music 215 final part 2

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The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music. Select one: True False

true

Josquin's career centered exclusively in his native France. Select one: True False

false

The Crusades had little impact on the development of Western civilization. Select one: True False

false

The dance music that Susato published is monophonic. Select one: True False

false

The modes were developed from the major and minor scales. Select one: True False

false

The printing press had little impact on secular music. Select one: True False

false

Troubadours and trouvères were medieval musicians often living on the fringes of society. Select one: True False

false

A setting of Gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable might be considered: Select one: a. modal. b. melismatic. c. syllabic. d. neumatic.

neumatic

The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called: Select one: a. the Proper. b. the Ordinary. c. the liturgy. d. none of the above

proper

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors? Select one: a. galliard b. ronde c. allemande d. pavane

ronde

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the: Select one: a. nakers. b. sackbut. c. cornetto. d. shawm.

sackbut

Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass? Select one: a. monophony b. four-voice polyphony c. three-voice polyphony d. six-voice polyphony

six-voice polyphony

Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning: Select one: a. soft or loud. b. folk or aristocratic. c. high or low. d. string or wind.

soft or loud.

In what era did composers begin to be recognized? Select one: a. the Gothic era b. the Ars nova c. the Middle Ages d. the Renaissance

the Gothic era

During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as: Select one: a. the Renaissance. b. the Ars antiqua. c. Notre Dame polyphony. d. the Ars nova.

the ars nova

Which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères? Select one: a. the rebirth of Classical learning b. politics and current events c. moralizing and devotional themes d. love and unrequited passion Previous page

the rebirth of Classical learning

Which of the following does NOT characterize plainchant? Select one: a. free, unaccented rhythm b. monophonic texture c. generally conjunct motion d. triadic harmonies

triadic harmonies

An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Select one: True False

true

Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation. Select one: True False

true

Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression. Select one: True False

true

Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement. Select one: True False

true

Music and mathematics have been linked since the time of the ancient Greeks. Select one: True False

true

The knowledge of early civilizations and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries. Select one: True False

true

What is the form of a rondeau? Select one: a. ABaAabAB b. AAB c. AbbaA d. ABB

ABaAabAB

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion? Select one: a. Johannes Ockeghem b. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c. Josquin des Pez d. Guillaume Du Fay

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music? Select one: a. Hildegard of Bingen b. Lucrezia Borgia c. Isabella d'Este d. Eleanor of Aquitaine Previous page

Hildegard of Bingen

Which of the following does NOT characterize Ma fin est mon commencement? Select one: a. It has a rondeau structure. b. It has a monophonic texture. c. The structure involves palindromes. d. It is in duple meter with syncopations.

It has a monophonic texture.

Where was the madrigal first developed? Select one: a. Germany b. England c. France d. Italy

Italy

Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed? Select one: a. John Farmer b. Moniot d'Arras c. Guillaume de Machaut d. Josquin des Prez

Josquin des Prez

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was: Select one: a. Petrarch. b. Chaucer. c. Machaut. d. Boccaccio.

Machaut

Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation? Select one: a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina b. Ascanio Sforza c. Saint Ignatius Loyola d. Martin Luther

Martin Luther

________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church. Select one: a. Pope Gregory the Great b. Léonin c. Charlemagne d. Machaut

Pope Gregory the Great

Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important? Select one: a. They were written for full choir. b. They were intended for the papal chapel. c. They brought a new level of expression to the madrigal. d. all of the above

They brought a new level of expression to the madrigal.

What is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena? Select one: a. a five-note ostinato figure b. a popular cantus firmus heard throughout the entire work c. an isorhythm in the two bottom voices d. a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody

a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody

The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called: Select one: a. a saltarello. b. a cantus firmus. c. a cappella. d. word-painting.

a cantus firmus

Which of the following characterizes humanism? Select one: a. thinking centered on human issues and individuality b. independence from tradition and religion c. all of the above d. inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome

all of the above

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the: Select one: a. goliard song. b. estampie. c. motet. d. chanson.

chanson

Because Machaut was a cleric in the church, he wrote only sacred music. Select one: True False

false

The Notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called: Select one: a. chanson. b. liturgical drama. c. organum. d. plainsong.

organum

The earliest type of polyphony was: Select one: a. the motet. b. plainsong. c. jazz d. organum.

organum

Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis? Select one: a. bombastic and heavy b. pastoral and light c. devotional and moralizing d. courtly and idealized

pastoral and light

The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal. Select one: True False

true

The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices. Select one: True False

true

The expressive device that Renaissance composers used to pictorialize words musically is called: Select one: a. a cappella. b. chromaticism. c. imagery. d. word-painting.

word-painting.


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