MUS101 Part 2 - The Middle Ages and Renaissance

Which institution supported music in Renaissance society?

All of the above (-the church -the city and state -the aristocratic courts.)

What characterizes humanism?

All of the above (-thinking centered on human issues and individuality -inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome -independence from tradition and religion.)

In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for:

All of the above (-visions that foretold the future. -founding her own convent. -writing religious poetry.)

Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

As professional orchestral conductors.

Performance

Can be either Responsorial or Solo vocal

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the:

Chanson

The Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was:

Charlemagne.

The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:

in praise of the Virgin Mary.

The service in the Roman Catholic Church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:

the Mass

The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called:

the Proper

Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?

the madrigal

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:

the sackbut

Since Machaut was a cleric in the church, he wrote only sacred music.

False

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT:

Goya

Where was the madrigal first developed?

Italy

Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

In what language are the words being sung in this work?

Latin

What is the primary language of the Mass?

Latin

Instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut, are categorized as:

Loud

Who composed the chanson Puis qu'en oubli?

Machaut

Of the following, who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

Martin Luther

In Germany, aristocratic poet-musicians were called:

Minnesingers

Early notation suggested melodic contours using small ascending and descending signs called:

Neums

The earliest type of polyphony was:

Organum

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?

Palestrina

__________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Pope Gregory

The alternating between soloist and chorus heard in the Alleluia is best described as ___________ singing.

Responsorial

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?

Ronde

Sumer is icumen in exemplifies what compositional device?

Round

Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:

Soft or Loud

A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called:

Syllabic

After the Protestant revolt of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:

The Counter-Reformation.

Why was the art music of the Middle Ages predominantly religious?

The church patronized music extensively.

Which of the following does NOT characterize Gregorian chant?

Triadic harmonies

Although feudal society was male dominated, the status of women was raised by prevailing attitudes of chivalry and devotion to the cult of the Virgin Mary.

True

An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

True

England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form.

True

Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression.

True

The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal.

True

Troubadours and trouvères were medieval poet-musicians.

True

During the Middle Ages, the status of women:

Was raised through the concept of chivalry held by knights and idealized in music.

The expressive device used by Renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically is called:

Word-painting

The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:

a cantus firmus

Singing without instrumental accompaniment, as heard in this example, is called:

a cappella

What is a cantus firmus?

a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass