chapters 12 and 13 Music 108
Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
Choirmaster, Music painter, Organist, Composer
Chant melodies are described as syllabic, neumatic, or based on how many notes are set to each of the text.
melismatic,syllable
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic
False
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 of the following was a result of the printing press?
Music literacy spread,Music books became available,Music books became affordable.
Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society
True
Which of the following was Hildegard not known for?
Her architectural plans for the new churches
In the middle ages, the status of women was raised by the universal cult of who?
Mary, Mother of Christ
Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called:
Plainchant
Which of the following is not true about Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies?
They are Hebrew and Syrian
Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.
True
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived. True or false
True
The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.
True
The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service. √Correct choiceTrue XIncorrect choiceFalse
True
Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?
Venice
Which of the following describes plainchant of the Middle Ages?
monophonic Latin text organized according to liturgy
Which traits does early Christian chant have in common with the Islamic Adhan and which does it not?
parts can be melismatic,monophonic
The Roman Catholic church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
False
The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.
False
What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?
Responsorial singing
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
The fall of the Roman Empire
Who of the following are Renaissance artists?
Leonardo da Vinci,Michelangelo