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Key Facts: Balearic PAU Music & Dance Exam
90 Min
Official duration of the PAU subject examination paper
Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
0–10
Scoring scale for PAU subject examinations in Spain
UIB PAU Regulations
4 Eras
Main chronological periods tested in the subject syllabus
UIB 2º Bachillerato Curriculum
100
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Balearic Islands PAU History of Music and Dance (UIB 2026) tests Bachillerato students on music history, dance evolution, score analysis, and Spanish musical nationalism across 4 main historical periods.
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1In the context of musical texture from Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, what defines monophony (monofonía)?
A.A single unaccompanied melodic line sung or played by one or several performers in unison
B.Multiple distinct melodic lines performed simultaneously with independent rhythms
C.A principal melody supported by chordal harmonic accompaniment
D.An instrumental form alternating between a solo passage and a recurring ensemble refrain
Explanation: Monophony consists of a single melodic line without harmonic accompaniment or secondary contrapuntal parts. Even when performed by multiple singers or instruments, monophony means everyone plays or sings the exact same line in unison or octaves.
2Which of the following is a fundamental characteristic of Gregorian chant (Canto Gregoriano)?
A.A complex serialist composition featuring chromatic twelve-tone rows
B.Unaccompanied vocal monophony in Latin with flexible prose rhythm matching liturgical text
C.Polyphonic choral singing with Basso Continuo organ accompaniment in Italian
D.Strict duple meter instrumental music designed for courtly dancing
Explanation: Gregorian chant is sacred Roman Catholic liturgical music characterized by monophonic vocal delivery, Latin sacred texts, lack of instrumental accompaniment, and non-metered rhythm governed by speech accentuation.
3Who were the Troubadours (Trobadors / Trobadors i trobairitz) active in southern France and Catalonia during the 12th and 13th centuries?
A.Monastic scribes responsible for copying and preserving Gregorian chant manuscripts
B.Court choreographers who codified the five ballet foot positions in royal courts
C.Poet-musicians of noble or high social standing who composed courtly love songs in the Occitan language
D.Wandering itinerant minstrels who performed acrobatic tricks and unwritten folk tunes
Explanation: Troubadours were educated poet-composers from southern France (Occitania) and Catalonia who wrote lyric poetry and monophonic songs in Occitan focused on courtly love (fin'amor), chivalry, and social themes.
4According to Ancient Greek musical philosophy (Plato and Aristotle), what was the 'Doctrine of Ethos' (Doctrina del Ethos)?
A.The mathematical law stating that string length ratio determines exact octaves and fifths
B.The rule prohibiting instruments inside religious temples during sacrifice rituals
C.The requirement that all tragic theatre performances conclude with a unison choral dance
D.The belief that specific musical modes and rhythms directly affected human character and moral behavior
Explanation: The Greek Doctrine of Ethos postulated that music possesses moral power capable of shaping a person's soul, emotions, and ethical behavior. Certain modes (like the Dorian) were believed to foster courage and discipline, while others induced lethargy or wild emotion.
5What was the major contribution of Guido d'Arezzo (c. 991–1033) to medieval music pedagogy and notation?
A.Developing a four-line staff system and solmization syllables (ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la) based on the Hymn to St. John
B.Inventing the printing press for movable type music score publication
C.Composing the earliest surviving polyphonic setting of the complete Mass Ordinary
D.Formulating the rules for 18th-century equal temperament tuning
Explanation: Guido d'Arezzo revolutionized sight-singing and notation by introducing the four-line staff (with yellow C and red F lines) and solmization syllables derived from the initial notes of lines in the hymn 'Ut queant laxis'.
6How did early parallel organum described in the 9th-century treatise 'Musica Enchiriadis' differ from 12th-century florid/melismatic organum?
A.Parallel organum was secular dance music, while florid organum was forbidden in church services
B.Parallel organum duplicated a chant melody at a fixed interval (4th or 5th), while florid organum added lengthy melismas above slow chant tenor notes
C.Parallel organum used chromatic brass instruments, while florid organum was strictly unaccompanied solo lute music
D.Parallel organum featured four independent vocal parts in duple meter, while florid organum was strictly monophonic
Explanation: Early parallel organum involved adding a voice (vox organalis) a fourth or fifth below the chant (vox principalis) moving in parallel motion. By the 12th century (St. Martial and Notre Dame), florid organum held chant notes as long sustained tones (tenor) beneath active, decorative melismatic upper voices.
7Master Leonin and Master Perotin are associated with the Notre Dame School of Polyphony in Paris. What key innovation is attributed to them?
A.Composition of the first instrumental Baroque orchestral suites
B.Codification of classical ballet positions and pantomime gestures
C.Development of rhythmic modes (modos rítmicos) allowing precise notation of meter and 3- and 4-voice polyphony (organum triplum and quadruplum)
D.Introduction of Basso Continuo and opera recitative in cathedral liturgy
Explanation: Leonin (compiler of the Magnus Liber Organi) and Perotin introduced rhythmic modes based on poetic feet (using ligatures to denote long-short values) and expanded polyphony to three (triplum) and four (quadruplum) voices, as seen in Perotin's 'Viderunt omnes' and 'Sederunt principes'.
8What was the Estampie (Estampida) in medieval instrumental music and dance?
A.A solemn funeral chant sung by monks during Holy Week processions
B.A sacred polyphonic motet written exclusively for papal inaugurations
C.An operatic aria performed by a soloist accompanied by harpsichord
D.A popular medieval instrumental dance featuring repeated musical sections (puncta) with open (ouvert) and closed (clos) endings
Explanation: The Estampie was one of the earliest documented medieval instrumental dance forms, structured in repeated sections called puncta, each featuring a first half ending on an open cadence (ouvert) and a second half ending on a closed cadence (clos).
9What is the historical significance of the 'Cantigas de Santa María', compiled under King Alfonso X 'El Sabio' in 13th-century Spain?
A.A collection of over 400 monophonic songs in Galician-Portuguese dedicated to the Virgin Mary, accompanied by rich illuminations of medieval musical instruments
B.The earliest printed collection of polyphonic keyboard fugues in Europe
C.A series of dramatic courtly ballets celebrating military victories over England
D.A treatise establishing equal temperament tuning for the vihuela de mano
Explanation: Compiled under Alfonso X of Castile in the late 13th century, the Cantigas de Santa María consist of 420 monophonic songs in Galician-Portuguese narrating miracles of the Virgin Mary, featuring illustrations depicting musicians playing diverse medieval instruments.
10Which group correctly identifies musical instruments used during the Medieval period?
A.Accordion, Double Bassoon, Concert Harp, and Snare Drum
B.Lute, Hurdy-gurdy (Organistrum), Shawm (Dulzaina/Chiramía), and Rebec
C.Violin, Clarinet, Pianoforte, and Valve Tuba
D.Harpsichord, Saxophone, Electric Bass, and Synthesizer
Explanation: Medieval instruments included stringed instruments like the lute and rebec, mechanical bowed instruments like the hurdy-gurdy (organistrum), and double-reed wind instruments like the shawm.
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