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The Preservation and Revival of Ancient Music

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What is the term for the study of ancient music?

  1. Musicology

  2. Ethnomusicology

  3. Archaeomusicology

  4. Historical musicology


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Archaeomusicology is the study of ancient music, including the study of musical instruments, musical notation, and musical performance practices.

What is the earliest known musical instrument?

  1. The flute

  2. The drum

  3. The lyre

  4. The trumpet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The earliest known musical instrument is the flute, which has been found in archaeological sites dating back to 40,000 years ago.

What is the earliest known musical notation?

  1. The cuneiform script

  2. The hieroglyphs

  3. The musical staff

  4. The tablature


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The earliest known musical notation is the cuneiform script, which was used by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC.

What is the term for the revival of ancient music?

  1. Musicology

  2. Ethnomusicology

  3. Archaeomusicology

  4. Historical musicology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Historical musicology is the study of the history of music, including the revival of ancient music.

Who was the first person to revive ancient Greek music?

  1. Vincenzo Galilei

  2. Claudio Monteverdi

  3. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

  4. Orlande de Lassus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vincenzo Galilei was the first person to revive ancient Greek music in the 16th century.

What is the name of the ensemble that specializes in the performance of ancient Greek music?

  1. The Academy of Ancient Music

  2. The English Concert

  3. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

  4. The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Academy of Ancient Music is an ensemble that specializes in the performance of ancient Greek music.

What is the name of the festival that celebrates the revival of ancient music?

  1. The Early Music Festival

  2. The Boston Early Music Festival

  3. The Utrecht Early Music Festival

  4. The Bruges Early Music Festival


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Early Music Festival is a festival that celebrates the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the organization that promotes the study and performance of ancient music?

  1. The International Society for the Study of Early Music

  2. The American Musicological Society

  3. The Society for Ethnomusicology

  4. The College Music Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The International Society for the Study of Early Music is an organization that promotes the study and performance of ancient music.

What is the name of the journal that publishes research on the revival of ancient music?

  1. Early Music

  2. The Journal of Musicology

  3. Ethnomusicology

  4. The Journal of the American Musicological Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Early Music is a journal that publishes research on the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the website that provides information on the revival of ancient music?

  1. The Early Music Network

  2. The American Musicological Society

  3. The Society for Ethnomusicology

  4. The College Music Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Early Music Network is a website that provides information on the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the book that provides a history of the revival of ancient music?

  1. The History of Early Music

  2. The Cambridge History of Music

  3. The Oxford History of Music

  4. The Norton History of Music


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The History of Early Music is a book that provides a history of the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the documentary that explores the revival of ancient music?

  1. The World of Early Music

  2. The Sound of the Past

  3. The Music of the Ancients

  4. The Revival of Ancient Music


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The World of Early Music is a documentary that explores the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the radio program that broadcasts the revival of ancient music?

  1. Early Music Live

  2. The Early Music Show

  3. The World of Early Music

  4. The Sound of the Past


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Early Music Live is a radio program that broadcasts the revival of ancient music.

What is the name of the podcast that discusses the revival of ancient music?

  1. The Early Music Podcast

  2. The History of Early Music Podcast

  3. The World of Early Music Podcast

  4. The Sound of the Past Podcast


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Early Music Podcast is a podcast that discusses the revival of ancient music.

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