music test 2 study guide

Which of the following was Hildegard not known for?

her agricultural plans for new churches

Which of the following are typical of the Renaissance motet?

sacred work and set to latin texts, often in praise of the Virgin Mary

The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominantly religious orientation to a more --- one. This awakening was called ---.

secular and humanism

During the Renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?

the americas

Which of the following is true of medieval chansons?

the lyrics often reflected ideas of courtly love

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is a setting of the Mass Ordinary.

true

There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance.

true

Hildegard of Bingen was of --- descent.

german

What is the texture of the last line of Fair Phyllis?

homorhythmic

What is the predominant texture in Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

imitative polyphony

Which part of the Mass Ordinary is not in Latin?

kyrie

In which language is the text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serenawritten?

latin

Who was the first composer to collect his works in order to preserve his legacy?

machaut

In chant from the Middle Ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called:

melismatic

Chant melodies are described as syllabic, neumatic, ---- based on how many notes are set to each --- of the text.

melismatic, syllable

The pre-tonal scale patterns utilized in Gregorian chant are referred to as:

modes

Culture in the Middle Ages was largely defined by the rise of religious communities housed in:

monasteries

John Calvin preferred --- congregational song in order to keep focus on --- text

monophonic, scriptural

In the Renaissance, what was one of the most popular sacred genres with a Latin text?

motet

Which of the following was not a development of the later Middle Ages?

movable type music printing

In the Catholic Mass, the parts that change according to the day belong to the

proper

in the --- two important --- genres grew out of the union of poetry and music: the French --- and the --- madrigal

renaissance, secular, chanson, italian

What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?

responsorial singing

During the Middle Ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formerly under the rule of the Roman Empire?

the Roman Catholic church

The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?

the fall of the roman empire

Which of the following statements are true of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

the text is rhymed and the meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple

The text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena praises the virtues of which of the following?

the virgin mary

Which of the following is not true about Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies?

they are in Hebrew and syrian

In the Renaissance, aesthetics changed with regard to consonances and dissonances. Which intervals were preferred?

thirds and sixths

Which meter was especially attractive in medieval music because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?

triple

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels of European society?

troubadours

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?

troubadours

Composers in the Ars nova wrote both sacred and secular songs.

true

Hildegard of Bingen set many of her own texts to music.

true

Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.

true

Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement is in French.

true

Pythagoras was renowned for his musical experiments.

true

Religious belief remained at the core of Renaissance identity.

true

Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.

true

The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.

true

The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts.

true

The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service.

true

The musical structure of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement involves retrograde movement.

true

The musical style known as Ars nova first appeared in the early 1300s.

true

The text of the Gloria is a hymn of praise.

true

Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society.

true

Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?

venice

Which of the following was a complication for Hildegard in her role as composer and visionary for the church?

women were viewed by many in the church as unworthy to have divine connections

Which of the following were church reformers in the sixteenth century?

John Calvin, martin luther

Who started the Protestant Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses?

Martin luther

In the middle ages, the status of women was raised by the universal cult of who?

Mary, mother of christ

The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment. What is this style called?

a cappella

What was the period that immediately preceded the Ars nova called?

ars antiqua

Which of the following was a popular French secular song genre in the Ars nova?

chanson

In which of the following genres did Machaut not compose?

chant

The core musical repertoire of the medieval Christian church was known as

chant

Which of the following are positions Machaut held during his career?

cleric, canon, courtier

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass was once thought to have been written in order to meet the requirements set forth by whom?

council of trent

The Catholic Church's effort in the early sixteenth century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the

counter- reformation

Music, mathematics, geometry, and astronomy were considered a part of the four topics essential in medieval

education

During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people).

false

During the Renaissance, women were not allowed to make music at home or in the courts.

false

Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment.

false

Renaissance painters continued medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting.

false

Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.

false

The Council of Trent had no criticisms of church music.

false

The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years.

false

The Roman Catholic church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

false

The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.

false

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.

false

The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic

false

Thirty-five poems by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras survive, but none of them preserve the music as well.

false

Triple meter was no longer used in the Renaissance.

false

Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is an example of Gregorian chant.

false

The musical style known as Ars nova appeared first in which country?

france

Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived.

true