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Music 9 – First Prelim Exam

Name:____________________________ Section:___________________

TEST I – TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Shade the letter of your answer and strictly no erasure. Erasures on the answer sheet are
considered wrong.(10pts)

1. Western music composed in the Middle Ages is called Median music.

2. The music in the medieval period expressed the outspoken feelings just like any other kind of
music.
3. Gregorian chant is a form of monophonic song without accompaniment of the Western Roman
Catholic Church.
4. The medieval music is considered only as sacred music.
5. Baroque came from the Portuguese word “barroco” which means irregularly shaped pearl.
6. The music of Baroque expresses order, yet it is always lively and tuneful.
7. George Handel wrote the Christmas Oratorio, the highlighted story of Christ’s crucifixion.
8. Renaissance was also called the “Golden Age of A Capella” – which is a designation for choral
music without instrumental accompaniment.
9. The polyphonic style of the Franco Flemish school emerged during the renaissance musical
development
10. Instrumental music was famous and became more important than vocal music during
Renaissance period.

TEST II – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Shade the letter of your answer and strictly no erasure. Erasures on the answer sheet are
considered wrong. (10pts)

11. The following statements are characteristics of Gregorian chant, except:

a. plain song b. free in tempo c. used neumes d. polyphonic texture
12. The period when the Christian church highly influenced culture and political affairs in Europe was:
a. medieval period b. renaissance period c. baroque period d. classical period
13. Which is not true about Adam de la Halle? He is…
a. musician b.composer c. trouvére d. dancer
14. The monophonic melodies of the troubadour and trouvére were often rhythmically lively and had
the following themes, except one:
a. love b. joy c.anger d.pain
15. Which is not true about Renaissance period?
a. the Renaissance period is the period of looking back
 b. the invention of printing in the 1400’s paved the way for the wide distribution of Renaissance
composition
c. secular music is unknown during this period
d. Renaissance music become popular as entertainment and activity for amateurs and the
educated
16. Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina is said to be the greatest master of Roman Catholic music during
Renaissance period because he was:
a. not committed in the music of church c. Majority of the composition are sacred music
b. he was committed to secular music d. both A and B
17. It is written usually about love and in vernacular language and a piece for several voices set to a
short poem.
a. mass b. madigral c. Gregorian chant d.oratorio
18. Baroque music considered as “oddly shaped pearl” because of the following reason:
a. melodies are easy to sing or remember c. primarily contrapuntal textures with some
monophonic
b. orchestra consists of piano and violin d. melodies sound elaborate and ornamental
19. How are we going to identify the music of Baroque period?
a. melodies sound elaborate c. lyrics are easy to remember
b. melodies are easy to sing d. consists of neumatic notes
20. What period where great composer of these time were Handel, Bach and Vivaldi?
a. medieval period b. renaissance period c. baroque period d. classical period

TEST III – MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Label the following words to which period they belong or relate to. Shade the letter of your
answer and strictly no erasure. Erasures on the answer sheet are considered wrong. (15pts)

a. medieval period b. renaissance period c. baroque period d. classical period

21. Thomas Morley 29. Organum

22. Oratorio 30. Le Jeu de la feuillée
23. Fugue 31. Flute
24. Rebirth 32. Lyre
25. Polyphony 33. Gregorian chant
26. Palestrina 34. Minstrels
27. Madigral 35. Guido of Arezzo
28. Mass music
TEST IV – ESSAY
Direction: Present your ideas by answering the following questions. Write your answer below or at the
back portion of this paper. (15pts)

1) How should musician use music to convey emotions or ideas in a performance?

2) What was the reason why the music during medieval period shifted from the bounds of church
traditions to secular music?
3) Think one song, then write the title and elaborate what period of music could have influenced
that piece.