prelude 2
Who of the following are Renaissance artists and who are not?
Correct: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci Incorrect: Hildegard of Bingen, Pablo Picasso
Which of the following provided financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians and which did not?
Correct:the church, aristocratic courts Incorrect: agricultural field workers, nonprofit organizations
Who of the following was a Renaissance visual artist?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which is true of trade during the Middle Ages?
Musicians and their works moved along trade routes.
Two of the earliest named composers of organum from the Notre Dame Cathedral were Léonin and
Pérotin
Which is a true statement regarding early music notation?
Tempo and dynamic markings were absent.
During the Middle Ages, all power came from which religious organization?
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 is a true statement?
The influence of European musical styles surpasses that of any of its languages or religions.
In regards to the troubadours and trouvères, which of the following statements is NOT true?
They wrote sacred music.
Which statement regarding music notation is true?
Western music notation was invented to further the goals of Christian worship.
During the Renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?
americas
After the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, ______ writings were brought to Europe in increasing numbers.
ancient Greek and Roman
Women musicians in the Renaissance earned their living as
court singers.
The beginning of the Middle Ages was marked by the
fall of the Roman Empire.
The Middle East had no influence on European musical styles.
false
The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominately secular society to a more sacred one.
false
The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.
false
The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers of the Renaissance.
false
Medieval and Renaissance musicians could find employment in which of the following professions?
instrument building teaching copyists
Which did not occur in the later Middle Ages?
introduction of printing
Music as a commodity means that music
is preserved. taught and learned. bought and sold.
During the Renaissance, lands new to the Europeans were discovered, including
the Americas.
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 most universally idealized woman in Western culture during the Middle Ages was
the Virgin Mary.
Who were the most prominent performers of secular music in medieval France?
troubadours and trouvères
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived.
true
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the small number of fragments of music that have survived.
true
The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.
true
Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?
venice
The Notre Dame Cathedral was one of the first centers for the development of - by some of the first named composers of the Western tradition, Léonin and -
- polyphony - Petroni
The earliest - added one or more melodies to plainchant and was known as -
-Polyphony - organum
Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
Chior master, organist, Music printer, Composer
Although many aspects of performing music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance are unknown, which of the following are basic principles that applied to the performance of early music and which are not?
Correct Answer(s) -Women and men performed secular music. -Secular song could be sung or performed as parts on instruments. -Sacred genres were usually performed by voices in small ensembles.
What musicians of the Middle Ages created the first notated tradition of secular love song?
Correct Answer(s) -troubadours -trouvères Incorrect Answer(s) -Pérotin -Léonin
One of the major advancements in the Renaissance was the invention of printing, pioneered by
Johannes Gutenberg.
Which of the following is a true statement?
During the Renaissance printed music became available and music literacy spread.
Which is a true statement regarding early music performances of medieval and Renaissance music?
Many aspects of early music performance are open to speculation.
Which of the following statements is true of paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance?
Painters explored the beauties of nature. Painters and sculptors studied the nude human form as a thing of beauty. The laws of perspective were applied to paintings.
Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society.
true
Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne?
Correct Answer(s): government control of law and order, centralized government, encouragement of education Incorrect Answer(s)the rise of the merchant class
Which of the following was a result of the printing press?
Correct Answer(s)Music literacy spread., Music books became available, Music books became affordable Incorrect Answer(s)Music was banned from amateur performance.
