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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque period
Music – Grade 9
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque period
First Edition, 2020

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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and
Baroque period
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the Music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque period. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged
to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into eight lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Kinds of Vocal and Instrumental Music

 Lesson 2 – Composers: Life and Works.
 Lesson 3 – Musical Characteristics: Vocal Music, Instrumental Music.
 Lesson 4 – Historical Background of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Period.
 Lesson 5 – Improvise accompaniment: of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque.
 Lesson 6 – Application of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Period.
 Lesson 7 – Make a prayer and apply Music using Liturgical Song.
 Lesson 8 – Evaluation and Assessment of Music Performances using Rubrics.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Listen perceptively to selected vocal and instrumental music of Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque Periods.
2. Explain the performance practice (setting, composition, role of
composers/performers and audience) of Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque Periods.
3. Relate Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to its historical
and cultural background through dramatization.
4. Sing selections of medieval chants, troubadour songs, madrigals, and
oratorios with correct pitch, rhythm, expression and style.
5. Describe musical elements of given Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque music.
6. Explore other arts and media that portray Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque elements.
7. Improvise appropriate accompaniment to given Medieval and
Renaissance songs.
8. Create and perform songs in Gregorian and Troubadour styles.
9. Play simple melodies of a chorale and provide accompaniment.

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. 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
2. A through–composed vocal music composition written and expressed
in a poetic text.
A. Troubadour Music
B. Mass
C. Madrigal
3. There are five main sections of the Mass. Which of the following is the
only section of Mass with Greek text.
A. Kyrie
B. Gloria
C. Agnus Dei
4. 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
5. Refers to the extended musical setting of sacred music.
A. Fugue
B. Chorale
C. Oratorio

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Lesson Listening Activities to different Kinds
1 of Vocal and Instrumental Music
The first three periods of Western Music History are classified as
MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, AND BAROQUE. Each period has its distinctive
Characteristics in Vocal and Instrumental Music.

What’s In
Direction: Write the correct word from the box.

QUEORAB SANCESIANER LAVEIDEM

MM
1. ________________ 2. _________________ 3. ________________

What’s New
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music have distinctive characteristics. A
type of music from the Medieval Era is Gregorian Chant. Music during the
Renaissance Period became an important leisure activity. The Baroque Period is
characterized by grand and elaborate ornamentation of sculptures, theaters, arts and
music.

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 What is It
VOCAL MUSIC
A type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental
accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides
the main focus of the piece.

Vocal Music
1. Medieval Period – Gregorian Chant
2. Renaissance Period - Mass and Madrigal
3. Baroque Period – Hallelujah Chorus

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
An instrumental is a recording without any vocals. The music is primarily or
exclusively produced using musical instruments.

Instrumental Music
1. Medieval Period - Estampie
2. Renaissance Period - Bouree
3. Baroque Period - Fugue

What’s More

Activity - Listening Activities

The following listening activities will help and guide you to experience the
beautiful musical compositions and presentations composed during the Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque Periods.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK0CE5dIxCc
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNNm-wnfZ-U
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_7aqtgquo
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NPFUz-kIu4
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSJYgjMIfQ
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJtmNmh01gg
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdCuA7SbzaM
Direction: After listening to the selections, answer the questions. Write your
answers in your notebook.

1. Which music are you familiar with? Why?

2. Which songs can you relate with? Sacred or Secular Music? Why?

3. Identify the characteristics of Gregorian Chant.

4. Which madrigal did you enjoy more? “Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone” or
“Now Is The Month Of Maying”? Why?

5. What are the differences between Cantata and Oratorio?

What I Have Learned

1. Medieval music was mainly sung and controlled by Monks. They were
more of a gloomy, monotonousness sound that centered and pretty much all
of it was about religion.
2. Renaissance music was lighter, more cheerful and had much more
tones to it. Mainly brass and percussion seeing as the harpsichord and piano
had yet to be made and strings were rare. They had, like the Medieval era,
more voices.

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 3. Baroque music was grand and ordinate like the art and architecture. This
one had strings, more of a balance between sounds and voices, and the
subject unlike the last two derived from more than religion.

What I Can Do
Look for other songs which were originally composed during the
Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque periods that have been revived
today. They may have been used as background music for
commercial, movie, ―teleserye―, and other media purposes.

Assessment
Direction:
Classify the items in the box according to the historical period to which they
belong. Write the words in the column below.

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Lesson Composers: Life and Works;
Medieval- Adam dela Halle, Renaissance-
2 Thomas Morley, Baroque- Antonio Vivaldi

During the latter part of the Medieval Period, secular music which was
not bound by Catholic traditions emerged. Most of these songs were

performed across Europe by groups of musicians called Troubadours.

What’s In
Direction:
Write the name of each composer below the picture.

1. _________________ 2. ________________ 3. _________________

What’s New

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Troubadours and Trouvères is a lyric poets and poet-musicians who flourished in
France from the end of the 11th century to the end of the 13th century. The
troubadours, who were active in Provence in southern France, took their inspiration
from the ancient Greek conception of the lyric poem as a vocal composition.

What is It
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music have distinctive
characteristics. The following activities will develop your musical skills as you
incorporate the different musical concepts.
In the beginning, chants were taught orally. However, as the number
of chants increased, singers needed help in remembering the outlines of the
melodies. Later, the chants were notated in the manuscript as a single
melodic line without accompaniment. Neumes were written above the words
to suggest the contour of the melody. Eventually, musical notation of the
period was written as square notes on a four–line staff.

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 What’s More

Activity 1 - Listening Activities

The following listening activities will help and guide you to experience the
beautiful musical compositions and presentations composed during the Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque Periods. Be guided by the musical sheets and music
selections for each listening activity.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5AohCMX0U

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2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5GtmcHZLHw

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdcE4OlBHc

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c

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5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFHPRi0ZeXE

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 What I Have Learned

1. The first three periods of Western Music History are classified as

Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque.
2. Members of the upper class were expected to have received musical
training.
3. Imitative polyphony is the distinctive characteristic of Renaissance music.
4. The Baroque Period is characterized by grand and elaborate ornamentation
of sculptures, theaters, arts and music.
5. The music genres which flourished during the Baroque Period were the
Concerto, the Fugue, the Oratorio and the Chorale.

What I Can Do
Look for other songs which were originally composed during the
Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque periods that have been revived
today. They may have been used as background music for
commercial, movie, ―teleserye―, and other media purposes.

Assessment

Answer Key

Lesson 1

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What I Know What's In Assessment
1. A 1. A 1. A
2. B 2. B 2. B
3. C 3. C 3. C
4. D 4. D
5. 5. A
6. Aaaaa
7. Aaa
8. aaa

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