Musical quiz 5

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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 16th century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the:

Counter-reformation

Religious wars in Europe called the ____ facilitated an exchange of musical instruments and theoretical ideas about music between Europe and ___ cultures

Crusades, Asian

During the Renaissance, women were NOT allowed to make music at home or in the courts (T/F)

False

Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment (T/F)

False

Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for _____ voices.

Four

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

Machaut

Musical works like Ma fin est mon commencement by ____________ connect to the human fascination with ____________ and puzzles

Machaut, riddles

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

Motet

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 Renaissance two important ____________ genres grew out of the union of poetry and music: the French ____________ and the ____________ madrigal.

Secular, chanson, Italian

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

Secular, humanism

Which element of music does Josquin most exploit in Ave Maria . . . virgo serena to provide variety and to emphasize the text?

Texture

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

The Americas

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

The Roman Catholic Church

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 - they are descended from Middle Eastern sacred music traditions - they are in Latin - the composer for most of them in unknown

They are in Hebrew and Syrian

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

Triple

Women poet-musician who lived in Southern France

Trobairitz

Poet-musician who lives i. Southern France

Troubadour

Kalenda Maya (the first of may) by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras is an example of a ___ dance song called an ___, which was common in late medieval France

Troubadour, estample

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels of European society? - jugglers - troubadours - soldiers - monks

Troubadours

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?

Troubadours

The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts (T/F)

True

The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service (T/F)

True

The middle ages spans nearly one thousand years (T/F)

True

Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society.(T/F)

True

Which of the following was Hildegard NOT known for? - her visions and interpretation of the scriptures - her architectural plans for new churches - her poetry and music

her architectural plans for new churches

Which of the following describe how Josquin contrasts the final two lines of the text: "O Mater Dei, Memento mei"? - in short note values - in a monophonic texture - in a homorhythmic texture - in long note values

- in a homorhythmic texture - in long note values

Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery? - a typical day began at 8:00am - membrane withdrew from secular society - membrane were devoted to prayer - religious life was quite disciplined

- membrane withdrew from secular society - membrane were devoted to prayer - religious life was quite disciplined

Who performed secular music in medieval courts and cities? - minstrels - troubadours - trouvères - castratos

- minstrels - troubadours - trouvères

Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance? - music printer - composer - choirmaster - organist

- music printer - composer - choirmaster - organist

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

Chanson

The 16th century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment. What is this style called?

A capella

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

Ars antiqua

In which of the following genres did Machaut NOT compose?

Chant

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

Chant

The preeminent ____________ of motets from the early Renaissance were from northern Europe, in particular present-day Belgium and northern ____________.

Composers, France

Which of the following belong to the Mass Ordinary? - Agnus Dei - Sanctus - Gloria - Alleluia - Gradual

- Agnus Dei - Sanctus - Gloria

Which of the following describe Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement? - Duple meter - polyphonic - written for full chorus - monophonic

- Duple meter - polyphonic

Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages - Latin text - monophonic - favored wide leaps - organized according to liturgy

- Latin text - monophonic - organized according to liturgy

Which of the following were church reformers in the 16th century? - Martin Luther - L. Ron Hubbard - John Calvin - Joseph Smith - Pope Greggory

- Martin Luther - john Calvin

Which of the following statements are true of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena? - The text is rhymed. - The meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple. - the texture is monophonic. - The harmony is dissonant

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

Which of the following statements are true in regard to typical English madrigals? - They often have pastoral texts - They often have lively rhythms - The texts are often humorous - They are in Italian - They are usually highly complex works designed to be sung by professionals

- They often have pastoral texts - They often have lively rhythms - The texts are often humorous

Which of the following describes Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass? - a cappella ensemble - consonant harmony - duple meter - monophonic texture throughout - imitation obscures understanding of words

- a cappella ensemble - consonant harmony - duple meter

Which of the following terms describes Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena? - a cappella ensemble - consonant harmony - Imitative polyphony - large chorus - dissonant harmony

- a cappella ensemble - consonant harmony - Imitative polyphony

Which of the following are positions Machaut held during his career? - cleric - courtier - pope - canon

- cleric - courtier -canon

Which of the following accurately describe the harmony of Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass? - consonant - dissonant - full - sparse

- consonant - full

Which of the following are events for which medieval troubadours composed music? - court entertainment - dancing - military campaigns - tournaments - liturgical services

- court entertainment - dancing - military campaigns - tournaments

Which of the following words might be word-painted in a madrigal? - death - weeping - sighing - the

- death - weeping - sighing

Which of the following were critiques from the cardinals at the Council of Trent? - embellishment of Gregorian melodies - use of popular music in the Mass - inappropriate attitude of church musicians - the continued use of Latin texts - the restrictions of a cappella singing

- embellishment of Gregorian melodies - use of popular music in the Mass - inappropriate attitude of church musicians

Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement contains which of the following? - enigmatic text - latin text - palindrome - religious references - monophonic texture

- enigmatic text - palindrome - religious references

Which of the following correctly characterizes Kalenda Maya (the first of may) by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras? - disjunct melody - estample - monophonic - Strophic form

- estample - monophonic - Strophic form

Which of the following are associated with medieval troubadours and trouvères? - finders of inventors - King Richard the Lionheart of England - performed for lower social levels - norther France

- finders of inventors - King Richard the Lionheart of England - norther France

Which of the following statements describes the life of Raimbaut de Vequeiras? - banished from northwestern Italy - fought in the crusades - served Marquis Boniface I of Montferrat - son of Eleanor of Aquitaine

- fought in the crusades - served Marquis Boniface I of Montferrat

Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne? - government control of law and order - encouragement of education - centralized government - the rise of the merchant class

- government control of law and order - encouragement of education - centralized government

Which of the following was a result of the printing press? - music book became available - music book became affordable - music was banned from armature performance - music literacy spread

- music book became available - music book became affordable - music literacy spread

In the Renaissance, aesthetics changed with regard to consonances and dissonances. Which intervals were preferred? - open fifths - sixths - thirds - open fourths

- sixths - thirds

Which of the following provide financial support for medical and Renaissance musicians? - the church - aristocratic courts - nonprofit organizations - agricultural field workers

- the church - aristocratic courts

What do the Medieval manuscripts of Kalenda Maya (the first of may) by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras provide and indicate? - the poem - the instrumental accompaniment - the melody - the rhythm and meter

- the poem - the melody

Which virtues of the medieval ruling classes did troubadour poetry praise? - valor and honor - material wealth - avoidance of work - devotion to an ideal - nobility of character

- valor and honor - devotion to an ideal - nobility of character

Which of the following are Ars nova fixed poetic forms? - stanza - virelai - ballade - trope - rondeau

- virelai - ballade - rondeau

Which musical elements were expanded during the Ars nova? -Counterpoint - harmony - meter - monophony - rhythm

-Counterpoint - harmony - meter

What is the text of Raimbaut de Vaqueiras' Kalenda Maya (the first of may) about? - celebrating mothers in Occitania - plegging serving to the daughter of his patron - the return of spring - the working class in Northern France

-plegging serving to the daughter of his patron - the return of spring

Which of the following is true of medieval chansons? - They were in Latin. - they were all in free verse. - the lyrics often reflected ideas of courtly love. - Hildegard of Bingen wrote many of them.

the lyrics often reflected ideas of courtly love.

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

Education

Madrigalisms enhanced the ____________ content of the music.

Emotional

The beginning of the middle ages is marked by what event

Fall of the roman empire

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

False

Hildegard's Alleluia, O Virga mediatrix is an example of Gregorian chant (T/F)

False

Renaissance painters continued medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting (T/F)

False

Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments

False

The Council of Trent had no criticisms of church music. (T/F)

False

The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years (T/F)

False

The Roman Catholic Church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (T/F)

False

The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music (T/F)

False

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance (T/F)

False

The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic (T/F)

False

Thirty-five poems by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras survive, but none of them preserve the music as well (T/F)

False

Triple meter was no longer used in the Renaissance. (T/F)

False

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

France

Hildegard of Bingen was of ___ descent

German

Strummed string instrument

Guitarra moresca

Which of the following was a medieval strummed string instrument introduced into Spain by the Moors?

Guitarra moresca

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? - Credo - Gloria - Agnus Dei - Sanctus - Kyrie

Kyrie

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

Latin

Who of are Renaissance artists?

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo

Which instrument was commonly found in particularly prosperous Renaissance homes?

Lute

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

In chant from the middle ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called

Melismatic

Chant melodies are described as syllabic, neumatic, or _____, 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 the focus on ____________ text.

Monophonic, scriptural

Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the musical use of

Monophony

Claudio ____________ famously stated that his music was designed to serve the expressive power of his ____________

Monteverdi, text

Small drums

Nakers

Is agnus dei proper or ordinary

O

Is credo proper or ordinary

O

Is gloria proper or ordinary

O

Is kyrie proper or ordinary

O

Is sanctus proper or ordinary

O

Is Alleluia proper or ordinary

P

Is communion proper or ordinary

P

Is gradual proper or ordinary

P

Is introit proper or ordinary

P

Is offertory proper or ordinary

P

The setting of Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis is:

Pastoral

Three-holed, end-blown flute

Pipe

The Mass is a daily service with two categories of ____________; the ____________ which contains texts that are the same for each service, and the ____________ which contains texts that vary according to the day

Prayers, ordinary, proper

Early version of the violin

Rebec

NOT a common topic of medieval troubadour poetry?

Religious praise of the Virgin Mary

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

Responsorial singing

What is the overall form of Raimbaut de Vaqueiras' Kalenda Maya (the first of may)?

Strophic

Post-musician who lived in Northern France

Trouvère

A few medieval secular songs express a female point of view and are attributed to women poet-musicians (T/F)

True

Composers in the Ars nova wrote both sacred and secular songs (T/F)

True

Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis is written for a four-voice SATB ensemble. (T/F)

True

Hildegard of Bingen set many of her own texts to music (T/F)

True

Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day of the Virgin Mary.(T/F)

True

Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement is in French (T/F)

True

Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived (T/F)

True

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is a setting of the Mass Ordinary. (T/F)

True

Pythagoras was renowned for his musical experiments (T/F)

True

Religious belief remained at the core of Renaissance identity (T/F)

True

Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange (T/F)

True

Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies (T/F)

True

Sometimes humorous madrigals would contain a refrain of syllables such as "fa la la." (T/F)

True

The musical structure of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement involves retrograde movement (T/F)

True

The musical style known as Ars nova first appeared in the early 1300's. (T/F)

True

The text of the Gloria is a hymn of praise. (T/F)

True

There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance (T/F)

True

What is the main European port of cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?

Venice

What was the biography of a troubadour called

Vida

The madrigal is known for the expressive device of:

Word-painting

Which of the following was a complication for Hildegard in her role as composer and visionary for the church? - there was a shortage of ink, so she could not write down her melodies and vision - she was unable to read - she did not understand Latin - women were viewed by many in the church as unworthy to have divine connections

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

At which point in the text of Fair Phyllis do the voices imitate each other in rapid succession? - "O then they fell a-kissing" - "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone" - "Up and down he wandered"

"Up and down he wandered"


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