Music chapter 10,12 quiz

Italian became the preferred language in compositions for motets, which likewise became increasingly secular in tone.

false

Which of the following types of secular musicians were considered to be the news journalists of the Medieval Era?

jongleurs

Which of the following best describes the way in which the upper voice sings multiple notes on one syllable?

melisma

Identify the genre of this work.

polyphonic chanson

Which instrument was by far the most complex musical instrument available during the Medieval Era?

the organ

Which of the following early fourteenth-century events resulted in the decline of the Catholic Church's authority on many facets of medieval life, including music?

the relocation of the papacy to Avignon in France

Secular medieval music was primarily transmitted by oral tradition or improvised as needed, rather than being written down and preserved.

true

The "courtly love" tradition idealized women as "noble damsels."

true

Which of the following statements about troubadours is correct?

Many troubadours wrote epic poems and composed songs about the Crusades.

Identify the title of this work

Puis qu'en oubli / Since I Am Forgotten

Which of the following is the best defines a motet?

a polyphonic choral composition on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompaniment which often added new texts to upper voices

The estampie was:

a stamping dance popular in France and Italy

Which of the following is NOT true about this composer?

All of his secular poetry was written in Latin

Identify the composer of this work.

Guillaume de Machaut

What is the term for the new musical style that became popular during the era in which this work was composed?

ars nova