First Grading Unit Test in Music 9

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FIRST GRADING UNIT TEST IN MUSIC 9

yName: ______________________________________ Date: ______________


Gr.& Sec: _____________________ Teacher: _____________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer. Use CAPITAL letters.
1. Baroque music is known for its grandiose and elaborate ornamentation. Which of the following Baroque music
forms was developed through imitative counterpoint?
a.Concerto Grosso b. Fugue c. Oratorio d. Kyrie
2. The period when the Christian Church highly influenced culture and political affairs in Europe was the:
a. Medieval Period b. Renaissance Period c. Baroque Period d. Classical Period
3. Which of the following refers to the extended musical setting of sacred music?
a.Fugue b. Chorale c. Oratorio d. Gloria
4. A style of chant text setting with many notes per syllable of text:
a. melismatic b. psalmodic c. neumatic d. syllabic
5. A through-composed vocal music composition written and expressed in a poetic text.
a. Troubadour Music b. Mass c. Madrigal d. Gregorian Chants
6. Which statement is TRUE about the Baroque Period?
a. Known for the simplicity of the musicians c. Early composers favored homophonic texture
b. Music compositions are accessible d. Melodies are less dynamic
7. Most of mass music’s text were set to mellismatic. Mellismatic means…
a. One note set to one syllable c. One note set to many syllables
b. Few notes set to one syllable d. Many notes set to one syllable
8. Refers to the primary form of Sacred vocal polyphony.
a. Motet b. Mass c. Madrigal d. Troubadour
9. The event that paved the way for a wide distribution of Renaissance Period’s compositions.
a. The invention of printing
b. Martin Luther’s protestant reformation
c. The discovery of earth’s actual position in the solar system
d. The invention of compass that enhanced navigation
10. The following statements are characteristics of a Gregorian Chant, EXCEPT;
a. Plainsong b. Free in Tempo c. Used Neumes d. Polyphonic Texture
11. Popular music during the latter part of Medieval Period which is not bound by Catholic traditions.
a. Sacred Music b. Secular Music c. Instrumental Music d. Solo Music
12. The period also known as the Middle Ages.
a. Medieval period b. Renaissance Period c. Baroque Period d. Primitive Period
13. Believed to have marked the Renaissance Music.
a. The use of Lute instrument
b. The birth of Gregorian Chants
c. Start of secular music compositions
d. Establishment of Concertos
14. A music consisting of a single melodic line without chordal accompaniment; it is the oldest type of music.
a. Sacred Music b. Monophony c. Polyphony d. Secular Music
15. It is the period of looking back to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome.
a. Medieval period b. Renaissance Period c. Baroque Period d. Primitive Period

II. ANALOGY: Complete each analogy by writing the correct word on the blank line.
Example: Renaissance: rebirth
__________ : pearl of irregular shape Answer: Baroque

16. George Friedrich Handel : Messiah 19. Renaissance : Mass


___________________ : Four Seasons __________ : Troubadour Music

17. Pope Marcellus Mass : Giovanni da Palestrina 20. Gloria : Glory to God in the Highest
_________________ : Thomas Morley _____ : I Believe in One God

18. Kyrie : Lord Have Mercy 21. Pope Marcellus Mass: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Agnus Dei : __________________ Fire, Fire, My Heart : _________________________
III. IDENTIFICATION: Identify the composers described below. Write only the letter. Then, beside the letter of your
answer, write M if the composer belongs to Medieval period, R if in Renaissance and B if in Baroque period. ( 2 pts. each)

a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina d. Antonio Vivaldi


b. Johann Sebastian Bach e. George Friedrich Handel
c. Thomas Morley f. Adam de la Halle

_________________ 22. One of the oldest secular composers whose literary and musical works include chansons poetic
debates.
_________________ 23. His personal and deep faith is shown in his sacred music. He was known for his compositions for
organ, orchestra and oratorio.
_________________ 24. He is well known for giving the strings a major role in his compositions.
_________________ 25. He is remembered for his operas and oratorios. His famous creation was the Messiah.
_________________ 26. The greatest master of Roman Catholic Church music and was known for his Pope Marcellus Mass.
_________________ 27. Most of his madrigals are light and easy to sing with some aspects of Italian style.
_________________ 28. He nicknamed il Prete Rosso (“The Red Priest”) because of his red hair. He was an Italian Baroque
composer, Catholic priest and a virtuoso violinist.

IV. ENUMERATION
29-33 Five Main Sections of Mass (in order)
34- 38 Music Genres of Baroque music
39-40 Characteristics of Medieval Music
41-42 Characteristics of Renaissance Music
43-44 Characteristics of Baroque Music

V. Listen to the songs that will be played by your teacher. Classify the music if it is an example of a Medieval, Renaissance
or Baroque music. Write the title of the song in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Song# 1- HALLELUJAH CHORUS


Song# 2- TROUBADOUR LOVE SONG
Song# 3- THE FOUR SEASONS
Song# 4- POPE MARCELLUS MASS – AGNUS DEI
Song# 5- FLOW MY TEARS
Song# 6- GREGORIAN CHANT

MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE BAROQUE

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