Musical quiz 5
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"
