the top voices are written & middle voice parallels the top a 4th below

How does Du Fay’s Se la face ay pale reflect English influence?

equality of the tenor and cantus

The earliest chorales were

monophonic, unaccompanied, and strophic.

What is one ramification of the Council of Trent on music?

All but four sequences were banned.

What was Du Fay’s relationship to the isorhythmic motet?

It was a century old, & composers only used the style on solemn occasions

How did Palestrina usually treat dissonance?

Dissonance usually occurs between beats & is prepared and resolves stepwise

What does Josquin’s immense popularity reveal to us about musical life during his time?

interest in the individual artist was growing during this time

What is one choice made by Luther that impacted music of the Lutheran church?

He increased the use of the vernacular.

How did Adrian Willaert set Petrarch’s lines "harsh and savage heart" and "sweet, humble, angelic face"?

with alternately harsh and sweet harmonies and textures

How did the vocal parts of Ockeghem’s masses compare to those of Du Fay?

Most had the same amount of voices, but the ranges of voices are expanded

Which of the following aptly describes the typical midcentury madrigal?

5 voice with frequent alternations in homophony, imitation & free polyphony

What are metrical psalms?

vernacular, rhymed translations of psalms recast as metric and strophic

What qualities about English music influenced Burgundian composers?

prolific harmonic thirds and sixths, often in parallel motion

What is one innovative characteristic of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

paraphrases of the source melody in all voices, suffusing the texture

In polyphonic English music, what was faburden? (pick two)

3 voice polyphonic mass w/ plainchant in the middle voice, one voice a fourth above the chant, and another voice a third below

What is one development in mass composition in the fifteenth century?

cohesive settings of the Mass Ordinary

How was Martin Luther’s approach influenced by humanism?

encouraged him to depend on logic& personal experience instead of authority

How was Adrian Willaert’s work impacted by the humanist movement?

He fit the music to the accentuation and punctuation of a text.

Which of the following is a hallmark of Ockeghem’s style?

a continuous flow that is the result of long phrases and elided cadences

Which of the following was a way that fifteenth-century composers established coherence between mass movements?

basing each movement on the existing chant for that movement

What is a cantus-firmus mass?

a mass in which each movement contains the same cantus firmus

In the motets of Orlande de Lassus, what determines the form?

the composer’s interpretation of the text

How does a paraphrase mass differ from an imitation mass?

All voices of a polyphonic work are borrowed in an imitation mass.

What is one important way that the Italian madrigal became fashionable in England?

A collection of Italian madrigals translated into English was published.

What was the relationship between the works of chanson composers of Josquin’s generation to the formes fixes?

Composers virtually abandoned the formes fixes.

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1
In fauxbourdon
composers mimicked the English faburden but notated all parts.
the top voices are written & middle voice parallels the top a 4th below
composers wrote musical tricks into their scores.
only 1 voice is written & 1 voice sings in parallel motion a 4th above
2
What two sentiments did Petrarch seek in his poetry?
courtly love and piety
pleasingness and severity
grace and resolve
awe and sublimity
3
How does Du Fay’s Se la face ay pale reflect English influence?
equality of the tenor and cantus
smooth vocal melodies
formes fixes
cantus firmus
4
The earliest chorales were
strophic in four-part harmony.
monophonic, unaccompanied, and strophic.
accompanied by an organ.
strophic and heterophonic.
5
For how many voices were most polyphonic vocal compositions of the mid-fifteenth century written?
two
three
five
four
6
How many voices are in Josquin’s Faulte d’argent?
six
four
five
three
7
Which of the following is associated with the Reformation?
Judaism
the Greek Orthodox Church
the Calvinist movement
the Methodist movement
8
What is one ramification of the Council of Trent on music?
All but four sequences were banned.
All polyphony was banned.
The Mass was now performed in the vernacular.
Catholic congregations began singing psalms.
9
In what context were polyphonic psalms in the early Calvinist church performed?
at high celebration days such as Easter and Christmas
in closed-door meetings of the clergy
on Sundays
at home or informal gatherings
10
What was Du Fay’s relationship to the isorhythmic motet?
It was a century old, & composers only used the style on solemn occasions
Du Fay wrote many isorhythmic motets and the tradition flourished.
It was a century old and terribly out of fashion by his time.
A certain body of works continued to be performed, but weren't written
11
The typical Italian madrigal
contains several verses and refrains
is through-composed
contains vocables
is in bar form
12
How did Palestrina usually treat dissonance?
Palestrina increased the harmonic palette available to composers,
with the recommendations of the Council of Trent,Palestrina avoided diss.
He used dissonance as predominant chords only at cadences.
Dissonance usually occurs between beats & is prepared and resolves stepwise
13
What is the cantus firmus of Ockeghem’s Missa De plus en plus?
Machuat's Messe de Nostre Dame
a motet by de Vitry
a chant setting of the Mass Ordinary
a chanson by Binchois
14
One poet whose texts were frequently used in the madrigal was
Giovanni Boccaccio.
Francesco Petrarca
Dante
Leonardo da Vinci.
15
How did William Byrd write liturgical Catholic music in the 1590s?
He was permitted a small quota of Catholic compositions under Elizabeth I.
He was encouraged then, under Queen Mary.
He did so in secret.
He published under pseudonyms abroad.
16
How does Binchois’s De plus en plus reflect English influence?
The use of frequent, long melismas.
The use of triadic skips.
The use of a refrain.
The use of English text.
17
What does Josquin’s immense popularity reveal to us about musical life during his time?
Music was improving, to the point that a truly great composer emerged
interest in the individual artist was growing during this time
There was less interest in the emotional power & more interest in achievem
Technology was improving such that Josquin could tour to support his fame.
18
What is one choice made by Luther that impacted music of the Lutheran church?
He prohibited the congregation from singing.
He banned Catholic music.
He made music as difficult to sing as possible, in order to please God.
He increased the use of the vernacular.
19
How did Adrian Willaert set Petrarch’s lines "harsh and savage heart" and "sweet, humble, angelic face"?
only with sweet sounds, belying the narrator's true feelings of love
by layering imitation upon imitation for compositional dexterity
with alternately harsh and sweet harmonies and textures
as the refrain, with a catchy, memorable tune
20
Who was among the most well-known composers in the generation after Du Fay?
Gilles Binchois
John Dunstable
Josquin Des Prez
Jean de Ockeghem
21
In his treatise Le istitutioni harmoniche, what emotions does Gioseffo Zarlino believe major thirds and major sixths com
happiness and contentment
grief and sorrow
love and devotion
harshness and bitterness
22
How did the vocal parts of Ockeghem’s masses compare to those of Du Fay?
Most had the same amount of voices, but the ranges of voices are expanded
While Du Fay’s masses often had 4 voices, Ockeghem’s more typically had 6
Most had the same amount of voices, but rates of voices are smaller In Ock.
Du Fay's lower voices had expanded ranges, Ock. had large upper voice range
23
Which of the following aptly describes the typical midcentury madrigal?
They were strophic and homophonic
5 voice with frequent alternations in homophony, imitation & free polyphony
4 voices & homophonic, with occasional deviations in texture for expression
They were for 5 or 6 voices & employed striking harmonic launguage & shifts
24
What are metrical psalms?
a motet sung in the vernacular
vernacular, rhymed translations of psalms recast as metric and strophic
congregational hymns based on a metric, rhymed, strophic poem
a certain set of psalms from the Bible that follow poetic meter
25
What qualities about English music influenced Burgundian composers?
cantus firmus mass settings
prolific harmonic thirds and sixths, often in parallel motion
avoidance of 3rds & 6ths & a return to textures dominated by 4th, 5th, 8th
rhythmic complexity, particularly syncopation
26
What is one innovative characteristic of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?
imitation between more than two voices
paraphrases of the source melody in all voices, suffusing the texture
Italian-language poetry
long, elided phrases, such that the music sounds continuous
27
What is the most common form of Ockeghem’s and Busnoys’s chansons?
rondeau
cantus firmus
virelai
isorhythmic
28
In polyphonic English music, what was faburden? (pick two)
3 voice polyphonic mass w/ plainchant in the middle voice
one voice a fourth above the chant, and another voice a third below
once voice a third below and another voice a fourth below
Three voice polyphonic music with plainchant in the upper voice
29
What is one development in mass composition in the fifteenth century?
cohesive settings of the Mass Ordinary
invention of the motet
cohesive settings of the Mass Proper
invention of the cantus firmus
30
Most of Tomás Luis de Victoria’s masses, like Missa O magnum mysterium, are
imitation masses.
free polyphony.
paraphrase masses.
cantus-firmus masses.
31
The first polyphonic vocal work published in the Americas was produced in
Cuba
The United States
Peru
Mexico
32
The leading German composer of the late Renaissance was
Martin Luther
Hans Leo Hassler
Walther von der Vogelweide
Henricus Isaac
33
John Dunstable worked
as a priest in a church.
for royalty and nobility.
at a printing press.
as an itinerant musician.
34
What was the most readily available way for women to win renown in music in the sixteenth century?
as composers
as singers
as publishers
as performers of socially appropriate instruments like the virginal
35
In fifteenth-century chansons, what was the most common form?
ballade
isorhythmic
virelai
rondeau
36
How was Martin Luther’s approach influenced by humanism?
It encouraged him to trust the clergy and their role
encouraged him to depend on logic& personal experience instead of authority
It taught him to support the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church.
It taught him that following Catholic doctrinewas necessary for ab. of sin
37
Which Italian genre of music contained "fa-la-la" refrains?
canzonetta
balletto
villanella
madrigal
38
Who was among the most prominent lute song composers?
Nicholas Yonge
Thomas Weelkes
Thomas Morley
John Dowland
39
How was Adrian Willaert’s work impacted by the humanist movement?
He chose texts that focused on human experience.
He explored logic and mathematical equations in his music.
He fit the music to the accentuation and punctuation of a text.
He professed strict adherence to received church wisdom in his music.
40
Which of the following is a hallmark of Ockeghem’s style?
less imitation than the music of Du Fay
clearer melodic lines and more homophony
a departure from cantus-firmus mass structures
a continuous flow that is the result of long phrases and elided cadences
41
Which of the following was a way that fifteenth-century composers established coherence between mass movements?
using text by the same Renaissance poet
basing each movement on the existing chant for that movement
writing all movements in the same key
42
What is a cantus-firmus mass?
a mass in which the cantus firmus must be added, as in fauxbourdon
a mass that contains cantus firmi in all movements but is not the same
a mass movement that uses the cantus firmus of an older, respected motet
a mass in which each movement contains the same cantus firmus
43
What is 1 composition technique,previously forbidden,employed by midcentury& later mads for the purpose of text express.
using deeply expressive poems from secular sources
complicated rhythms using hockets and syncopation
direct chromatic motion
thick, free polyphony that was not imitative
44
In the motets of Orlande de Lassus, what determines the form?
the poetic meter of the text
the borrowed cantus firmus
the composer’s interpretation of the text
polyphonic devices such as paraphrase and imitation
45
How does a paraphrase mass differ from an imitation mass?
All voices of a polyphonic work are borrowed in an imitation mass.
A monophonic work is borrowed in an imitation mass.
A monophonic melody is paraphrased in all voices in an imitation mass.
Each movement of an imitation mass is based on an existing chant for text
46
What is one important way that the Italian madrigal became fashionable in England?
A war between Florence and Ferrara created refugee communities in England.
The king, competing with southern powers, hired several Italian mads
A new public entertainment sphere arose first & most prominently in England
A collection of Italian madrigals translated into English was published.
47
What is a principal form of Anglican music that developed in the sixteenth century?
the metrical psalm
the chorale
the chorale motet
the anthem
48
What was the relationship between the works of chanson composers of Josquin’s generation to the formes fixes?
While rondeau form remained popular; virelai & ballade form were critiqued
Composers virtually abandoned the formes fixes.
While rondeau and virelai fell out of favor, ballade form remained popular
Composers embraced the older trad. as a way of clarifying textural problems
49
Where did midcentury madrigalist Cipriano de Rore work?
St. Mark's Venice
at the Parisian court
in Florence for the Borgia family
the Vatican
50
In the fifteenth century, Burgundian composers Guillaume Du Fay and Gilles Binchois were notably influenced by
John Dunstable.
Jean de Ockeghem.
Guillaume de Machaut.
Francesco Landini.
51
The communication of the emotions or mood of a text is
text depiction
text declamation
text expression
text delineation
52
Who was the most famous Burgundian composer of the fifteenth century?
Guillaume Du Fay
Josquin des Prez
Gilles Binchois
John Dunstable
53
What was one thing about madrigals that greatly impacted future genres?
homophonic textures
shaping all aspects of the music to express the text
the development of the refrain
use of the sonnet
54
Why is it difficult to speak of a unified "Lassus style"?
because it is difficult to know definitively which works are his
because musicologists find the notation he used difficult
because he wrote in varying styles and idioms
because he so singularly followed the edicts of the Council of Trent
55
What was a motet in the fifteenth century?
a sacred composition in vernacular languages
a discant clausula with text added to the upper parts
a polyphonic setting of a liturgical Latin text
a polytextual work with a cantus firmus that could be sacred or secular
56
Who was the principal composer of the early madrigal?
Claudio Monteverdi
Philippe Verdelot
Maddalena Casulana
Cipriano de Rore
57
How does Du Fay’s Resvellies vous reflect French musical traditions?
prolific thirds
ballade form
syllabic text-setting
smooth vocal melodies
58
What is a madrigalism?
a flashy, extreme show of virtuosity
word-painting that is a close representation of the text
a veiled allusion to sex in a musical work
a work that involves more than four voices
59
Missa Pange lingua is a
paraphrase mass
isorhythmic mass
imitation mass
cantus-firmus mass
60
What is the technique known as paraphrase?
composers commenting on the work of others by modifying their work
a chant melody used in nontraditional contexts, such as dance music
quotations of an existing work serve as cantus firmus
a chant melody is ornamented and given a rhythm
61
In the English carol, a burden is
a series of nonsense syllables.
the act of singing in parallel fourths above and thirds below.
a section of third-dominated harmony.
a refrain sung at the beginning of the song and repeated after each stanza
62
Published collections of psalms were known as
psalm usualis
psalm books
hymnals
psalters
63
How was Ockeghem employed?
by an Italian noble patron
as a freelane musician
at a public theater
at the French royal court
64
In an imitation mass, what material is borrowed?
a melody that can be chant or another source, such as a popular song
all voices of a polyphonic work
a chant melody
the tenor line and fragments of other voices of a polyphonic work
65
A chorale motet is
a polyphonic chorale setting using techniques of Franco-Flemish composers
a chorale that incorporates more than one text.
an isorhythmic chorale.
a chorale that uses as its source a line of a Franco-Flemish motet.
66
How did Palestrina use texture to achieve variety in the Pope Marcellus Mass?
The music alternated frequently between poly, heter, homo and monophony
Palestrina's counterpoint varied between imitation& free counterpoint
He frequently alternated between closed and open intervals to provide space
Each phrase included a different combination of voices than the one before
67
What is hemiola?
the third-dominated harmonic idioms of the fifteenth century
three notes in the time of two
the most famous Burgundian composer
a new voice in Burgundian chansons
68
Why did Jean Calvin believe that the entire congregation should sing psalms?
He thought it would make the music sound better.
He thought the congregation might lose interest
He thought it would help the congregation to learn Latin.
He thought singing music could encourage prayer and worship.
69
What are secular songs that are given new words called?
metrical psalms
psalters
contrafacta
anthems
70
The music of Sephardic Jews
borrows from Gregorian chant.
contains similarities to German Minnelieder.
shows the influence of Arabic music.
was influenced by the Orthodox church.
71
The Church of England
blends elements of Catholicism and Protestantism
represents more of a break with Catholic traditions than Luther. or Calvin
continues all of the traditions of the Catholic Church,with monarch as head
72
Luther’s Ein feste Burg is
a newly composed melody.
based on a German devotional song.
adapted from Catholic chant.
a contrafactum.
73
Who is among the later madrigalists?
Cipriano de Rore
Nicola Vicentino
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
Carlo Gesualdo
74
How do the chansons of Ockeghem and Busnoys differ from earlier examples?
They do not use the formes fixes.
The contratenor dominates the texture more.
The dominant sonorities are fourths and fifths.
There is increased use of imitation.
75
The first book published in British North America was the
King James Bible.
Bay Psalm Book.
Lutheran hymnal.
Book of Common Prayer.
76
How were the most popular chansons by Ockeghem and Busnoys treated as they were disseminated?
They were adapted for performance, never borrowed, in honor of copyright
They were freely altered, rearranged, and transcribed for instruments
they were treated with reverence and rarely altered
They were largely disseminated vocally
77
What was the most common way for Ockeghem and Busnoys to structure a mass?
with plainsong
with isorhythm
with mottos
with a cactus firmus

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