Music of the Medieval Period
Quiz on Medieval Music
Test your knowledge of the Music of the Medieval Period with our engaging quiz! Whether you're a music enthusiast, a student, or simply curious about this fascinating era, this quiz offers a fun way to learn about the characteristics, instruments, and notable figures of medieval music.
Get ready to explore:
- Key musical features of the Medieval Period
- Famous musicians and composers
- Different styles and textures of medieval music
Was largely sacred. Most music that survived was vocal in nature and instruments served as accompaniment.
Medieval Period
Renaissance Period
Baroque Period
This period was also known as the "Dark Ages"
Medieval Period
Renaissance Period
Baroque Period
The most prominent instrument during the period.
Organ
Performance
Rhythm
Harmony
Melody
Texture
Single melodic line - Monophonic in texture - No harmony - No counterpoint
Gregorian Chant or Plain Chant
Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic
1 note/syllable
Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic
Small groups of up to five or six notes sung to a syllable
Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic
The early Christian church derived its music from existing Jewish and Byzantine religious chants.
Sacred Music
Secular Music
Long groups of notes set to a single syllable of text
Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic
Towards the end of the Middle ages, about the 12th and 13th Centuries, music began to spread outside the church.
Secular Music
Sacred Music
Lowly musicians who wandered among the courts in towns. They regaled their audience with gossip and news.
Minstrels (meaning mini-servant)
Jongleurs/Jongleuresses
Troubadours (Southern France) and Trouveres (Northern France)
Minnesingers (Germany)
Versatile entertainers, who played musical instruments, sang and danced, juggled, and showed tricks with animal acts.
Minstrels (meaning mini-servant)
Jongleurs/Jongleuresses
Troubadours (Southern France) and Trouveres (Northern France)
Minnesingers (Germany)
They were often collaborators or assistants of troubadours or trouveres.
Minstrels (meaning mini-servant)
Jongleurs/Jongleuresses
Troubadours (Southern France) and Trouveres (Northern France)
Minnesingers (Germany)
Travelling poet musicians who flourished in the various courts of Europe. They either presented their music and poetry in the form of singing or entrusted other musicians with the performance of their music and poetry.
Minstrels (meaning mini-servant)
Jongleurs/Jongleuresses
Troubadours (Southern France) and Trouveres (Northern France)
Minnesingers (Germany)
Where did Troubadours and Trouveres came from?
Eastern France
Southern France
Northern France
Western France
Singers of courtly love.
Minstrels (meaning mini-servant)
Jongleurs/Jongleuresses
Troubadours (Southern France) and Trouveres (Northern France)
Minnesingers (Germany)
He composed “Saint Hildegard “ and “ Sybil of the Rhine” “O Successores” (You Successor) – Gregorian Chant
Hildegard of Bingen
Adam De la Halle
Also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam, The Hunchback) French-born trouvere, poet musician, and innovator of the earliest French secular theater. He was last of the Trouveres.
Hildegard of Bingen
Adam De la Halle
He composed "Jeu de Robin et de Marion”
Hildegard of Bingen
Adam De la Halle
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