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True or False? In medieval music, melodies were based on a system of 4 modes, not 7.
False
True or False? The final note of a medieval mode could be Re, Mi, Fa, or Sol.
True
True or False? The tenor note in a mode is the most repeated note and a fifth above the final.
False
True or False? Square notation was used in Gregorian chant.
True
True or False? The two clefs used in medieval notation were the C clef and F clef, not the G clef.
False
True or False? In medieval times, musicians used 4 modes (Protus, Deuterus, Tritus, Tetrardus), not modern diatonic scales.
False
True or False? The first type of polyphonic composition was called parallel organum.
True
True or False? In parallel organum, the vox organalis moves in parallel at a fixed distance (4th or 5th) from the vox principalis.
False
True or False? The melismatic organum differed from parallel organum because the vox organalis moved faster, adding more notes per syllable.
True
True or False? A motet consisted of three voices, each with different lyrics and rhythms.
True
What are the two most important notes in medieval modes?
The final and the tenor
The tonic and the dominant
The clef and the scale
The sharp and the flat
If a medieval melody ends on Fa (F), which mode is it in?
Tritus
Tetrardus
Protus
Deuterus
What type of musical notation was used in Gregorian chant?
Tablature
Round notation
Square notation
Modern staff notation
How many voices were in the earliest form of polyphony, parallel organum?
Four
Two
One
Three
What is the main characteristic of Gregorian chant?
It is polyphonic
It uses modern major and minor scales
It has different lyrics for each voice
It is monophonic
Which of these best describes melismatic organum?
The second voice is lower in pitch than the first
The second voice has the same rhythm as the first
The second voice moves exactly with the first voice
The second voice moves independently and has more notes per
