music exam 2

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What best describes the text setting in Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix?

a mix of nuematic and melismatic

Which of the following was Hildegard not known for?

her architectural plans for new churches

hout instruments--> bas instruments-->

sackbuts, tabor, cornetto, shawm, nakers recorder, luke, rebec

Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is a motet. Which of the following are main features of this work?

text with a sacred subject, latin text, polyphony

During the Renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?

the americas

Il blanco is a ____________ by Jacques Arcadelt. The form is _________ with special attention paid to words like "piangendo" (weeping), "beato" (happy), and "di mille mort'" (a thousand deaths), through word-painting techniques.

italian madrigal; through composed

Who was the first composer to collect his works in order to preserve his legacy?

machuat

Who started the Protestant Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses?

martin luther

Which of the following were church reformers in the sixteenth century?

martin luther, john calvin

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

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the Gloria from Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass

meter--> slow duple text--> mass ordinary texture--> frequent changes in density of voices

Who of the following are Renaissance artists?

michaelangelo, leonardo da vinci

what was a result of the printing press?

music literacy spread, music books became more affordable, music books became available

In order to properly transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?

music notation

In the medieval mind, the new had to be founded on the _______. Therefore composers of the new polyphonic _______ based their pieces on older Gregorian chants.

old; orangum

Which Arabic instrument is the forerunner of the modern violin?

rabab

In the Renaissance two important _______ genres grew out of the union of poetry and music: the French _________ and the ________ madrigal.

secular; chanson; italian

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Susato's Three Dances.

texture--> mostly homophonic meter--> duple form--> binary with repeated sections

In the Renaissance, aesthetics changed with regard to consonances and dissonances, with which intervals being preferred?

thirds, sixths

Farmer's madrigal is written for a four-voice SATB ensemble.

true

Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange.

true

T/F: Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.

true

Susato's Three Dances, from his __________ collection, are all examples of the _________, a group-oriented circle dance. Each dance is in ________ form and the repeated sections often feature melodic embellishments.

Danseyre, ronde, binary

Which of the following was a position Machaut held in his career?

courtier, cleric, canon

What meter is Susato's Three Dances in?

duple

Which of the following describes musical aspects of Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement?

duple meter, polyphonic

Match the style characteristic with the correct phase in madrigal development.

early madrigal --> chiefly composed for amateurs final phase madrigal--> written to harmonic and virtuosic extremes middle madrigal --> texture expanded to 5 or 6 voices

Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.

false

T/F: Arcadelt's Il bianco e dolce cigno is a French chanson.

false

T/F: During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people).

false

T/F: The Council of Trent had no criticisms of church music.

false

T/F: The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years.

false

T/F: The Roman Catholic church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

false

T/F: The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music

false

T/F: The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.

false

T/F: The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic

false

The musical style known as Ars nova appeared first in which country?

france

At which point in the text of Fair Phyllis do the voices imitate each other in rapid succession?

"up and down he wondered"

What is the overall form of Hildegard's Alleluia?

A-B-A

Which instruments stem from Turkish models?

bass drum, cymbals, bells

Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne?

centralized government, government control of law and order encouragement of education

Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?

composer, music printer, organist, choir master

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 describes Susato's "Three Dances"?

compromised of binary form dances, performed by loud ensemble, duple meter

T/F: Musical ideas from the Middle Eastern cultures were not a part of medieval cultural exchange.

false

T/F: Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities.

false

T/F: Renaissance painters continued medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting.

false

To which Italian city did Arcadelt move from present-day Belgium?

florence

Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for ________ voices

four

the texture of the three dances is mostly _______

homophonic

Which of the following statements correctly describe Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

its a sacred motet, there is one strophe in triple meter, josequin uses different voice groupings

Which part of the Mass Ordinary is not in Latin?

kyrie

Put Parts of Mass Ordinary is correct order:

kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, angus dei

In early organum, which voice sang the fixed melody from the preexisting Gregorian chant?

lowest

Which instrument was commonly found in particularly prosperous Renaissance homes?

lute

During the Middle Ages, which Arabic import allowed for pattern-related disciplines to flourish in the West?

numerals

Another name for this type of polyphony is _________.

orangnum

The earliest polyphonic music is called:

organum

Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages?

perotin, leonin

Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called:

plainchant

In the Catholic Mass, the parts that change according to the day belong to the _________

proper

The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout the piece defines the:

rhythmic mode

The Susato dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?

ronde

what is ht form of fair phyllis

short, repeated sections

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?

troubadors

Arcadelt emphasizes the last line of the poem in the madrigal by repeating it.

true

The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.

true

The musical style known as Ars nova first appeared in the early 1300s.

true

During the Ars nova, which elements of music were developed?

counter point, meter, rhythm, harmony

Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with?

dance

What is the predominant texture in Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?`

imitative polyphony

How does Josquin provide a contrast in the final two lines of the text, "O Mater Dei, Memento mei"?

in long note values, in homorhytimic texture

Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the musical use of:

monophony

The first person to master the problems of printing polyphonic music is:

peterucci

Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries

venice

What was the period that immediately preceded the Ars nova called?

ars antiqua

Which of the following terms describes Josquin's Ave Maria. . .virgo serena?

consonant harmony, cappella ensemble, imitative polyphony

Which of the following accurately describe the harmony of Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?

consonant, full

Which instrument heard in Susato's Three Dances is a cross between a woodwind instrument with finger holes and a brass instrument with a mouthpiece?

cornetto

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass met the requirements set for by the:

council of trent

Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages and which do not?

do: monophonic, latin text, organized according to liturgy do not: favored wide leaps, polyphonic

Which traits does early Christian chant have in common with the Islamic Adhan and which does it not?

does: monophonic, parts can be melismatic does not: sung by 4 part chorus, sung in latin

Madrigalisms enhanced the _________ content of the music.

emotional

T/F: Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment.

false

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena.

meter--> mostly duple with one quatrain in triple texture--> polyphonic and homorhythmic text--> rhymed strophic prayer

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

Claudio _________ famously stated that his music was designed to serve the expressive power of his ____________.

montevardi, texts

In the Renaissance, what was one of the most popular sacred genres with a Latin text?

motet

The madrigal is known for the expressive device of word-

painting

Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement contains which of the following?

palindrome, religious references, enigmatic text

Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?

paris

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Arcadelt's Il bianco e dolce cigno.

performers--> four voices, a cappella harmony--> mostly consonant form--> through composed

Which term best describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?

polyphony

Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery?

religious life was disciplined, members withdrew from secular society, members were devoted to prayer

What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?

responsorial singing

Ma fin est mon commencement is a chanson in _________ form, which is diagrammed as: A-B-a---a-b-A-B. Machaut's music expresses the _______ of the text

rondeau, puzzle

Which of the following is typical of the Renaissance motet?

sacred work, praises virgin mary

Which of the following are dance forms found in sixteenth-century publications?

saltarello, pavane

Which of the following provided financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians?

the church, aristocratic courts

The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?

the fall of the roman empire

Which of the following statements are true of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

the text is rhymed, the meter changes with the piece moving from duple to triple and back to duple

The texture of Gaude Maria virgo is __________ polyphony alternating with __________ chant

three-part, monophonic

T/F: Arcadelt emphasizes the last line of the poem in the madrigal by repeating it.

true

T/F: Because instruments were not yet specified in the musical scores for Renaissance dance music, there was much flexibility in performance.

true

T/F: Composers in the Ars nova wrote both sacred and secular songs.

true

T/F: 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

T/F: Most recognized composers in the early Middle Ages were clerics in religious communities.

true

T/F: Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived.

true

T/F: Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is a setting of the Mass Ordinary.

true

T/F: Polyphonic music required specialized singers as compared to the more simple communal singing of plainchant.

true

T/F: Pythagoras was renowned for his musical experiments.

true

T/F: Religious belief remained at the core of Renaissance identity.

true

T/F: Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.

true

T/F: The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts.

true

T/F: The focus of the melody in Arcadelt's madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno is on the top vocal line (the soprano).

true

T/F: The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service.

true

T/F: The lower voice in organum sings the fixed melody in extremely long notes.

true

T/F: The opening of Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena uses a melody drawn from chant.

true

T/F: There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance.

true

T/F: Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society.

true

Which of the following characterize the Renaissance madrigal?

use of italian poetry, word-painting, expressive text setting

Which of the following were critiques from the cardinals at the Council of Trent?

use of popular music in mass, inappropriate attitude of church musician, embellishment of gregorian melodies

what instrument perform the three dances

woodwinds, brass, percussion


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