle Ages were also known as:
    • the Medieval Period
  • Gregorian chants were organized by:
    • Pope Gregory
  • Church music was written down using neumes, where notes were shaped like:
    • squares 
  • A form of music in which there is "one sound" or a single line of music, with no harmony is referred to as:
    • monophonic
  • A famous book written during the Middle Ages is:
    • Canterbury Tales
The Renaissance
  • The Renaissance lasted from:
    • 1450-1600
  • The word "Renaissance" means:
    • rebirth
  • Non-religious music is called:
    • secular
  • Simple harmonized melodies in even rhythms like the hymns we hear today are called:
    • chorales
  • An important Renaissance composer was:
    • Josquin des Prez
  • An important Renaissance invention that brought music to the homes of the middle class:
    • the printing press
  • A famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci is:
    • Mona Lisa
The Baroque Era
  • The Baroque Era lasted from:
    • 1600-1750
  • The most popular keyboard instrument of the time was:
    • harpsichord
  • Making up music using the composer's chords and bass line was called:
    • improvising
  • Quick nearby tones added to decorate melodies were called
    • Grace notes
  • A famous violin-maker in Italy was:
    • Stradivarius
  • A famous artist of the Baroque Era was:
    • Rembrandt

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Music History Review Questions, Part I

The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Baroque Era
Answer Bank
  • the Medieval Period
  • Pope Gregory
  • squares 
  • monophonic
  • Canterbury Tales
  • 1450-1600
  • rebirth
  • secular
  • chorales
  • Josquin des Prez
  • the printing press
  • Mona Lisa
  • 1600-1750
  • harpsichord
  • improvising
  • Grace notes
  • Stradivarius
  • Rembrandt
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