Class 25

The dates for the Medieval period are generally considered to be...

1150-1450 AD

The composer of this excerpt is...

Hildegard von Bingen

Who is credited with the creation of plainsong?

Pope Gregory I

Listen to the following excerpt of a Medieval composition. This composition represents...

an advanced 12th centuryfour-voice organum

This excerpt is...

dance music from the medieval period

Which of the following examples represents sacred music?

example b

Which of the following examples represents secular music?

example c

Anicius Boethius invented a system that made possible the memorization and written transmission of melodies.

false

Most of the notated music that survives from the Medieval period is secular in nature.

false

This excerpt most likely falls in the category of...

mass

Afeature of this example suggests it is from the early part of the Medieval period. That feature is..

monophonic texture

Which of the following were secular genres in the Medieval period?

rondeaus, ballades, and lai

A characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it is from a medieval mass is...

the smooth melodic lines and unstressed rhythm