Chapter 16 listening quiz answers
Which of the following statements correctly describe Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)?Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement0:41
Correct: The text contains a puzzle, the top and middle voices are palindromes of eachother, it is a three-voice chanson Incorrect: It is through-composed
Which describes the relationship between the voices (the texture) in the first line of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)?Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement0:02
Each voice sings its own unique melody (non-imitative polyphony)
The first two lines ("Ma fin..." and "Et mon...") are reused to end the poem. In what other line do you see the first line from the poem ("Ma fin...")?
Line 4
Ma fin est mon commencement is a chanson in __________ form, which is diagrammed as: A-B-a-__-a-b-A-B. Machaut's music expresses the ______ of the text.
Rondeau, A, Puzzle
Which describes the music for the second line of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:41
The music and text are different from the first line
Which describes the fourth line of Machaut's song? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:42
The music and the text are the same as in the first line
hich describes the eighth line of Machaut's song?
The music and the text are the same as in the second line
Which describes the seventh line of Machaut's song? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:41
The music and the text are the same as the first line
Which describes the music for the third line of Machaut's song? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:42
The music is the saem but the text is different from the first line
Which describes the fifth line of Machaut's song? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:41
The music is the same but the text is different from the first line
What describes Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)?Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement5:38
Three voices singing without instruments
Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct location on the music chart below. Be sure to drag the excerpts from the light yellow outer box; if you drag from the play button the excerpt will not move.
est teneure = partial verse Mes tiers = verse Se retrograde = between verse and refrain
The text setting of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning) is primarily syllabic.
false
Which describes the seventh line of Machaut's song? Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement 0:41
lots of notes per text syllable