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