Music exam 2
During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people)
False
Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment
False
Musical scores often specified instruments to be used for Renaissance dance music
False
Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments
False
The first type of polyphony is Gregorian chant
False
The literature of Ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance
False
In which language is the text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria... virgo serena written?
Latin
Which of the following was a result of the printing press?
Music literacy spread, music books became available and more affordable
The earliest polyphonic music is called
Organum
Which term best describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?
Polyphony
The Susato dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?
Ronde
During the Middle Ages all power came from which religious organization?
The Roman Catholic Church
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
The fall of the Roman Empire
Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?
Troubadours
Musical instruments in he Renaissance were categorized by the amount of sound they produced
True
Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived
True
Prior to the medieval era, instrumental music was largely an oral tradition
True
Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange
True
The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years
True
The last part of the Middle Ages is referred to as Ars Nova
True
The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service
True
The lower voice in organum carries the melody in sustained notes
True
There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance
True
Renaissance
1450-1600
Middle Ages
476-1450
The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment, a style called
A Capella
A popular secular song genre in the Ars Nova was the French
Chanson
Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called
Chant
