Music Appreciation
What is ars nova?
A Latin term meaning new art
Which descriptions apply to an estampie?
A medieval dance One of the earliest surviving forms of instrumental music A dance in triple meter with a strong, fast beat.
How does John Dowland express sorrow and melancholy in Flow My Tears?
By writing in a minor key By using a slow tempo By having descending melodic lines representing falling tears.
Which of the following are correct statements about the scales known as church modes?
Church modes and modern scales both have seven tones. They were the basic muscial scales used in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.T he use of church modes helps give Gregorian chant its characteristic "otherworldly" sound.
Which of the following statements are true of early organum? (check all that apply)
Early organum was a Gregorian chant with a second melodic line on top The added melodic line in early organum was improvised, and only later written down
The Triumphes of Oriana, by Thomas Weelkes, is an anthology containing __________
English madrigals in honor of "Oriana", or Queen Elizabeth I
True or False: Minstrels or jongleurs were French Nobles
False
True or false: According to the Renaissance ideal, an educated person was discouraged from taking musical training or playing a musical instrument.
False
A dance of the Renaissance era in triple meter and with a lively tempo might be a ____________
Galliard
Which of the following are true of Gregorian chant?
Gregorian chant is melody set to sacred text. Gregorian chant enhances religious services, including prayers and ritual actions. Gregorian chant is sung without accompaniment; it is monophonic.
What does organum mean?
Gregorian chant that has one or more melodic lines added to it
Which of the following statements about the writings of Hildegard of Bingen are correct? (Check all that apply)
Hildegard is the oldest-known female composer whose musical works (numerous sacred songs) have survived Hildegard wrote the earliest surviving morality play Hildegard wrote treatises on theology, science, and medicine
What is Machaut's love song, "Puis qu'en oublio sui de vous," based on his poems, about?
His disappointment after being forgotten by the young girl he loved.
For what reasons is Palestrina's music so highly regarded by church authorities?
His music is considered as a model of polyphonic sacred music because of its clarity and calmness.
What are the five texts (sung prayers) of the mass ordinary?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.
Which of the following characteristics of a Gregorian chant are true?
It is monophonic and unaccompanied It is set to a sacred text It has a melody meant to enhance a religious service
Why don't we know about how medieval music sounded, and how it was performed? (check all that apply)
It is not clear whether instruments play the same lines as singers or had melodic lines of their own. Few medieval instruments have survived, and very few medieval music manuscripts specify what instruments are to perform the music. Tempo, dynamics, and even rhythm or not indicated in medieval music manuscripts.
Which of the following describe the words and music in Renaissance music?
It used word painting to represent poetic images Humanism influenced the words of vocal music It used harmonies that helped express the emotions of the words.
Which of the following statements describe significant aspects of the music of Josquin Desprez?
Josquin's masses, motets, and secular vocal works influenced other composers. Josquin's music was widely praised by music lovers. Martin Luther remarked that God has preached his Gospel trough the music of Josquin Desprez.
Gregorian chants were sung in which language?
Latin
The only distinction that Renaissance composers made regarding instruments was between __________
Loud and soft
What was the significance of the rythemic innovations developed by Notre Dame composers in the late 1100s? (Check all that apply)
Measured rhythm had a clearly defined meter. Rhythm in music began using definite time values. Written notation could now indicate rhythm precisely.
Which of the following statements about troubadours and trouveres are correct?
Most of their songs were about courtly love, battle, and love Only about a tenth of their thousands of known melodies are preserved It is unknown whether their melodies were performed with a clear meter or rhythmic pattern
What are some indications that instrumental music during the renaissance became more important?
Music was no written specifically for instruments.Composer started to exploit the capacities of popular instruments.Certain forms like theme and variations, exclusive to instrumental music, were developed.
Which of the following statements describe an important development in medieval organum?
Parallel organum developed into true polyphony, with two or more independent melodic lines.
Which of the following statements reflect the changes in music of the 14th century?
Polyphonic music was not always based on Gregorian chant
How were instruments of the Renaissance typically used in performances of that era?
Recorders, were played together. Musicians played wind, string, and percussion instruments. Mixed groupings of, for example, recorders and viols might be heard in ensembles of as many as thirty musicians. Renaissance composers did not specify the instruments to play in a composition, so performers would use whatever instruments were available.
Which of the following statements about secular music in Paris in the Middle Ages are accurate?
Reed instruments, pipes, fiddles, and many other instruments were used Music was part of parties, games, and dancing indoor and outdoors.
ars nova
Secular love song by Machaut has phases a and b of a rondeau Listen in Part II, Chapter 1
For what voices/instruments were madrigals written?
Several solo voices
Which of the following statements about Hildegard of Bingen are true? (check all that apply)
She was a visionary and a mystic She was an Abbess in Germany She wrote many monophonic chants
What was one of the most influential innovations that helped spread and popularize Renaissance secular music?
The development of the the printing press.
Which of the following statements comparing the motet and the mass in the Renaissance are accurate?
The motet and mass were the primary forms of sacred music. A mass has five texts and takes more time to perform than a motet. The words of the mass were those of the ordinary, whereas the motet used other sacred text.
Which of the following accurately compare the two types of service known as office and mass in medieval monasteries and convents?
The office consisted of eight services every day; the mass was highlight of each day. The office extended from before dawn to sunset daily; the mass was a daily ritual based on the Last Supper.
Which of the following are associated with growing secularization in 14th century France? (check all that apply)
The plague known as the Black Death The Hundred Years' War Literary themes of sensuality
Which of the following best describes this excerpt from Pope Marcellus Mass?
The voices constantly imitate each other.
Which of the following best describes the music in this section from Machaut's Notre Dame Mass?
There are four voices, In the two lower voices one is the tenor and has the chant. The two higher voices have more active, syncopated rhythms.
Who were performers of secular music in the Middle Ages? (Check all that apply)
Troubadours and trouveres in France Wandering jongleurs
True or False: Besides Italy and Flanders, Germany and England were also cultural centers where music developed during the Renaissance.
True
True or False: Machaut wrote both religious music as well as secular love songs, reflecting the changes and secularization of the 14th century.
True
True or False: There were also woman troubadours, whose songs were sung to men from the perspective of a woman.
True
What characteristics does the French ars nova rondeau, such as Puis qu'en oubli sui de vous have?
eight lines of poetry two phrases a and b a refrain that comes back at the end
The original chant of the organum was usually the _________ melody, sung in slow, long notes.
lower
As is typical in Gregorian chants, single syllables are often sung to _______________
multiple notes
A dance of the Renaissance era in duple meter and with a stately tempo might be a _________
passamezzo
Most medieval music manuscripts lack detailed performance instructions, they mainly just indicate _______________
pitch
Vielle is a medieval ___________
string instrument
Hildegard of Bingen claims to have written O Successores after being inspired by a ___________________
vision
Most music during the Middle Ages was primarily _________
vocal
A lute song is written for what musicians and/ or instruments?
voice and lute
What is word painting?
when music depicts the text
