Music APP test 2
Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities. TRUE/FALSE
FALSE
The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance. TRUE/FALSE
FALSE
The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant. TRUE/FALSE
FALSE (GREGORIAN IS MONOPHONIC AND ORGANUM IS THE FIRST TO BE POLYPHONIC)
The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music. TRUE/FALSE
FALSE (Plainchant used scale patterns called modes which preceded the use of major and minor scales.)
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic.
FALSE- The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly melismatic.
Hildegard of Bingen was of____descent.
GERMAN
What is the first prayer of the Mass Ordinary?
KYRIE
Who of the following are Renaissance artists and who are not? PABLCO PICASSO/MICHAELANGELO/HILDEGARD OF BINGEN/LEONARDO DA VINCI
LEONARDO AND MICHAELANGELO ARE
What describes the text setting of Gaude Maria virgo?
MELISMATIC
Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages and which do not?
MONOPHONIC, LATIN TEXT, ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO LITURGY
In order to transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?
MUSIC NOTATION
To help singers remember chant, ascending and descending symbols called ____were added above the text to suggest melodic____
NEUMES
The earliest polyphonic music is called
ORGANUM
Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?
PARIS
Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages and which are not?
PEROTIN AND LEONIN ARE
Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called
PLAINCHANT
During the Middle Ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formerly under the rule of the Roman Empire?
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
What musicians of the Middle Ages created the first notated tradition of secular love song?
TROUBADOURS AND TROUVERES
In the medieval era, some religious communities utilized polyphonic music to enhance worship on the highest feast days in the church year, like Easter.
TRUE
Most recognized composers in the early Middle Ages were clerics in religious communities. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
During the renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?
The Americas
Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?
VENICE
Which of the following describe the Kyrie and which do not?
A CAPELLA, NEUMATIC AND MELISMATIC, ANTIPHONALLY
What traits does early Christian chant hold in common with the Islamic Adhan and which does it not?
CAN BE MELISMATIC AND MONOPHONIC
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
The fall of the Roman Empire.
Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance? COMPOSER, MUSIC PRINTER, ORGANIST,CHOIRMASTER
COMPOSER, MUSIC PRINTER, ORGANIST,CHOIRMASTER
In chant from the Middle Ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called
MELISMATIC
You may hear similarities between Hildegard's modal melodies and the melodies and scales used by which sacred traditions?
MIDDLE EASTERN
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
Which term describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?
POLYPHONY
PEROTIN AND LEONIN
Pérotin developed the style known as organum for the church.
What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?
RESPONSORIAL SINGING
The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout Gaude Maria virgo defines the
RHYTHMIC MODE
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
Polyphonic music required specialized singers as compared to the more simple communal singing of plainchant. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
The lower voice in organum sings the fixed melody in extremely long notes. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
