MUSC 2100 midterm

the collegium musicum is a group of _____ musicians

university students and

the Council of Trent made all of the following recommendations except

using more musical instruments to enhance church music

Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer born in

Germany

which of the following are the movements of the ordinary of the Mass

Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Bach directed a grouop of university students and musicians called the

collegium musicum

Luther believed that music belonged to the

congregation

Luther believed that professional musicians had no place in a church service

false

Palestrina and Martin Luther both took part in the Council of Trent

false

Palestrina wrote many popular Italian songs still sung to this day

false

a fixed pattern of long and short notes that is repeated is called an organum

false

although a skilled composer, Bach never mastered the art of fugue

false

chorales were intended to be sung by a trained choir

false

medieval artists preferred to depict their subjects in profile rather than facing front

false

musical ideas that are exchanged between vocal lines is called cantus firmus

false

organum was freely composed, with no preexisting bases

false

polyphony was uniformly welcomed in all religious communities

false

the Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary of the Mass

false

the art of the fugue is one of Bach's important works for orchestra

false

the creation of new musical instruments fostered the development of polyphony

false

the development of plainchant led to more recognition for individual composers such as Leonin

false

the perfection of monophony is the single most important feature in the development of Western music

false

the preeminent composers of motets in the early renaissance were from Germany

false

the texts for chorales were always taken directly from the Bible

false

the texts of the Mass that change for each service make up the Ordinary

false

there is no difference between the mass Ordinary and the mass Proper

false

Bach's cantatas typically include _____ movements

five to eight

musical ideas exchanged between vocal lines is called

imitation

what best descries the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music

imitative

Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena is an example of the

motet

a sacred work with a Latin text that was used in the Mass and other religious services is the

motet

polyphony required the development of

music notation

the preeminent composers of motet from the early Renaissance were from what part of Europe

northern

which of the following was a characteristic of medieval art abandoned in the Renaissance

space organized in a succession of planes

in what era did composers begin to be recognized?

the Gothic era

the Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is

the Mass

in what era did the development of polyphony begin to emerge?

the Romanesque era

the text of Ave Maria...virgo serena is in praise of

the Virgin Mary

the sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of

the a cappella style

after the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people, known as

the counter-reformation

the lower voice of organum sang

the fixed melody in long notes

in the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on

the inclusion of instruments in the service

which portion of the Mass remains the same in every celebration of the service

the ordinary

depending on the feast celebrated, which portion of the Mass changes from day to day

the proper

what was an integral musical part of the Lutheran church service

the sacred cantata

Martin Luther and John Calvin both believed that congregational singing should be in

the vernacular

one of Bach's most important keyboard works is a set of forty-eight preludes and fugues called

the well-tempered clavier

which of the following characterizes humanism

thinking centered on human issues and individuality, inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, and independence from tradition and religion

Bach completed over two-hundred cantatas

true

Bach was a master of contrapuntal composition

true

Leonardo da Vinci was a contemporary of Josquin

true

Leonin is credited with compiling the Great Book or Organum (magnus liber organi)

true

Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement

true

Palestrina wrote more Masses than any other composer

true

Johann Sebastian Bach lived a short, unhappy life and had no children

false

a setting in which all voices move together is called

homorhythmic

composers of organum based their pieces on

preexisting Gregorian chants

which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

which genre of vocal music was used in Renaissance church services

Gregorian chant, the motet, and the hymn

which composer is the culminating figure of the Baroque musical style

Johann Sebastian Bach

which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?

Josquin des Prez

what was the primary language of the Mass

Latin

who is credited with compiling the Great Book of Organum (Magnus liber organi)

Leonin

the sacred cantata was an integral part of the

Lutheran church service

which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther

the first major center of polyphony was

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

which composer expanded the dimensions of organum by increasing the number of voice parts

Perotin

what is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena

a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody

the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called

a cantus firmus

what is a cantus firmus

a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass

the upper voice of organum sang

a freely composed part that moved rapidly

a fixed pattern of long and short notes that is repeated or varied is called

a rhythmic mode

Johann Sebastian Bach is the culminating figure of the _____ style

baroque

the expansion of the chorale with the new poetry resulted in the

cantata

during his musical career, Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of

cantor of St. Thomas Church in Lepzig, court organist and chamber musician to the duke of Weimar, and court musician to the prince of Anhalt-Cothen

in the Lutheran church, the weekly hymns sung by the congregation were called

chorales

renaissance painters

discovered the landscape, created the illusion of distance, and focused on the physical loveliness of the world

Bach was a French composer and his musical works are the pinnacle of the late-Renaissance style

false

chorales greatly strengthened the trend toward clear-cut melody supported by a _____ texture

homophonic

the development of notation led to the recognition of

individual composers

which of the following describes the chorale

intended to be sung by the congregation, texts are in German, and generally have simple and memorable melodies

what would listeners hear in a typical Bach chorale

intricate choral movements, simple, hymn-like settings, and solo arias

why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music

it has fuller harmonies, it is performed a cappella, and it has smoothly gliding lines

which of the following best describes the intended performance practice for the Pope Marcellus Mass

it would have been sung by an all male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos

Johann Sebastian Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the

organ

what was Johann Sebastian Bach's primary instrument

organ

the Notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called

organum

the earliest type of polyphony was

organum

a bar form has the structure of A-A-B

true

a chorale is a hymn tune associated with German lutherans

true

adding a second voice to a Gregorian melody at the interval of a fifth or fourth is called organum

true

an early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

true

congregational singing of a specific chorale is still integrated into each weekly Lutheran service, along with the Gospel reading, prayers, and a sermon

true

during his lifetime, Johann Sebastian Bach was known primarily as a great organist

true

humanism is characterized by independence from tradition and religion

true

humanism was inspired by the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome

true

in the early Middle Ages, music was often composed in fixed patterns of long and short notes known as rhythmic modes

true

many composers wrote motets in praise of the Virgin Mary

true

music preformed a cappella is for voices only, without instrumental and accompaniment

true

polyphonic writing in the Renaissance relied on composing a new melody above a cantus firmus

true

polyphony is based on the principle of musical ideas exchanged between vocal lines

true

polyphony is the combination of two or more simultaneous melodic lines

true

polyphony set the stage for the entire unfolding of the western musical tradition

true

polyphony was initially reserved for worship on the highest feast days

true

renaissance composers showed a greater interest in duple meter compared to their medieval counterparts

true

renaissance painters created the illusion of distance and focused on the physical loveliness of the world

true

the Catholic church celebrated the Mass in Latin until the middle of the twentieth century

true

the Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century

true

the Lutheran cantata is a sort of musical sermon based on the original choral hymn

true

the Renaissance motet is a sacred genre with a single Latin text

true

the music of Palestrina represents the pure a cappella style of vocal polyphony of the late Renaissance

true

the reform movement in the Catholic church brought about by the Protestant reformation was called the counter-reformation

true

with the development of notation, music expanded from an art of improvisation and oral tradition to one that was carefully planned and preserved

true