BUNAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

MAPEH 9 (MUSIC)
First Quarter: Week 1

Name: __________________________________ Grade and Section: ___________________

Teacher: JEMALYN H. LASACA Cellphone Number: 09476136811

I.TITLE: VOCAL MUSIC OF MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE PERIOD

II. LEARNING COMPETENCY:

a. Describe the musical elements of selected vocal and instrumental music of Medieval, Renaissance
and Baroque music; MU9MRB -Ib-f-5
b. Explains the performance practice (setting, composition, role of composers/performers, and
audience) during Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods; MU9MRB -Ia-h-2
c. Relate Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to other art forms and its history within the era;
MU9MRB -Ic-f-3

III.INTRODUCTION/INFORMATION FOR THE LEARNERS:

ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Rhythm - The element of “time” in music. When you tap your foot to the music you are keeping the beat.
• Dynamics- All musical aspects relating to the relative loudness (or quietness) of music fall under the general
element of dynamics.
• Melody- It is the linear/ horizontal presentation of pitch. The word used to describe highness or lowness of
a musical sound.
• Harmony- Is thought of as the art of combining pitches into chords. It is often described in terms of its
relative harshness.
• Timbre- The character or quality of a musical sound or voice or distinct from its pitch and intensity.
• Form- It refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance.
• Tempo- It is the speed of underlying beat. The pulse of the music.

THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD 

is also known as the Middle Ages or Dark Ages that started with the fall of the Roman Empire. During
this time, the Christian Church influenced Europe’s culture and political affairs. Monophonic plainchant was
named after Pope Gregory I, who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church. Pope Gregory’s
action made Monophonic plainchants popular. Although it was originally transmitted orally, scholars agreed
to put it in notation to assist dissemination of chants across Europe.
Characteristics of the Gregorian Chants:
• Monophonic • Free meter • Modal
• Usually based on Latin liturgy • Use of Neume notation
THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD 
comes from the word renaitre which means rebirth, revival, and ―rediscovery‖. The Renaissance
Period is a period of looking back‖ to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome.
Characteristics of Renaissance Music:
• Mostly polyphonic
• Imitation among the voices is common
• Use of word painting in texts and music
• Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
• Melodies are easier to perform because these move along a scale with a few large leaps
Vocal Music of the Renaissance Period
1. Mass – is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music.
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 Characteristics of the Mass:
• Polyphonic
• May be sung a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment
• Text may be syllabic (one note set to each syllable), neumatic (a few notes set to one syllable), or
melismatic (many notes to one syllable)
2. Madrigal - A secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy. It is written and
expressed in a poetic text and sung during courtly social gatherings. It is the most important secular
form during the Renaissance period.
Characteristics of the Madrigal:
• Polyphonic • Sung a cappella
• Through–composed • Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
THE BAROQUE PERIOD 
is derived from the Portuguese word barroco which means pearl of irregular shape. New instrumental
techniques and changes in musical notation were developed. Major and minor tonality was also created in
this period. A lot of the musical terms and concepts that evolved in this era are still used today.

Characteristics of Baroque Music:

• Melodies sound elaborate and ornamental
• Melodies are not easy to sing or remember
• Primarily contrapuntal textures with some homophony
• Dynamic contrast – alternation between loud and soft
• Music genres—operas, oratorios, suites, toccatas, concerto Grosso, fugue
• Orchestra consists of strings and continuo
• Harpsichord and organ are the keyboard instruments that are commonly used

IV. ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY 1: KNOW THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

Directions: Identify the characteristics of elements of music in these periods. Draw the symbol of notes of
your answer on the space provided.

Texture Dynamics Style Tempo Forms

♪ ♫ ♪♫ ♫♫ ♪♪
________1. Homophony ________11. Binary
________2. loud ________12. Flowing
________3. Acapella ________13. Moderate
________4. Fast ________14. with improvised instrument
________5. Monophonic ________15. contrast (soft and loud)
________6. free meter ________16. Polyphony
_______7. ternary ________17. Soft
________8. rondo ________18. Fugue
________9. Syllabic ________19. Andante
________10. based on Latin liturgy ________20. Triple meter

IV-ACTIVITY 2: FACT or BLUFF?

Directions: Read and analyze each statement carefully. Write FACT if the statement is true and BLUFF
if the statement is false. Use the space provided before the item number for your answer.

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BAROQUE PERIOD
______1. Melodies are not easy to sing and remember
______2. Primarily contrapuntal textures with some monophony
______3. Dynamic contrast-alternation between loud and soft
______4. Melodies sound elaborate and ornamental

RENAISSANCE PERIOD
______5. Use of word painting in texts and music
______6. Mostly homophonic
______7. Imitation among the voices is not common
______8. Melodic lines move in a flowing manner

MEDIEVAL PERIOD
______8. Free meter
______9. Usually based on Latin Liturgy
______10. Polyphonic

Background Information for Learners

During the latter part of the Medieval Period, secular music which was not bound by catholic tradition
emerged. The Church music started to decline, and secular music became more prominent. Most of the
songs performed across Europe by musicians called Troubadours. The troubadour music was usually
characterized as monophonic, sometimes accompanied by improvised accompaniment, tells chivalry and
courtly love, written in French language and originated in France. The famous composer of the Medieval
Period is adam de la Halle who is known for his Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion. The Renaissance Period
paved the way to invention of printing in the 1400s which lead to the wide distribution of musical composition,
emergence of the bourgeois class, entertainment and other activities for amateurs and the educated. The
Lute instrument was the most prominent instrument during this era. The most prominent composers in the
Renaissance Period were Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina who is known for his commitment in the
composition of sacred church music. He composed the known Kyrie one of his composition which is part of
the first sections of the Pope Marcellus Mass. Another composer of the renaissance Period was Thomas
Morley who is known for his early works towards the compositions of madrigals that show variety of color,
form, and technique. He was known famous composer of secular music in his time. The third period of the
western music was the Baroque. Some of the great composers of this time were George Friedrich Handel
known for his composition the “Messiah/ Hallelujah chorus. Johan Sebastian Bach, Claudio Montevirdi, and
Antonio Vivalde. The Baroque genres are the Concerto Grosso, Concerto, sonata, Fugue, Oratorio, and
Chorale.

ACTIVITY 3: WHERE TO PERFORM?

Directions: Identify certain areas/places where activities or performances are being performed. Number
them 1 to 8 where performances are mostly done.

____ backyard ____ parks _____ hall _____ theater

_____ malls _____ pathways _____ stage _____ classroom

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ACTIVITY 4: DRAW ME OUT!

Directions: Identify the following compositions of the different composers of the Western Music under the
three periods. Write your answer inside the box.

Fugue Mass Concerto Grosso Madrigal Gregorian Chant

Oratorio Troubadour Chorale Concerto Sonata

MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE BAROQUE

ACTIVITY 5: GUESS WHO?

Differentiated instruction: Based on your modular preference (electronic or printed), choose only one
activity for you to answer.

OPTION 1: For students who chose printed mode/cannot connect to the internet

Directions: This activity aims to present the roles and activities of the persons involved in the Western music
during the Medieval, Renaissance Baroque and Period. Write CP for Composer/Performers and A for
Audience. Write your answer on the space provided.
_______1. Lead and conduct the orchestra _______2. Listens and appreciate music
_______3. Compose and performs an opera, sonatas, concerto _______4. Execute compositions
_______5. Publish and promote _______6. Writes musical notations
_______7. Put melodies _______8. Scribes musical symbols
_______9. Win prizes _______10. Listens perceptively

OPTION 2 For students who chose electronic mode/can connect to the internet

Direction: Search for any musical video from Medieval or Renaissance or Baroque period then, write a
short description about it, its setting, composers/performers, and audience.

Background Information for Learners

Many writers, Baudelaire among them, considered music as the highest of the arts in relation to
painting and literature, since it remains in the realm of imagination and is not tied to a specific represented
reality (the only exception is programmatic music, of course). Rather than establishing the relationship
between the “arts’ as mere comparison of their similarities and differences, we will focus and elucidate their
mechanisms, starting here with the Middle Ages and moving, in future articles, to the Renaissance and
Baroque. As to relationship between music and painting, painting was at that time also twodimensional, single
line, without any political depth. The represented figures were flat, stylized, without volume or expression.
The binary concepts expressed in in medieval music and paintings find their equivalent in medieval literature.

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ACTIVITY 6: CHOOSE THE RIGHT PICTURE

Directions: Identify the different artworks below according to the art forms they belong. Write S to the picture
that belongs to Sculpture, P if Painting and A if Architecture. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. _______________ 2. ________________ 3.___________________

4.__________________ 5. ___________________

ACTIVITY 7: STREAMING TIME!

Direction No. 1: Listen to excerpt of the following Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music from YouTube.
Please visit the link below. (ICT)

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4k8d-Jp3tw
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIREFHUQrkk

Direction No. 2: Answer the following question based on the video you have listened. (HOTS)

1. Were you aware that some of that music in the video was composed centuries ago?
2. Which music are you familiar with? Why?
3. What musical instruments were used?
4. Based on what you have heard/watched, describe the vocal and instrumental music used during Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque period.

V. REFLECTION:
I have learned that…
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VI. REFERENCES:
Learner’s Material for Music and Arts 9

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 FIRST QUARTER
1st Summative Test in Music 9

Directions: Identify what is being described in the following statements. Write the correct answer on your
answer sheet.
1. It was during this period that secular music became popular.
a. Baroque Period b. Medieval Period c. Renaissance Period d. Roman Period

2. It is a piece for several voices set to a short poem, usually about love, and it is used it its vernacular
language.
a. Madrigal b. Mass c. Motet d. Suite

3. It is considered as the golden age of acapella music.

a. Baroque Period b. Medieval Period c. Renaissance Period d. Roman Period

4. He was a prolific composer who wrote the most famous oratorio, The Messiah.
a. G. F. Handel b. J. S. Bach c. Thomas Money d. Vivaldi

5. The monophonic melodies of its music, to which improvised accompaniment may have been added
were often lively.
a. Baroque Period b. Medieval Period c. Renaissance Period d. Roman Period

6. The following are the characteristics of the Renaissance music, EXCEPT:

a. Imitation among voices in common c. Mostly monophony
b. Melodic lines move in a flowing manner d. Use of word painting in texts and music.

7. It is known as non-religious music.

a. Concerto b. Sacred Music c. Secular Music d. Suite

8. It is an alteration between loud and soft sounds.

a. Dynamic contrast c. Polyphonic
b. Melodic lines d. Primarily contrapuntal

9. Harpsichord and organ are the keyboard instruments that are commonly used during this period.
a. Baroque Period b. Medieval Period c. Renaissance Period d. Roman Period

10. It was the most prominent instrument of the Renaissance Era.

a. Harpsichord b. Keyboard c. Lute d. Piano

11. Baroque: Barocco; Renaissance: ____________.

a. Chant b. Courts c. Mass d. Renaitre

12. Liturgical music: _____________; Secular music: Non-religious.

a. Baroque b. Choral Music c. Mass d. Sacred

13. Renaissance: Golden age; Medieval: _____________.

a. Chant b. Courts c. Dark ages d. Madrigal

14. Harpsicord: ______________; Lute: Renaissance.

a. Baroque b. Choral Music c. Mass d. Sacred

15. Motet: Medieval; ______________: Renaissance.

a. Chant b. Courts c. Dark ages d. Madrigal
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