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1
A(n) __ can be defined as 2 simultaneous, repeated notes at the interval of a 5th, play on a psaltery.
hurdy-gurdy
troubadour
drone
ostinato
2
In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
is subordinate to the voice.
is more prominent than the voice.
is given equal prominence with the voice.
plays the same melody as the voice.
3
Which of the following statements is
not
true?
Medieval music theorist favored the use of triads
Perotin was among the 1st known composers to write music w/2+ voices
Medieval music consisting of Gregorian Chant & 1+ melodic line is organum
Paris was the intellectual & artistic capital of Europe
4
Trouvere songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
Religion
The Crusades (war)
Love
Dancing
5
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's ____.
music, like Desprez's, was mostly secular
All answers are correct
career centered in Florence
music includes 104 masses and some 450 other sacred works
6
The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed ____.
during the 9th century
during the 15th century
during the 12th and 13th centuries
from 590-640
7
Lute songs are mostly ___ in texture.
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Imitative
8
One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for ___.
monasteries
church services
monks and nuns
dancing
9
Gregorian chant consists of
several instruments playing together.
one instrument playing alone.
several voices singing in harmony.
a melody sung without accompaniment.
10
A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
Monks in monasteries
Troubadors, Trouveres, and Jongleurs
Professors in universities
Knights in castles
11
Among other causes, why did secular music become more important than sacred music in the 14th century?
Rival popes claimed authority at the same time, weakening the church
The feudal system had gone into decline
All answers are correct
The literature of the time stressed earthly sensuality
12
Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who ____.
composed all the cants presently in use
wrote the texts for the chants
had his name put on the first printed edition
was credited by medieval legend with having created it
13
Which of the following statements is
not
true of the Renaissance?
Catholic church was more powerful in the Renaissance than the Middle Ages
Education was considered a status symbol by aristocrats & uppermiddle class
Every educated person was expected to be trained in music
Musical activity gradually shifted from the church to the court
14
Besides the Madrigal, the ___ was another type of secular music that enjoyed popularity.
Mass
Estampie
Motet
Lute song
15
The ____ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home.
sackbut
regals
shawm
lute
16
Secular music in the fourteenth century _____.
imitated bird calls, dog barks, & hunting in drinking songs & pieces
All answers are correct
became more important than sacred music
wasn't based on Gregorian chant
17
Gregorian chant ____.
Is homophonic in texture
Has no texture
Is monophonic in texture
Is polyphonic in texture
18
Church officials expected monks to sing ____.
Exclusively in the English language
With proper pronounciation and tone quality
Away from the actual religious services
With the members of the congregation
19
Which of the following is
not
true of Renaissance music?
Instrumental music became more important than vocal music.
The Ren. period is sometimes called the Golden Age of polyphonic music.
Texture of Ren. music is chiefly polyphonic.
Ren. composers often used word painting.
20
The church modes were
only used in the music of the Catholic church
the basic scales of Western music during the Middle Ages
forms of religious ritual
chalices to old holy relics
21
During the late Middle Ages, the church believed that instrumental music during religious services should be ___.
used only as a discreet accompaniment
used only with wind instruments
banned entirely
performed by as many musical instruments as possible
22
An outstanding compoers of the ars nova was
Pope Gregory I
Guillaume de Machaut
Perotin
Leonin
23
The form of the chant
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam
is
____.
through-composed
ABA
theme and variations
ABACABA
24
Gregorian chant _____.
retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries a.c.
All answers are correct
is set to sacred Latin texts
was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1000 yrs
25
What is the Renaissance madrigal?
A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
A polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
A polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text.
A dancelike song for several solo voices.
26
The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the Mass and the ____.
Motet
Madrigal
Kyrie
Cantata
27
John Dowland's
Flow My Tears
consists of _ musical sections that are each immediately repeated.
five
three
four
two
28
Which of the following statements is
not
true of the medieval estampie?
The manuscript contains only a single melodic line
It was intendeed for religious services
It is one of the earliest surviving pieces of the instrumental music
The manuscript does not indicate which instrument should play
29
The earliest surviving chant manuscripts date from about the __ century.
sixth
ninth
fourteenth
thirteenth
30
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
31
A famous French woman troubador (trouvaritz) as
Beatriz, Countess of Dia
Peronne d'Armentieres
Frauenlob
Hildegard von Bingen
32
The intellectual movement called
humanism
___.
Treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature
Focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell
Focused on human life and it’s accomplishments
Condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity
33
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for ____.
The piano
The concert hall
Dancing
Religious worship
34
The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was ____.
Reim
Rome
Paris
London
35
The leading music center in Europe during the Renaissance period was ____.
Flanders
Italy
Germany
Spain
36
The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
Machaut and Desprez
Leonin and Perotin
All answers are correct
Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci
37
Which of the following is
not
one of the five sections of the Renaissance mass?
Alleluia
Agnus Dei
Sanctus
Gloria
38
The church modes are
like major and minor scales in that they consist of 7 different tones
different from major & minor scales in that they consist of only 6 tones
different from major & minor scales in that they consist of only 5 tones
completely different from any other form of scale
39
In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by ___.
harmonizing melodies with chords
adding orchestral instruments to church music
placing new melodic lines against known chants
having some embellish the sermon during church services
40
The use of organs in church
frustrated the nobles in their attempts to control the church.
was strictly forbidden.
made it possible for more musicians to be employed.
bothered the clergy because they distracted the listeners from worship.
41
The expression of _,as heard in Dowland's
Flow My Tears
, was a prominent ft of Eng lit.&mus. in the time of Shakespeare.
rebellion
melancholy
patriotism
bliss
42
Palestrina’s career centered in ____.
Naples
The Netherlands
Rome
Florence
43
Which of the following is NOT true of Gregorian chant?
The melodies tend to move stepwise.
Its rhythm is flexible, without meter.
It is usually polyphonic in texture.
It conveys calm, otherworldly quality.
44
A new system of music notation that allowed composers to specify almost any rhythmical pattern had evolved by ____.
early fourteenth century
late fourteenth century
early thirteenth century
late twelfth century
45
How do 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
46
The music the medieval monks sang was called ____.
Contemporary gospel
Gregorian chant
Estampies
Trouvère songs
47
What we know about instruments in church comes mainly from ___.
the work of Pope Gregory the Great
old recordings
the pictures and literary descriptions of the day
surviving musical manuscripts
48
An estampie is a medieval ____.
song of worship
stringed instrument
secular song form
dance
49
The church frowned on instruments because of their ____.
Association with minstrels and jongleurs
Use in early Jewish religion ceremonies
Earlier role in pagan rites
Sacred quality and background
50
The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
Flanders
Italy
England
France
51
Guillaume de Machaut was a __ as well as a musician.
carpenter
all answers are correct
monk
poet
52
The first steps in a revolution that eventually transformed western music began sometime between 700-900 with the
transcription of the music for several different instruments.
addition of chords to the melody line.
addition of an organ accompaniment.
addition of a second melodic line to Gregorian Chant.
53
Which of the following is
not
a part of the mass ordinary?
Ave Maria
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
54
Who was Hildegard von Bingen?
All answers are correct
First woman composer with a large number of surviving works
Abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg
Visionary & mystic active in religious & diplomatic affairs
55
_ lived in Southern France & wrote poems in the Provencal language; while _ flourished in France and wrote in Old French
troubadours; jongleurs
trouveres; jongleurs
troubadours; trouveres
priests; monks
56
The movement in which the Catholic Church sought to correct abuses and malpractices within its structure is known as
Protestantism.
the Counter-Reformation.
the Inquisition.
the Reformation.
57
To what does
a cappella
refer?
Men taking their hats off in church
Any form of music appropriate for church use
Singing in a hushed manner
Unaccompanied choral music
58
A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like a half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
shawm.
recorder.
viol.
lute.
59
Why are Leonin and Perotin notable?
They’re the first important composers known by name
They were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame
All answers are correct
Indicated definite time values & meter in their music
60
The Renaissance may be described as an age of ____.
The “rebirth” of human creativity
Curiosity and individualism
Exploration and adventure
All answers are correct
61
Which statement is true about Palestrina's
Pope Marcellus Mass
?
It is sung in a cappella
All answers are correct
Palestrina was a singer in the papal choir during Pope Marcellus's reign
It is set for six voices instead of four
62
Which of the following describes a difference between English and Italian madrigals?
more complex melodies
more complex harmonies
the use of German folk songs
a lighter more humorous tone
63
During the Renaissance period, every educated person was expected to
be skilled in dance.
play a musical instrument.
read musical notation.
All answers are correct
64
Medieval music was ___.
Instrumental
Vocal
For the piano
For the organ
65
What is the Renaissance motet?
A polyphonic choral work set to sacred Latin text that is not the Mass
A piece for several solos set to a short love poem
A 5 section, polyphonic choral composition
A dancelike song for several solo voices
66
__ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
Jongleurs
Organum
Ostinato
Alleluia
67
The highlight of the day for monks and nuns was
The service before sunrise
The evening feast
The service before sunset
The mass
68
In the Middle Ages, the most important musicians were
Traveling entertainers
Women
Peasants
Priests
69
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
The castle
The merchant’s living room
The church
The king’s court
70
An attempt was made to purify Catholic Church music as a result of the ___.
Deliberations of the Council of Trent
Complaints of Desiderius Erasmus
Protest of Martin Luther
Music of Palestrina
71
Why does the Renaissance music sound fuller than medieval music?
All answers are correct
The bass register is used for the first time
The typical choral piece has 4-6 voice parts of nearly = melodic interest
Harmonic effect of chords > superimposing melodies over each other
72
One of the major characteristics of ars nova is its use of _____.
monophonic texture
organum
Gregorian Chant
syncopation
73
Why did the Council of Trent attack the church music of the Renaissance period?
It was tiresomely monophonic.
All answers are correct
It was based in Gregorian Chant.
It used secular tunes, noisy instruments, and theatrical singing.
74
The texture of Renaissance music was chiefly ____.
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Heyerophonic