Musica Transalpina was a collection of?

Italian madrigals that had been translated into English

The Concerto delle Donne was?

a group of women renowned for their singing at noble courts

Willaert and Zarlino believed that minor intervals, such as the minor third or sixth?

could represent sweetness or grief

Willaert and Zarlino believed that major intervals such as thirds or sixths?

represented harshness or strength

Which of the following statements is true of women's participation in madrigals perf. and comp?

Women perf. and comp. madrigals, though not in = num. to men

Madrigalism can be defined as?

the literal depiction of an individual word or phrase

a folklike homophonic secular song in Italian

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of 16th-century Italian madrigal music?

was written exclusively for virtuoso professional singers

Gesualdo is known for?

killing his wife and her lover when he discovered in bed

The main feature of musique mesurée was?

the artificial assignment of long and short vowel sounds

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1
Musica Transalpina was a collection of?
German songs that had been translated into English
Italian madrigals that had been translated into English
music theory treatises translated from the Greek
motets that had been turned into madrigals
2
The Concerto delle Donne was?
an academy that met to discuss ways to set poetry to music
A grouo of women who played viols and recorders in concert
an orchestra maintained by the Countess of Donne
a group of women renowned for their singing at noble courts
3
The sixteenth-century Italian madrigal developed from the?
fourteenth-century madrigal
motet
frottola
English madrigal
4
Willaert and Zarlino believed that minor intervals, such as the minor third or sixth?
could represent sweetness or grief
were to be used in strict progressions that resolved
represented harshness or strength
were imperfect, and thus should not be used
5
Willaert and Zarlino believed that major intervals such as thirds or sixths?
could represent sweetness or grief
were imperfect, and thus should not be used
represented harshness or strength
should be used only on keyboards of a specific tuning system
6
One composer known for his lute songs is
Thomas Weelkes
John Dowland
Thomas Morley
William Byrd
7
By the middle of the sixteenth-century, Italian madrigal developed from the?
fourteenth-century madrigal
English madrigal
frottola
motet
8
Which of the following statements is true of women's participation in madrigals perf. and comp?
Women were not permitted to compose, sing or hear madrigals
Women were = to men in composition and perf. of madrigals
Women perf., but none had the musical training to compose
Women perf. and comp. madrigals, though not in = num. to men
9
Madrigalism can be defined as?
the literal depiction of an individual word or phrase
the theory that secular music can reveal man's true spirit
a poetic device used only in poems that become madrigals
a cadence formula used in madrigals
10
The frottola was?
a folklike homophonic secular song in Spanish
a folklike homophonic secular song in Italian
a folklike homophonic sacred song in Latin
a highly developed polyphonic secular song in French
11
The main secular vernacular genre of sixteenth-century Spain was?
madrigal
villancico
cancionero
cantiga
12
Which composer is known for composing French songs in a style similar to the frottola?
Janequin
Casulana
Sermisy
Willaert
13
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of 16th-century Italian madrigal music?
contains mixtures of homorhytmic and polyphonic textures
music written to express the text
was written exclusively for virtuoso professional singers
is made up of equal voices
14
The poet whose work inspired composers of sixteenth-century Italy was?
Milton
Petrarch
Shakespeare
Machaut
15
Texts for early madrigals sometimes used metaphor to allude to?
sexual matters
biblical stories
the names of famous poets
political topics of the day
16
By the middle of the sixteenth-century, the typical Italian madrigal was written for?
four voices
five or more voices
voice plus lute
instrumental ensembles
17
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of 16th-century Italian madrigal poetry?
written by major poets
are a form of social play, containing elements of sex, etc.
are sentimental or erotic
consist of verses and refrains
18
Gesualdo is known for?
killing his wife and her lover when he discovered in bed
composing frottole with interesting rhythmic patterns
being the only member of the pope's chapel to compose madr.
writing a treatise on counterpoint based on Willaert's style
19
The main feature of musique mesurée was?
the artificial assignment of long and short vowel sounds
extreme chromaticism, used for expressing emotion
extremely polyphonic textures with different meters
an interest in using meter to express emotion

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