The Middle Ages and Renaissance

Which of the following characterize the Renaissance chanson and the madrigal?

- They often featured expressive devices, such as word-painting, to bring the words and the music more closely together. - They were set to poetry with intricate verse structures

The Renaissance marks the passing of European _______ from a predominantly religious orientation to a more ____ one. This awakening was called ______.

- society - secular - humanism

Which of the following were a result of the invention of printing from movable type?

-music literacy spread - music books became available - music books became affordable incorrect : music was banned from amateur performance

Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery?

Correct Answers: - Members were devoted to prayer - Religious life was quite disciplined - Members withdrew from secular society Incorrect Answers: - Only men were allowed in cloistered communities.

Which of the following French Ars nova poetic forms are considered "fixed"?

Correct Answers: - Rondeau - Ballade - Virelai Incorrect Answers: - Stanza - Trope

Which of the following are true about Gregorian Chant (Plainchant) melodies?

Correct Answers: - There are over 1,000 in existence. - they are in Latin - they were influenced by Greek Hebrew and Syrian music traditions Incorrect Answers : They are in Hebrew and Syrian

Which of the following terms describes Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena?

Correct Answers: - a cappella ensemble - imitative polyphony - consonant harmony Incorrect Answers: - dissonant harmony

Hildegard was known for which of the following

Correct Answers: - her scientific and medical writings - her poetry and music - her vision Incorrect Answers: - her architectural plans for new churches

The Ars nova style resulted in the development of which elements of music?

Correct Answers: - rhythm - harmony - meter Incorrect Answers: - monophony

Which of the following describe plainchant of the middle ages?

Correct Answers: -Latin Text - Organized according to liturgy - monophonic Incorrect Answers: - Wide leaps are favored - Polyphonic

The foundation of the Western musical heritage was provided by :

Correct Answers: - the middle east - ancient Mediterranean cultures Incorrect Answers: - South America - Myanmar

Which of the following are typical of the Renaissance motet?

Correct: - for multiple voices, sometimes based on a chant - set to Latin texts, often in praise of the Virgin Mary incorrect: monophonic texture sung in the vernacular

Which best describes the relationship between the voices (the texture) in the first line of Machaut's Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)?

Each voice sings its own unique melody

The musical style known as Ars nova appeared first in this country

France

A four-part choir sings this motet. Place the vocal ranges in the order in which they sing this excerpt.

Highest Middle Lowest

Listen to the two selections to review the musical styles of the medieval and Renaissance eras. Then drag over the characteristics that best describe each work.

Lassus, Bonjour mon coeu: - mixed men's and women's voices a cappella - polyphonic texture - secular music - duple meter Hildegard, Kyrie - nonmetric - women's voices - sacred music - monophonic texture

Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is a motet. Which of the following are main features of this work?

Latin text text with a sacred subject polyphony

The first composer to collect his works in order to preserve his legacy was ___________ .

Machaut

Culture in the Middle Ages was largely defined by the rise of the religious communities housed in:

Monasteries

Claudio _____ famously stated that his music was designed to ______ the expressive power of his _______.

Monteverdi serve text

Monophonic sacred music of the early Christian church is called:

Plainchant

Religious _______ like the Crusades and medieval ________ allowed for an exchange of musical instruments with Middle ________ cultures.

Wars Explorations Eastern

The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment, a style called:

a cappella

Which of the following describe this audio clip? Hildegard of bingen: kyrie

a cappella nonmetric monophonic incorrect: binary from

Which of the choices below describe(s) this music?(hildegard alleluia

acappella

What best describes the relationship between the different voices of the chorus in Hildegard's Alleluia?

all voices sing one melody (monophonic texture)

What best describes the texture of Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

changes back and forth between imitative polyphony and homorhythmic texture

What best describes the texture of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?

changes between monophonic, homorhythmic, and imitative

A popular secular sung genre in the Ars Nova was the French __________

chanson

The preeminent ______ of motets from the early Renaissance were from ________ Europe, in particular present-day Belgium and northern ____.

composers northern France

Madrigalisms enhanced the __________ content of the music.

emotional

The highest voice part sings the melody and the other three parts _____ it, entering at _____ time(s).

imitate. different

Name one of the instruments that was found in particularly prosperous Renaissance homes:

lute

What best describes the text setting (number of notes per syllable of text) on the opening word "Alleluia" in Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix?

melismatic

What best describes the text setting of the first section of Ma fin est mon commencement (My end is my beginning)?

melismatic

Chants are described as syllabic, neumatic, or ______, based upon how many _________ are set to each ________ of the text.

melismatic, notes syllable

The pre-tonal scale patterns utilized in Gregorian chant are referred to as:

modes

What best describes the texture of the chant ( hildgard, Alleluia )?

monophonic

Which of the following are correct descriptions of chant? Hildegard, Alleluia

monophonic a cappella nonmetric

In the Renaissance, one of the most popular sacred works with a Latin text was the:

motet

Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?

music printer choirmaster organist

How many singers do you hear at the opening of Hildegard's Alleluia?

one

The madrigal is known for the expressive device of word-

painting

Which of the following best effects a solemn tone in the piece?

slow pace

What is the voice part of the first group that sings in this excerpt? (Remember, soprano=high female voice; alto=middle female voice; tenor=high male voice; bass=low male voice.)

sopranos

In the ______ two important ______ genres grew out of the union of poetry and music: the French ________ and the ___________ madrigal.

Renaissance Secular Chanson Italian

What best describes the relationship among the four voices (the texture) in this excerpt?

The highest voice sings the melody and the other three harmonize with it, with all voices changing syllables at the same time