Chapter 1-2, Part 2 Music Appreciation

Which of the following statements about secular music in Paris in the Middle Ages are accurate? A) Music was part of parties, games, dancing indoors and outdoors B) Reed instrument, pipes, fiddles, and many other instruments were used C) Theology students were not allowed to dance and sing D) All the words were in Latin, as in Gregorian Chant

A and B

Select all of the statements that are true about music during the Renaissance. A) Renaissance music could be printed and circulated widely B) During the Renaissance, few courtiers were musicians C) Secular music was increasingly valued as an art in the Renaissance D) The number of composers decreased during the Renaissance

A and C

Select all the statements that correctly describe why instrumental music became more important during the Renaissance. A) Certain forms were developed exclusively for instrumental music B) Composers started to exploit the capacities of popular instruments C) Music was now written specificly for instruments D) Instrumental music was written exclusively adapted from vocal music

A, B, and C

Select all the true statements about Thomas Weelkes, who lived from circa 1575 to 1623. A) He lived at the same time as Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare B) He composer the madrigal As Vesta Was Descending C) He was an English organist D) He was a church composer chiefly remembered for masses and motets

A, B, and C

Which of the following are associated with growing secularization in 14th century France? A) The plague known as the Black Death B) The Hundred Years' War C) Literary themes of sensuality D) The crusades of the Holy Land

A, B, and C

Which of the following describes Hildegard of Bingen? A) She wrote many monophonic chants B) She was an abbess in Germany C) She was a visionary and mystic D) She neglected her religious duties to devote her life to writing music

A, B, and C

Select all the statements comparing the motet and the mass in the Renaissance that are accurate. A) A mass has five texts and takes more time to perform than a motet B) The motet and mass were the primary forms of sacred music during the Renaissance C) The motet and the mass have vastly different styles and textures D) The words of the mass are those of the ordinary, whereas the motet uses other sacred text

A, B, and D

Select all the statements that are true of the musical texture in Josquin's Ava Maria . . . virgo Serena. A) It has imitation between pairs or voices B) It has initiation between individual voices C) It is mainly monophonic D) It is mainly polyphonic

A, B, and D

Select all the statements that correctly describe the use of word painting in As Vesta Was Descending by Thomas Weelkes. A) A duet sings "two by two" B) All the voices sing the word "together" C) All the voices sing the word "alone for emphasis D) Fast, descending rhythms are used to represent "running"

A, B, and D

Which of the following statements is correct about the scales known as church modes? A) Church modes and the modern major and minor scales have seven tones between each octave B) The use of the church modes helps give Gregorian chant its characters "otherworldly" sound C) Church modes were used only for music composed for religious ceremonies D) Church modes were the basic musical scales in the Middles Ages and the Renaissance

A, B, and D

Why was Paris an important city by the end of the 12th century? A) It was an intellectual center, with the University if Pairs attracting scholars of the time B) It was an artistic capital C) It had been liberated by the crusaders D) The Pope began to reside in Paris instead of Rome E) Musicians at Notre Dame led the development of polyphonic music

A, B, and E

Which of the following is true about the writings of Hildegard of Bingen that are correct? A) She wrote the earliest surviving morality play B) She produced her musical works at the university of Paris C) She wrote treaties on theology, science, and medicine D) She is the oldest-known female composer whose musical works (numerous sacred songs) have survived

A, C and D

Select all the ways instruments of the Renaissance were typically used in performance of that era. A) Renaissance composers did not specifiy the instruments to play a composition, so performers would use whatever instruments were available B) With so many kinds of instrument suddenly available, Renaissance composers standardized the modern orchestra C) Renaissance musicians played wind, and percussion instruments D) Mixed groupings of different instrument, such as recorders and coils, might be heard in ensembles of as many as 30 musicians

A, C, and D

Which of the following methods does John Dowland use to express sorrow and melancholy in Flow My Tears? A) a slow tempo B) long, sorrowful lute colors C) descending melodic lines representing falling tears D) a minor key

A, C, and D

Which of the following reasons explain why little is known about how medieval music was performed or how it sounded? A) Tempo, dynamics, and even rhythm are not indicated in medieval music manuscripts B) Music was rarely performed in the Middle Ages, as indicated by the scarcity of medieval music manuscripts C) Very few medieval music manuscripts specific what instruments are to perform the music D) Few medieval instrument have survived

A, C, and D

Which of the follow describe and estample. A) A medieval dance B) One of the earliest forms of march music C) One of the earliest surviving forms of instrumental music D) An early form of troubadour song E) Medieval chant with a single melodic line F) a dance in triple meter with strong fast, beat

A, C, and F

Which of the following statements about the characteristics of organum by the 1100s are correct? A) The chant was sung above the melody B) The melody was sung with shorter and faster notes than the chant C) The melody line was no longer restricted to moving in parallel motion with the chant D) The two lines in organum could differ melodically not rhythmically

B and C

Which of the following statements reflects the changes in music of the fourteenth century? A) Hildegard of Bingen entered politics and diplomacy B) Polyphonic music was not always based on Gregorian chant C) Wandering minstrels were not allowed to dance in church D) composers used drinking songs and imitated birdcalls in their works

B and D

Select all the characteristics of Renaissance music. A) It patterns its text after the humanist poetry of Zarlino B) It demonstrates a humanistic interest in language C) It uses harmonies that help express the emotions of the words D) It uses word painting to represent poetic images

B, C, and D

Select all the statements that accurately describe that rhythm and melody heard in Renaissance music. A) Renaissance melodies and rhythm are relatively easy to sing since all voices sing the same part B) Each melodic line has rhythmic independence C) Imitiation of the main melody is a common device used by composers D) The beat is subtle because different melodies overlap each other

B, C, and D

Select all the statements that are true of the musical texture in Josquin's motet Ava Maria . . . virgo Serena. A) There are numerous passes to allow time for ritual actions during the service B) A voice will enter while the proceeding entry is in the middle of its melodic line C) The four opening melodic phrases all use the same text D) The composer uses polyphonic imitation.

B, C, and D

What were some of the criticisms about church music that were addresses during the Council of Trent? A) The monophonic style was already out of fashion and in need of something new B) Catholic Church music used noisy instrument and complex polyphony C) Catholic Church music had lost its purity D) The use of secular tunes and theatrical singing in Catholic Church music E) Catholic Church music used prayers in Greek

B, C, and D

Which of the following statements is true about the texts used in the medieval mass? A) The text for mass was entirely sung, not spoken B) The texts for mass were in Latin C) Some texts were used for mass only on specific occasions, such as Christmas D) Some texts for used day after day

B, C, and D

Which of the following statements accurately compare the two types of service known as the office and the mass in medieval monasteries and converts? A) The office songs the same texts everyday; the mass is sung only on Christmas and Easter B) The office is only sung by the nuns; the mass is only sung by the monks C) The office services extend from before down to sunset daily; the mass is a daily ritual based on the Last Supper D) The office consists of eight services everyday; the mass is the highlight of each day

C and D

Which of the following statements describe Leonin and Perotin? A) They were choirmasters at Westminster Abbey B) They were among the first troubadours known by name C) They were Notre Dame composers D) They were among the first to use music notation indication precise rhythm with clearly defined time values

C and D

Which of the following statements is true about wondering minstrels, or jongleurs? A) They sang Gregorian chant on religious holidays B) They were member son the French nobility C) They carried news with them wherever they went D) They performed in castles, taverns, and town squares

C and D

Who of the following performed secular music in the Middle Ages? A) Priest in Cathedrals B) Singers of Gregorian Chants in monasteries C) Women, but not men D) Troubadours and trouvères

D

True or False. Josquin Desprez, on of the greatest Renaissance composers, wrote only religious works, such as motets and masses for the church

False

The two most important geographical areas in the development of music during the Renaissance were ______ and ______.

Flanders (and) Italy

What is the theme of Machuat's song, puts queen oublio sui de vous?

His disappointment after being forgotten by the young women he loved

Why was the music of the 14th century referred to as ars nova?

Important changes happened in the 14th century

What country became the leading Renaissance music center in the 16th century?

Italy

What are the five texts (sung prayers) of the mass ordinary?

Kryie, gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei

What are the words of the Kyrie in the mass ordinary?

Kyrie eleison. Christie eleison. Kyrie eleison.

What language was used in Gregorian Chants?

Latin

Why was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Pairs important?

Musicians who worked there wrote innovative polyphonic music and it was a symbol of Gothic architecture

What characteristics of the text known as the mass ordinary have?

They remain the same every day throughout the year

True or False. Although Italy developed into a leading Renaissance musical center, Germany and England also had vibrant musical life in the Renaissance.

True

True or False: Machaut wrote both religious music and secular love songs, reflecting the changes and secularization of the 14th century.

True

Instrumental music during the Renaissance was used primarily for what purpose?

dancing

During the early Renaissance, what was characteristic of instrumental music?

it was adapted from vocal music

A Chantar is the only female troubadour song to have ______.

its melody preserved in music notation

Renaissance composers made a distinction between only which types of instruments?

loud and soft

In important innovation at the school of Notre Dame between 1170 and 1200 was the use of __________ rhythm.

measured

As is typical in Gregorian chants, single syllables are often sung to ____________ notes.

multiple

Most medieval music manuscripts indicate only _______ and lack detailed performance instructions.

pitch

What type of instrument is a vielle?

string

What was on of the most influential innovations that zhjekped spread and popularize Renaissance secular music?

the development of the printing press

What type of music was most often found in the Middle Ages?

vocal

A lute song is a musical piece written for what musicians and/or instruments?

voice and lute