John Lloyd G.

Teodoro MUSIC 9 Grade 9 Bonifacio

ELEMENTS OF MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Activity 1.
I. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on your
notebook.
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of Troubadour music?
a. Uses neume notation
b. Sometimes with improvised accompaniment
c. Polyphonic in nature
d. Used word painting in texts and music

2. A form of musical composition that sets text of the Eucharistic liturgy is the ______.
a. Mass
b. Plainchant
c. Madrigal
d. Concerto

3. This vocal music is usually composed for four unaccompanied voices.

a. Madrigal
b. Mass
c. Oratorio
d. Fugue

4. What form of orchestral music employs a solo instrument accompanied by an

orchestra?
a. Concerto grosso
b. Concerto
c. Oratorio
d. Suites

5. Which of the following is a characteristic of Baroque music?

a. Contrapuntal texture
b. Free meter
c. A capella
d. Modal
MY ANSWERS:
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
II. Identify the Period in which the following elements/characteristics were
established/ used. Write A for Medieval, B for Renaissance and C for
Baroque. Write only the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

6. Dynamic variation
7. Sometimes used improvised accompaniment
8. Melodic lines moving in flowing manner
9. Major and minor tonality were created
10. Elaborate and ornamental melodies

MY ANSWERS:
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C

Activity 2

Listen to the following compositions then choose description of the elements based on
the music selection that you heard. Write the letter of your answers on your notebook.
(note: If you have internet access, you can access the music samples from the following links.
If internet is not available, request from your teacher a copy of the recorded music.)

MY ANSWERS:
Salve Regina
Texture – a
Rhythm – a
Melody – a

Activity 3.
Listen to Vivaldi’s Spring from the Four Seasons. While listening, answer the questions that
follow. (note: If you have internet access, you can access the music samples from the following links.
If internet is not available, request from your teacher a copy of the recorded music.)

Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Spring (Part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LAPFM3dgag
1. Were you able to hear loud and soft sounds in the composition? Describe what
you heard in your own words.
2. Are there changes in the tonality? Why do you say so?
3. What do you think of the instruments playing, is there only one instrument or
a variety of it? Give a brief description of how these instruments play their
piece according to you what you hear.
MY ANSWERS:
1. Yes. When you repeat a portion or part of a composition, generally, played at a lower volume
or softer than the first time.
2. There is a tonal shift since some of the pieces are played in a minor key.
3. A variety of instruments were being played. They perform various tunes, resulting in a
pleasing symphony of sound.

ACTIVITY 2: WORD HUNT

FUGUE ORATORIO AGNUS DEI KYRIE

CONCERTO MADRIGAL GREGORIAN CHANT

S N R B I N E B C S H J J Y
C T M I N O R A T O R I O R
O O R P A C E L P O M I E E
N A M R E G L O R I A I T Y
C I A M C T A W I S C N G K
E F S G H O P P U H R L E L
R U S D O Y M A D R I G A L
T G A T R X H A N S D M O G
O U N D A R A G N U S D E I
A E N A L M S R O L R N R O
K Y R I E R A R S L E N A R
E R N O R B B Y F U G U E I
S S T I M S N T S E N S E A
G R E G O R I A N C H A N T

ACTIVITY 3: CLASSIFYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Classifying instruments according to its kind. S for string, K for Keyboard, W for woodwind, and P for
percussion
1. VIOL- S
2. ORGAN- K
3. TABOR AND PIPE- P
4. SERPENT- P
5. SHAWN- W
6. LUTE- S
7. SACKBUTS- W
8. HARPSICHORD- K
ACTIVITY 4: FACT OR BLUFF?
BAROGUE
1. BLUFF
2. FACT
3. FACT
4. FACT
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
5. FACT
6. FACT
7. FACT
8. FACT
MEDIEVAL
9. BLUFF
10. FACT
11. FACT

ACTIVITY 5: WHERE TO PERFORM?

_8_backyard __6_parks __3_hall _1_theater

_4__malls _7_pathways _2_stage _5__classroom

ACTIVITY 7: GUESS WHO?

MY ANSWERS:
1. CP
2. A
3. CP
4. CP
5. CP
6. CP
7. CP
8. CP
9. CP
10. A

ACTIVITY 10: CHOOSE THE RIGHT PICTURE

1. S
2. P
3. A
4. P
5. S
6. A
 7. S
8. A

ACTIVITY 13: NAME IT!

ANSWERS:
1. GALONS- DRUMS
2. WINE GLASSES- XYLOPHONE
3. TANSAN- TAMBORINE
4. GRINDED EGG SHELL- MARACAS
5. STONES- MARACAS
6. FLOPPY DISK- PERCUSSION
7. RIBBON SPOON- SPIN DRUMS
8. BALOON SKINS- DRUMS
9. POPSICLE STICK- HARMONICA
10. PAPER PLATE- TAMBOURINE
11. CARDBOARD- GUITAR
12. GARDEN HOSE- TRUMPET
13. SAW- VIOLIN
14. EASY WRIST- BELLS
15. ROASTING PAN- GONG

ACTIVITY 14: JUMBLED WORDS

HARP 11
ACCORDION 3
VIOLIN 8
GUITAR 1
BASSDRUM 9
PIANO 5
TROMBONE 6
HARMONICA 2
MARACAS 12
TRUMPET 4
TAMBOURINE 10
XYLOPHONE 7

ACTIVITY 16: ARE YOU AWARE OF THINGS?

1. MARACAS
2. BASSDRUM
3. XYLPHONE
4. GONG
5. XYLOPHONE
6. FLUTE
7. FLUTE