Josquin's motets would most likely have been performed by?

an ensemble of solo singers, one voice to a part

Point of imitation is defined as?

a succesion of imitative entrances

Busnoys favored which form(s) for his chansons?

The formes fixes, especially the rondeau

Which of the following statements best describes the style of Josquin's chansons?

They used strophic texts, with almost no use of formes fixes

Which of the following statements best reflects Josquin's approach to text setting?

He gave a new mel. to each new phrase of text for clarity

Composers of the late 15th and early 16th cent. take what approach to cantus firmus composition

They treat the melody freely, adding notes for decoration

Isaac's Lieder can best be described as?

composed for court or elite circles, but in folk/pop. style

Which of the following is true of musical style in the late 15th and early 16th centuries?

All voices were nearly equal and all were singable

Which of the following statements best describes Josquin's career?

He worked for several employers, both secular and religious

Cadences of the late 15th and early 16th centuries were marked by?

occasional use of full triads for the closing sonority

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1
Obrecht's works include secular songs in which language?
Dutch
Spanish
English
Polish
2
Josquin's motets would most likely have been performed by?
an ensemble of solo singers, one voice to a part
A solo singer accompanied by lute
a small choir, with a few voices to a part
a large a capella choir of up to 100 singers
3
Imitation in paired voices is a characteristic of?
Ockeghem
Isaac
Josquin
Busnoys
4
Josquin's Missa Pange lingua is an example of which mass type?
tenor mass
plainsong mass
imitation mass
paraphrase mass
5
Point of imitation is defined as?
a succesion of imitative entrances
the interval relationship between imitative entrances
the second entrance of a theme
the rhythmic relationship between imitative entrances
6
Busnoys favored which form(s) for his chansons?
Forms incorporating a burden section
The formes fixes, especially the rondeau
Free compositions with no repetition
Paired stanzas with open and closed endings
7
How is the bassus voice of the 15th century different from the bassus in the masses of Du Fay?
It sings the cantus-firmus melody instead of the tenor voice
There was no bassus voice in Du Fay's masses
The range is a fourth higher
The range is a fourth lower
8
Which of these composition techniques used by Isaac can be traced to popular music in Italy?
contafacta
imitation
homophony
canon
9
Ockeghem spent most of his career in service of?
The Kings of France
Ferdinand and Isabella
The nobility of Mantua
The Pope
10
Vocal ranges of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries tended to span
slightly more than an octave
about a twelfth
slightly less than an octave
less than a fifth
11
Ockeghem's Missa prolationem employs which compositional technique?
cantus firmus
motto
the main motive is based on solfege syllables
canon
12
Which composer used solfege syllables to create the cantus firmus for two masses?
Busnoys
Isaac
Ockeghem
Josquin
13
Which of the following statements best describes the style of Josquin's chansons?
The texts came from epic stories of romance
They used strophic texts, with almost no use of formes fixes
Most were in refrain forms devised by Josquin himself
Most were ballades or rondeaux
14
Which of the following statements best reflects Josquin's approach to text setting?
Extended melismas often obscure the meaning of the text
He gave a new mel. to each new phrase of text for clarity
He was preoccupied with cpt. and paid little attn. to text
He never let more than one word be sung simultaneously
15
Composers of the late 15th and early 16th cent. take what approach to cantus firmus composition
They treat the rhythm freely
They use cantus firmus in the way earlier composers did
They treat the melody freely, adding notes for decoration
They give the chant melody, rather than use an isorhythm
16
Isaac's Lieder can best be described as?
similar in style to French-language chansons
secular, in the same highly contrapuntal style as the motet
based on Lutheran chorales
composed for court or elite circles, but in folk/pop. style
17
Which of the following is true of musical style in the late 15th and early 16th centuries?
The top two voices were primary, with others supporting
All voices were nearly equal and all were singable
The top voice became the primary voice
The tenor was slower-moving and to be played on an inst.
18
Which of the following statements best describes Josquin's career?
He worked for several employers, both secular and religious
He was largely unknown in his lifetime
He worked for one employer almost his entire career
He worked for a series of secular courts
19
Cadences of the late 15th and early 16th centuries were marked by?
almost universal use of full triads in the closing sonority
a return to the Landini cadence
frequent use of double-leading tone cadences
occasional use of full triads for the closing sonority
20
The Missa cuiusvis toni is special because?
it can be sung in any mode
it uses all eight notes of the diatonic scale in its theme
the composer intended for it to be performed after his death
it was composed for the pope's anniversary

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