[Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque] in Enjoyment of Music
he Lutheran chorale tunes
had been adapted from Catholic hymns. were composed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. had been adapted from folk songs. **All answers are correct.
Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso
harpsichordist. opera singer. lutenist. **violinist.
The _________ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home.
shawm regals sackbut **lute
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
orchestral accompaniment. **acting, scenery, or costumes. choral part. vocal soloists.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the mass ordinary?
**Ave Maria Gloria Kyrie Credo
____________ is a musical idea repeated over and over in the bass while melodies above it constantly change.
**Basso ostinato Basso profundo Basso continuo Thoroughbass
Baroque suites frequently begin with a
**French overture. gavotte. gigue. sarabande.
An outstanding composer of the ars nova was
**Guillaume de Machaut. Perotin. Leonin. Pope Gregory I.
Josquin Desprez spent much of his life in
**Italy. Spain. Germany. the Netherlands.
All of the following were major baroque composers except
**Pierluigi da Palestrina. Claudio Monteverdi. Antonio Vivaldi. Arcangelo Corelli.
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
**The church The castle The merchant's living room The king's court
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
**The trio sonata usually involved three performers, two on high instruments and one on a bass line. The sonata da chiesa had a dignified character and was suitable for sacred performance. Sonatas were played in palaces, in homes, and even before, during, and after church services. The sonata originated in Italy but spread to Germany, England, and France during the seventeenth century.
Handel's Messiah is an example of
**an oratorio. an opera. musical theater. a song.
An estampie is a medieval
**dance. stringed instrument. secular song form. song of worship.
The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the late baroque
**favored polyphonic texture. favored homophonic texture. used extremely complex harmonies. favored purely instrumental music.
We know from paintings and literary descriptions of the Middle Ages that
**instruments were used. trumpets and trombones were prominent. instruments were seldom used. large orchestras existed.
A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
**lute. recorder. viol. shawm.
Gregorian Chant
**monophonic polyphonic homophonic no texture
A baroque musical composition usually expresses ____________within the same movement.
**one basic mood a wide variety of moods constantly changing moods All answers are correct.
Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
**opera. concerto. fugue. sonata.
Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day.
**organist composer violinist cellist
An ____________ is an orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work.
**overture aria opera opening
In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by
**placing new melodic lines against known chants. harmonizing melodies with chords. having some singers embellish the sermon during church services. adding orchestral instruments to church music.
In the middle ages, most important musicians were
**priests traveling entertainers peasants women
Handel's oratorios are usually based on
**the Old Testament. Greek mythology. the New Testament. Roman history.
Which of the following is not a part of the Renaissance mass?
Agnus Dei Gloria Sanctus **Alleluia
______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
Alleluia **Organum Jongleurs Ostinato
____________ refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.
Aria Profondo **Recitative Ensemble
Which of the following statements is not true of the Renaissance?
Education was considered a status symbol by aristocrats and the upper middle class. **The Catholic church was even more powerful in the Renaissance than during the Middle Ages. Every educated person was expected to be trained in music. Musical activity gradually shifted from the church to the court.
The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
England. France. **Italy. Flanders.
The first oratorios were based on
Greek mythology. contemporary literature. Greek and Roman literature. **stories from the Bible.
Which of the following is NOT true of Gregorian chant?
It conveys a calm, otherworldly quality. Its rhythm is flexible, without meter. The melodies tend to move by step within a narrow range of pitches. **It is usually polyphonic in texture.
Which of the following about Vivaldi's La Primavera (Spring) from The Four Seasons is true?
It was little known during his life. Louis XV, king of France, detested the piece and banned it from performance. **The piece is an example of program music. Was written with a famous Venetian librettist.
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
Johann Christian Bach. **Johann Sebastian Bach. Giovanni Gabrieli. Galileo Galilei.
Which of the following statements is not true of secular music in the Middle Ages?
Knights were able to gain great reputations as musical poets. **The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were accordingly ranked on a high social level. Some 1,650 troubadour and trouvère melodies have been preserved. While the notation does not indicate rhythm, it is likely that many of the secular songs of the Middle Ages had a regular meter with a clearly defined beat.
The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the
Kyrie. **motet. madrigal. cantata.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and ancient history. **The members of the Florentine Camerata based their theories on actual dramatic music that had come down to them from the Greeks. The members of the Florentine Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style modeled on the music of ancient Greek tragedy. Polyphony was rejected by the members of the Florentine Camerata because different words sounding simultaneously would obscure the text.
The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci. Machaut and Josquin. **Leonin and Perotin. All answers are correct.
The longest period of Johann Sebastian Bach's professional life was spent as director of music at St. Thomas's Church in
Rome. **Leipzig. Cöthen. Eisenach.
Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is not true?
Secular vocal music was written for groups of solo voices and for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment. Secular music contained more rapid changes of mood than sacred music. A wealth of dance music published during the sixteenth century has survived. **Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for church use.
Which of the following statements is not true of Renaissance music?
The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly polyphonic. **Instrumental music became more important than vocal music during the Renaissance. The Renaissance period is sometimes called "the golden age" of a cappella choral music. Renaissance composers often used word painting, a musical representation of specific poetic images.
Leonin and Perotin are notable because they
are the first important composers known by name. indicated definite time values and a clearly defined meter in their music. were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame. **All answers are correct.
Medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines is called
ars nova. **organum. cantus firmus. alleluia.
Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called
basso ostinato. accompanied recitative. **secco recitative. congregational singing.
Gregorian chant melodies tend to move
by leaps over a wide range of pitches. **stepwise within a narrow range of pitches. infrequently, remaining on a single tone for long stretches. only by perfect intervals.
In the baroque era, dynamics consisted mainly of sudden alterations between loud and soft called
cantus firmus. **terraced dynamics. basso continuo. basso ostinato.
Pope Gregory the Great
composed all of the Gregorian chants. published all of the Gregorian chants. **reorganized the Catholic church liturgy during his reign from 590 to 604. All answers are correct.
Renaissance music sounds fuller than medieval music because
composers considered the harmonic effect of chords rather than superimposing one melody above another. the bass register is used for the first time. the typical choral piece has four, five, or six voice parts of nearly equal melodic interest. **All answers are correct.
The intellectual movement called humanism
condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity. **focused on human life and its accomplishments. treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature. focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell.
The music the Medieval monks sang was called
contemporary gospel. **Gregorian chant. estampies. Trouvère songs.
In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the
corner tavern. **church. concert hall. court.
Guillaume de Machaut was a ______________ as well as a musician.
court official poet priest **All answers are correct.
The Renaissance may be described as an age of
curiosity and individualism. exploration and adventure. the "rebirth" of human creativity. **All answers are correct.
Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was
difficult to perform. **passionate and dramatic. extremely complex. placid and smooth.
The early baroque was characterized by
elaborate counterpoint. **homophonic texture. development of the standardized orchestra. diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
Besides the madrigal, the ________ was another type of secular music that enjoyed popularity during the Renaissance.
estampie motet **lute song galliard
The dominant intellectual movement of the Renaissance was called
feudalism. **humanism. classicism. paganism.
A major difference between a cantata and an oratorio is that an oratorio
is based on international dances. **is not intended for religious services. features solo singers. is based on biblical stories.
In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
is given equal prominence with the voice. **is subordinate to the voice. is more prominent than the voice. plays the same melody as the voice.
A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
knights in castles. professors in universities. **monks in monasteries. wandering minstrels or jongleurs.
Handel is associated with the __________ period.
late Renaissance early baroque **late baroque late Classical
Trouvère songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
love. dancing. the Crusades. **religion.
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in
meter. national origin. tempo. **All answers are correct.
One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for
monasteries. church services. **dancing. monks and nuns.
Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.
monophonic polyphonic **homophonic imitative
The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly
monophonic. homophonic. **polyphonic. heterophonic.
Guillaume de Machaut's compositions consist mainly of
music for church services. Gregorian chants. dance music. **love songs with instrumental accompaniment.
A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).
one two **three four
In Bach's day, the Lutheran church service lasted about ____________ hour(s).
one two three **four
Gregorian chant consists of
one instrument playing alone. **melody sung without accompaniment. several voices singing in harmony. several instruments playing together.
The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages
performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares. lived on the lowest level of society. played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes. **All answers are correct.
The Renaissance madrigal is a
polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections. **piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love. dancelike song for several solo voices. polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text.
The Renaissance motet is a
polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections. piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love. dancelike song for several solo voices. **polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed by
priests and monks. **French nobles called troubadours and trouvères. wandering minstrels or jongleurs. professional dancers and singers.
An attempt was made to purify Catholic Church music as a result of the
protests of Martin Luther. **deliberations of the Council of Trent. complaints of Desiderius Erasmus. music of Palestrina.
The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were
ranked on a high social level. **on the lowest social level. equal in rank to the troubadours and trouvères. welcomed by the nobility as distinguished guests.
During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
read musical notation. play a musical instrument. be skilled in dance. **All answers are correct.
Castrati
received the highest fees of any musicians. combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman. were male singers who had been castrated before puberty. **All answers are correct.
A sonata intended to be played in church, and therefore dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a
sonata da camera. trio sonata. **sonata da chiesa. basso ostinato.
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a,
sonata da camera. trio sonata. sonata da chiesa. tarantella.
Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called
sonatas. concertos. **suites. cantatas.
Congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to
stay awake during long sermons. **participate directly in the service. learn new music. All answers are correct.
A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a
subject. concerto. episode. **fugue.
In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the ____________ of the time.
suites **operas concertos sonatas
The French secular songs of the Middle Ages were often concerned with
the Crusades. dancing. love. **All answers are correct.
The movement in which the Catholic church sought to correct abuses and malpractices within its structure is known as
the Reformation. **the Counter-Reformation. Protestantism. the Inquisition.
The development of the English madrigal can be traced to 1588 and considered a result of
the Spanish armada. a decree by Queen Elizabeth. the writings of Shakespeare. **the publication in London of a volume of translated Italian madrigals.
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
the concert hall. religious worship. **dancing. the piano.
Among other causes, secular music became more important than sacred music in the fourteenth century because
the literature of the time stressed earthly sensuality. rival popes claimed authority at the same time, thereby weakening the authority of the church. the feudal system had gone into decline. **All answers are correct.
Among other causes, secular music became more important than sacred music in the fourteenth century because
the literature of the time stressed earthly sensuality. rival popes claimed authority at the same time, thereby weakening the authority of the church. the feudal system had gone into decline. **All answers are correct.
Affections in baroque usage refers to
the nobility's manner of deportment. the doctrine of universal brotherhood. terraced dynamics. **emotional states or moods of music.
The two types of services at which monks and nuns sang were
the salvation service and the holiness service. the monastery and the convent. **the office and the mass. the worship service and the praise service.
The highlight of the day for monks and nuns was
the service before sunrise. the service after sunset. the evening feast. **the mass.
The ars nova or new art differed from older music in that
the subjects were all secular. there was no syncopation. **a new system of notation permitted composers to specify almost any rhythmic pattern. the music emphasized homophonic texture.
The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____________ form.
theme and variations sonata **ritornello ternary
Renaissance melodies are usually easy to sing because
there is a sharply defined beat. the music is mostly homophonic. the level of musicianship in the Renaissance was not very high. **the melody often moves along a scale with few large leaps
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
two three **four five
A cappella refers to
unaccompanied choral music. men taking their hats off in church. singing in a hushed manner. any form of music appropriate for church use.
The Council of Trent attacked the church music of the Renaissance because it
was tiresomely monophonic. was based on Gregorian chant. **used secular tunes, noisy instruments, and theatrical singing. All answers are correct.
The stage machinery of baroque opera
was very primitive. **bordered on the colossal. was nonexistent. replaced set designs.