Music 105 Quiz 3
The Middle Ages has been characterized as the ___. Select one: a. Age of Faith b. Enlightenment c. Age of Reason d. Age of Humanism
a. Age of Faith
Listen and respond. When (approximately) was this example written? Select one: a. Around 900 A.D. b. 1637 c. Around 1360 d. 1501
a. Around 900 A.D.
Which composer wrote monophonic courtly love songs? Select one: a. Bernart da Ventadourn b. Josquin c. Handel d. Claudio Monteverdi
a. Bernart da Ventadourn
Which of the following best describes the original performance context for Gregorian Chant? Select one: a. Catholic Mass b. Concert Hall c. Florentine Camerata d. Oratorio
a. Catholic Mass
Which statement best describes the earliest type of sacred polyphony? Select one: a. doubling a Gregorian Chant at the octave, fifth, or other interval b. the chant sung in long, sustained tones while another voice supplies decorations above c. point-of-imitation technique d. none of the above
a. doubling a Gregorian Chant at the octave, fifth, or other interval
Why is there so little surviving secular music from the Middle Ages? Select one: a. secular musicians at that time were generally illiterate b. secular music did not really develop until the Renaissance c. all copies of secular music from the Middle Ages were destroyed by the Spanish Inquisition in the Renaissance d. music notation was not invented yet
a. secular musicians at that time were generally illiterate
The Middle Ages is also sometimes called ___. Select one: a. Illuminati b. Dark Ages c. Eternal Ages d. PreHistoric
b. Dark Ages
Which repertory is sung only by monks or nuns? Select one: a. Notre Dame Organum b. Divine Office c. Gregorian Chant
b. Divine Office
Who was the reigning Pope from 590-604 A.D.? Select one: a. Petrucci b. Gregory I c. Ritornello d. Corelli
b. Gregory I
Gregorian Chant is most closely associated with the _____ era. Select one: a. Baroque b. Medieval c. Classical d. Renaissance
b. Medieval
12th-century secular poet-composer in Germany were called _____. Select one: a. Trouvères b. Minnesingers c. Minstrels d. Troubadours
b. Minnesingers
What region were the troubadours from? Select one: a. Southern Italy b. Southern France c. Germany d. Northern France e. Notre Dame
b. Southern France
Listen and respond. In its own time, this piece would most likely have been performed in which context? Select one: a. Concert Hall b. Opera house c. Catholic Mass d. Middle-Upper-class homes
c. Catholic Mass
Listen and respond. What is the GENRE of this example? Select one: a. English Madrigal b. Polyphonic Mass Movement c. Gregorian Chant d. Renaissance Motet
c. Gregorian Chant
Which music contains the earliest rhythmic notation? Select one: a. Troubadour songs b. Chant c. Notre Dame Polyphony d. Madrigals
c. Notre Dame Polyphony
Listen and respond. What is the TEXTURE of this example? Select one: a. Homophonic b. Polyphonic c. Heterophonic d. Monophonic
d. Monophonic
Perotin's music contains the earliest type of rhythmic notation. What is this notation called? Select one: a. Organum b. Ars Nova c. Cantus Firmus d. Rhythmic Modes
d. Rhythmic Modes
Leonin and Perotin worked at which important musical center? Select one: a. The Vatican in Rome b. The Medici Palace c. St. Mark's in Venice d. The Notre Dame Cathedral
d. The Notre Dame Cathedral
Which event from music history is portrayed in this image? Priest with a dove on his shoulder singing into his ear while a scribe takes down what the priest tells him Select one: a. the earliest notation of sacred polyphony b. the first transcription of bird songs into music notation c. the reception of the 10 Commandments d. the composition of Gregorian chant
d. the composition of Gregorian chant
During the Middle Ages, most of the music that has survived to us was composed primarily for use by _________. Select one: a. The aristocracy b. The lower class c. The middle class d. All of the above e. The Church
e. The Church
