Prelude2. Music as commodity and social activity

Which of the following provided financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians and which did not?

Correct: the church, aristocratic courts Incorrect: agricultural field workers, nonprofit organizations

Who of the following are Renaissance artists and who are not?

Correct: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci Incorrect: Hildegard of Bingen, Pablo Picasso

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance

FALSE

Although many aspects of performing music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance are unknown, which of the following are basic principles that applied to the performance of early music and which are not?

Incorrect Answer(s) -Women and men performed sacred music. - Sacred genres were usually sung by large groups.

Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived

TRUE

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

The americas

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

The fall of the roman empire

The middle ages spans nearly one thousand years

True

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

Venice

During the Middle Ages, which religious organization wielded the most power in regions formerly under the rule of the Roman Empire?

the Roman Catholic Church

The Notre Dame Cathedral was one of the first centers for the development of _____ by some of the first named composers of the Western tradition, Léonin and ____.

- polyphony - Petroni

The earliest _____ added one or more melodies to plainchant and was known as _____.

-Polyphony - organum

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

Chior master, organist, Music printer, Composer

Although many aspects of performing music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance are unknown, which of the following are basic principles that applied to the performance of early music and which are not?

Correct Answer(s) -Women and men performed secular music. -Secular song could be sung or performed as parts on instruments. -Sacred genres were usually performed by voices in small ensembles.

What musicians of the Middle Ages created the first notated tradition of secular love song?

Correct Answer(s) -troubadours -trouvères Incorrect Answer(s) -Pérotin -Léonin

Which of the following was a result of the printing press?

Correct Answer(s) Music literacy spread., Music books became available, Music books became affordable Incorrect Answer(s) Music was banned from amateur performance.

Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society

TRUE

Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne?

Correct Answer(s): government control of law and order, centralized government, encouragement of education Incorrect Answer(s) the rise of the merchant class