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