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What determined which medieval mode a piece was in?
 
The final note of the piece
 
The first note of the piece
 
The time signature
 
The number of notes in the melody
In parallel organum, how did the vox organalis relate to the vox principalis?
 
It followed the vox principalis at a fixed interval of a 4th
 
It was a completely independent melody
 
It moved in contrary motion to the vox principalis
 
It always had a different rhythm
Which of these describes medieval musical texture?
 
Both Monophonic and Polyphonic
 
Homophonic
 
Monophonic
 
Polyphonic
What is a motet?
 
A three-voice polyphonic composition with different lyrics a
 
A monophonic Gregorian chant
 
A type of organum
 
A type of medieval instrument
Which of these best describes melismatic organum?
 
The second voice moves independently and has more notes per
 
The second voice moves exactly with the first voice
 
The second voice has the same rhythm as the first
 
The second voice is lower in pitch than the first
What is the main characteristic of Gregorian chant?
 
It is monophonic
 
It is polyphonic
 
It has different lyrics for each voice
 
It uses modern major and minor scales
How many voices were in the earliest form of polyphony, parallel organum?
 
Two
 
One
 
Three
 
Four
What type of musical notation was used in Gregorian chant?
 
Square notation
 
Round notation
 
Modern staff notation
 
Tablature
If a medieval melody ends on Fa (F), which mode is it in?
 
Tritus
 
Protus
 
Deuterus
 
Tetrardus
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
True or False? A motet consisted of three voices, each with different lyrics and rhythms.
True
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? 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 first type of polyphonic composition was called parallel organum.
True
True or False? In medieval times, musicians used 4 modes (Protus, Deuterus, Tritus, Tetrardus), not modern diatonic scales.
False
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? Square notation was used in Gregorian chant.
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? The final note of a medieval mode could be Re, Mi, Fa, or Sol.
True
True or False? In medieval music, melodies were based on a system of 4 modes, not 7.
False
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