Music Appreciation Test 2 (Quizzes)

Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called:

plainchant

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

"Up and down he wandered"

about the Notre Dame School

-Composers there wrote some of the earliest examples of polyphony, called organum. -The first book containing compositions by composers of this school is called the Magnus liber organi. -Pérotin and Léonin were leaders of the school.

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

-the church -aristocratic courts

Ordinary

Agnus Dei Kyrie Gloria Credo

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

Ars antiqua

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

Florence

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

John Calvin Martin Luther

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

Machaut

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

Martin Luther

In the middle ages, the status of women was raised by the universal cult of who?

Mary, mother of Christ

Renaissance artists?

Michaelangelo Leonardo da Vinci

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

Petrucci

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

Pérotin Léonin

What is true about Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies?

They are in Latin They are descended from Middle Eastern sacred music traditions. The composer for most of them is unknown.

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

Venice

The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment. What is this style called?

a cappella

What was a position Machaut held in his career?

cleric courtier canon

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

council of trent

The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominantly religious orientation to a more secular one. This awakening was called

humanism

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

imitative polyphony

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

monophony

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

motet

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

music books became available music literacy spread music books became affordable

What describes plainchant of the Middle Ages?

organized according to liturgy monophonic Latin text

what describes musical aspects of Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement?

polyphonic duple meter

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

polyphony

Which Arabic instrument is the forerunner of the modern violin?

rabab

Which terms represent societal functions of music

secular sacred

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

the fall of the Roman Empire

The text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena praises the virtues of which of the following?

the virgin mary

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

thirds sixths

Which meter was especially attractive in medieval music because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?

triple

Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?

troubadours

Which term refers to a general category of music?

genre

Hildegard of Bingen was of __________ descent.

german

cornetto nakers sackbut tabor shawm

haut (loud)

What is the texture of the last line of Fair Phyllis?

homorhythmic

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

imitative polyphony consonant harmony a cappella ensemble

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

inappropriate attitude of church musicians use of popular music in the Mass embellishment of Gregorian melodies

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

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

What traits does early Christian chant hold in common with the Islamic Adhan?

monophonic parts can be melismatic

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

music notation

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

music printer composer choir master organist

The earliest polyphonic music is called:

organum

Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?

paris

The setting of Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis is:

pastoral

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

pavane saltarello

Which of the following describes Susato's "Three Dances"?

performed by loud ensemble comprised of binary form dances duple meter

Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement contains what?

religious references palindrome enigmatic text

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 the piece defines the:

rhythmic mode

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

ronde

Which of the following is typical of the Renaissance motet?

sacred work set to Latin texts, often in praise of the Virgin Mary

Which term describes the characteristic way a musical piece is presented and the creator's personal manner of expression?

style

Claudio Monteverdi famously stated that his music was designed to serve the expressive power of his what?

texts

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

the America

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

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

true

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

France

Put the parts of the Mass Ordinary into the correct order.

Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei

In which language is the text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena written?

Latin

Which of the following French Ars nova poetic forms are considered "fixed"?

ballade rondeau virelai

rebec recorder lute

bas (soft)

Which instruments stem from Turkish models?

bass drum cymbals bells

Which of the following was a popular French secular song genre in the Ars nova?

chanson

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

The Catholic Church's effort in the early sixteenth century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the

counter-reformation

Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with?

dance

Which of the following describes Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?

duple meter consonant harmony a cappella ensemble

T/F Instrumental music in the Renaissance was performed strictly with no embellishment of the notated music.

false

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 - Renaissance painters shifted toward realism and away from medieval symbolism.

Proper

Gradual Offertory Introit

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

true

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

true

What meter is Susato's Three Dances in?

duple

Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for how many voices?

four

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

true

Which of the following periods of musical style happened during the years 1750-1825?

Classical

Which of the following musical style periods is a subset of the Middle Ages?

Gregorian chant

T/F The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant.

false - Gregorian chant is by nature monophonic (one line at a time). By contrast, organum, which layers new lines on top of the chant, is the first type of polyphony (many independent lines stacked on top of each other).

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

false - The Council of Trent criticized church music as having been corrupted by the influence of secular music, embellishments of Gregorian melodies, and irreverent attitudes of church musicians.

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

false -Nowadays the Mass is often recited in the vernacular, but during the Renaissance it was always recited in Latin (and Greek for the Kyrie).

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

false- Gregorian chant is a single-line melody without accompaniment.

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

false- Plainchant used scale patterns called modes which preceded the the use of major and minor scales.

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

false- The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly melismatic.

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

full consonant

What are the goals that are attributed to Charlemagne?

government control of law and order centralized government encouragement of education

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

harmony rhythm counterpoint meter

What is Hildegard known for?

her poetry and music her scientific writings her visions

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

in a homorhythmic texture in long note values

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

numerals

T/F Arcadelt uses word-painting to portray the images in the poetry of this madrigal.

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 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 Prior to the medieval era, instrumental music was largely an oral tradition.

true

T/F Pythagoras was renowned for his musical experiments.

true

T/F Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange.

true

T/F Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.

true

T/F The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.

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 line.

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 members of the esteemed Antwerp city band were expert improvisers.

true

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

true

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

true

Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery?

Religious life was quite disciplined. Members were devoted to prayer. Members withdrew from secular society.

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

The meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple. The text is rhymed.