music ap final
The dates for the Medieval period are generally considered to be:
1150 - 1450 AD
Which time period is generally considered the Renaissance period?
1450 - 1600
The dates given in the course for the Baroque Period place it between:
1600-1750
The following composition is a work by: (play 6:03)
A French troubadour
One difference between a Renaissance Mass and a motet is:
A Mass is always based on a specific text that is part of the liturgy of a given day.
A Baroque suite is...
A multi-movement instrumental work based on rhythms of popular dances
Which of the following is not part of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass?
Alleluia
Listen to the following excerpt of a Medieval composition. This composition represents... (play :18)
An advanced 12th-century four-voice organum
Listen to this music example and answer the following question: Who would be a likely composer for this work? :47
Bach or Handel.
This cello piece exemplifies __________ form. (player 2:33)
Binary
Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of repetition?
Binary form
During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?
Cantus firmus
The Renaissance period saw inventions and developments that:
Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.
Which 8th- and 9th-century ruler had a profound influence on Church music?
Charlemagne
The Renaissance was the Golden Age of:
Choral composition for small ensembles
Who composed La favola d'Orfeo, a work that marks the beginning of opera as a major art form?
Claudio Monteverdi
Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?
Columbus discovered "The New World."
Which statement reflects the musical features of the following music example? 3:32
Contrasts between a small group of soloists and a larger ensemble
This excerpt is... (play :40)
Dance music from the Medieval period
Two important composers from the Renaissance period were:
Desprez and Palestrina
Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text. Which excerpt represents the Theme? Example A (Player :20) Example B (Player :53)
Example A
Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form? Example A (player 15:33) Example B (player 3:59)
Example A
Which of the following examples represents sacred music? (play 4:24)
Example B
Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela? (player 1:58)
Example B
Which of the following examples represents secular music? (Play :15)
Example C
Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort? (player 1:30)
Excerpt D
Anicius Boethius invented a system that made possible the memorization and written transmission of melodies.
False
Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.
False
Despite advances in other areas, Renaissance harmony and polyphony remained restricted to the music rules that governed most of the Medieval period.
False
Early baroque music is characterized by frequent use of polyphonic texture.
False
Goliards are famous for their inspired performances during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain.
False
Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay).
False
Most of the notated music that survives from the Medieval period is secular in nature.
False
Renaissance artists didn't really care very much if their works appealed to the public at large; they were more concerned about the "purity" of their music.
False
The Renaissance madrigal was a sacred music form used to convey the meanings behind the poems on which they were based.
False
The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. (player 4:32)
False
The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. (player 3:42)
False
The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. (player 7:19)
False
The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. (player 3:22)
False
Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are not good examples of strophic form.
False
This example is: (player :25)
From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs
This is an example of a musical genre known as (play :13)
Gregorian chant
The composer of this excerpt is... (play :17)
Guillaume de Machaut
Which of the following was regarded as a leading composer of the Ars Nova style?
Guillaume de Machaut
The composer of this excerpt is... (play :55)
Hildegard von Bingen
Which of the following were important composers in the Medieval period?
Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume de Machaut
The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:
Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again.
One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is: :29
It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.
What element of the musical style of the following piece indicates that it is from the Renaissance period rather than the Medieval period? (player :27)
It features imitation that goes through all the voices
Which of the following factors most strongly suggests that this piece is an example of secular music? (Play :32
It has irregular rhythms
Which statement does NOT apply to the following music example? :20
It is sung a cappella
The melody of this example suggest that it is from sacred music of the Medieval period because... (play 6:30)
It moves stepwise and has a small range.
The composer of this selection is: (player 10:26)
Jacob Obrecht
The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance. (player 5:37)
Josquin Desprez
The following example is played on an instrument that was very popular during the Renaissance. That instrument is the: (player :37)
Lute
This instrument, which was very popular during the Renaissance, is called a:
Lute
The two most important French composers of organum and discant during the Medieval period were:
Léonin and Pérotin
This is an excerpt from a: (player :25)
Madrigal
. This excerpt most likely falls in the category of: (Play :17)
Mass
Which of the following were sacred genres in the Medieval period?
Masses and motets
A feature of this example suggests it is from the early part of the Medieval period. That feature is: (play :22)
Monophonic texture
The secular text and overall musical style of this example suggest that it is from a/an: :40
Opera
The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an: :47
Oratorio
Which of the following was NOT a popular form during the Renaissance period?
Plainsong
The texture of this example is (Play :17)
Polyphonic
Who is credited with the creation of plainsong?
Pope Gregory I
The composer of the following music example could likely be... :40
Purcell
Which of the following were secular genres in the Medieval period?
Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
This movement from a piano sonata by Beethoven exemplifies: (player 4:25)
Rondo form
This excerpt is an example of: (play :30)
Secular music
Which of the following is NOT a chant of the Proper of the Mass?
Sederunt Principes
Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of sacred music from the Medieval period?
Smooth melodies sung a cappella
This excerpt is an example of... (play 0:32)
Stepwise melody with unstressed rhythms
Which of the following is a salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period?
Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices
This piece of music is an example of: (player 3:59)
Strophic form
Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of contrast?
Strophic form
Listen to the following example. (player 2:06)
Ternary form
This piano piece exemplifies: (player 2:34)
Ternary form
The dynamics in this example is best described as: :47
Terraced dynamics
According to the text, the Renaissance period was known as:
The Golden Age of Choral Music
A unifying factor for social, political, and cultural life in the Medieval period was..
The Roman Catholic Church
A characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it is from a medieval Mass is: (Play 2:08)
The smooth melodic lines and unstressed rhythm
This composition is a clear example of: (player 17:17)
Theme and variations form
Listen to this music example and answer the following question: What would be the typical expectation regarding the rest of the movements of this particular type of work? :47
There may be other movements, some of which may introduce soloists.
The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by: (player 12:15)
Thomas Tallis
This excerpt is most likely from a... (play :25)
Troubadour song
Composers and arrangers can introduce some elements of variation in a piece of music without altering its basic form.
True
Form can be defined as the constructive or organizing element in music.
True
Léonin and Pérotin were two composers associated with Notre Dame and the development of polyphony.
True
The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. (player 1:38)
True
The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. (player 5:37)
True
The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. (player 3:13)
True
The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. (player 3:11)
True
The great European churches and cathedrals of the Medieval period were important to the development of Western music.
True
Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.
True
In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:
Vocal Music
Which of the following describes this example? :40
Wide dynamic range and repetition in the melody to express deep feelings
According to the text, in rondo form, the repeating themes are separated by:
contrasting episodes
The following selection, sung by Historicus, comes from a well-known __________. :35
oratorio
This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known as
plainsong, plainchant, or Gregorian chant
