The Middle Ages spanned

Roughly the 5th century to the 15th

Léonin was known for

Being one of the first composers to use polyphony for church music

Music had the power to stir peoples emotions

"Cantus Firmus" refers to

A recurring fixed melody used in composing

What features describe the music and art of the Baroque period?

Extreme emotions and abundant detail

Early chant used polyphony exclusively

How is a triad constructed?

By stacking 3 notes, a third apart, played together

Ars Nova is the title given to

The new art developing outside the church featuring complex polyphony

Poet-musician typically found in what is now southern France

singing multipe notes on a single vowel

First chant composers used secular themes

What is the likely origin of the word “Baroque?”

Portuguese for “irregularly shaped pearl”

Tonality can be described as

A system of musical organization depending on harmonic relationships

Which is true of the Baroque period?

Considered to be between 1600-1750

How did the texture of plainchant change during the middle ages?

moved from monophonic to polyphonic

The term “timbre” refers to what aspect of music?

The quality of sound that differentiates one instrument from another

Léonin transformed plainchant by

Adding an additional melodic line under

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1
What instrument cannot be classified as a string instrument?
Violin
Cello
Oboe
Piano
2
The Madrigal became a popular musical form in which period?
Baroque
Middle Ages
Classical Antiquity
Renaissance
3
What invention allowed for widespread proliferation of music to everyone?
The printing press
The Piano-Forte
Polyphony
Neumes
4
The Middle Ages spanned
Roughly the 2th century to the 5th
Roughly the 9th century to the 17th
Roughly the 10th century to the 12th
Roughly the 5th century to the 15th
5
Which best describes a point in the music which comes to a restful and consonant close, a conclusion to a phrase
Organum
Gradual
Cadence
Disjunct
6
The note collections refered to as "church modes" were inheretited from
The French
The Court
Chivelry
The Greeks
7
Léonin was known for
Composing music based on secular themes such as courtly love
Being one of the first composers to use polyphony for church music
advocating tighter control of musical styles in the ideal city-state
Making the use of rondeu form a more widely used musical form
8
The Greeks believed
homophonic textures were more desirable
Music had the power to stir peoples emotions
Gothic architecture was inferior
Motets were the purest form of music
9
"Cantus Firmus" refers to
A recurring fixed melody used in composing
A style of singing
A dynamic marking for voice
The religious text used for writing chants
10
What features describe the music and art of the Baroque period?
Celebration of logic and restraint
Extreme emotions and abundant detail
Celebration of the citizens and country
Religious spiritualism and piety
11
Which is not true
Early chant used neumes to notate music
Early chant was written for the church
Early chant used polyphony exclusively
Early chant did not have strict rhythm
12
Gregorian Chant is sung in
Chords and intervals
Unison
Taverns and festivals
Harmony
13
The term “crescendo” applies to what element of music?
Melody
Tempo
Form
Dynamics
14
How is a triad constructed?
By playing only the even-numbered notes in a scale
By placing an accent on every third beat
By repeating a section of music three times
By stacking 3 notes, a third apart, played together
15
Which of the following is an example of an Chordaphone?
Snare drum
Kettledrum
Guitar
Cymbal
16
The earliest plainchant was what kind of texture
Monophonic
Quintaphonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
17
Ars Nova is the title given to
Early monophonic chants collected by Pope Gregory
The new art developing outside the church featuring complex polyphony
The resting point which features a consonant interval
The 12th century composer at Notre Dame known for the Magnus Liber
18
A Troubadour is a
A texture involving 2 simultanueous melodies
Cleric who wrote polyphonic Motets
Poet-musician typically found in what is now southern France
Musician who played idiophonic instruments exclusively
19
Binary and ternary are important terms in discussing what element of music?
Texture
Instrumentation
Form
Melody
20
Melisma describes
singing multipe notes on a single vowel
the standardization of chant by Pope Gregory
the relationship of ratios to harmonics
the notation system that predated our current system
21
What was the importance of the Medici family and others like them to the arts?
Their patronage of the arts
Their renowned skill in designing ships, particularly for military use
They discovered of marble from the Tuscan hills
Their close ties to the papacy
22
Which type of texture has two or more melodies which play independently of one another?
Monophony
Polyphony
Hegemony
Homophony
23
Counterpoint is a feature of what texture
neumaphonic
polyphonic
monophonic
homophonic
24
Plainchant strived to reflect a heavenly quality through
accelerando
dissonance
consonance
homophony
25
What are the two most common types of counterpoint?
Nonconformative, complementary
dissonant, consonant
Initiative, derivative
Imitative, non-imitative
26
Which composer successfully secured a royally sanctioned monopoly on the composition and production of opera in France?
Corelli
Monteverdi
Lully
Bach
27
The two types of solo vocal music in opera were?
Recitative and Aria
Dido and Aeneas
Sonata da chiesa and Sonata da camera
Programmatic music and word painting
28
What was the earliest notation system in Western Music called - including dashes, dots, and curved hook-like figures?
Ars nova
Neumes
Mondi
Scritturas
29
Jean-Baptiste Lully typically began his operas with an orchestral introduction called?
Oratorio
Sonata da chiesa
Cantata
Overture
30
Pope Gregory sought to unify
The Roman Empire
Practices of worship for monks
Practices in singing chant
The Catholic Church
31
Which is not true
First chant composers used secular themes
First chant composers used church modes
First chant composers were members of the church
First chant composers were anonymous
32
Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, wrote __________ music that was meant to portray themes of death, grief, and pain?
Dissonant
Conjunct
Religious
Monophonic
33
A motet features
no discernable rhythmic features
complex polyphony
monophonic melismas
homophonic texture
34
What is the likely origin of the word “Baroque?”
Latin for “ornate”
Italian for “of the earth”
Portuguese for “irregularly shaped pearl”
French for “opulent”
35
Tonality can be described as
The relative loudness and softness of music
A classification system for instruments
The tone quality of an instrument that creates its character
A system of musical organization depending on harmonic relationships
36
Early music was notated with a system of dashes, dots, and curved lines known as
Responsorials
Neumes
Ars Nova
Liturgy
37
Which is true of the Baroque period?
Considered to be between 1400-1550
Began in the 15th century
Began in the 18th century
Considered to be between 1600-1750
38
Which is the term for a collection of musical pitches?
Rhythm
Cadence
Scale
Timbre
39
What is the term for relative volume levels in music?
Tempo
Dynamics
Disjunct
Texture
40
Which of the following is a feature of rhythm?
It is a prominent feature of plainchant
Pattern of sound durations
It is derived from the chromatic scale
Relative loudness and softness
41
How did the texture of plainchant change during the middle ages?
moved from monophonic to polyphonic
moved from polyphonic to monophonic
moved from homophonic to polyphonic
moved from homophonic to monophonic
42
The term “timbre” refers to what aspect of music?
The quality of sound that differentiates one instrument from another
The placement of instruments within a traditional orchestral layout
A musical form in which material is varied repeatedly
The organization of rhythm into small, repeated increments
43
The development of what texture is seen as the innovation of the Middle Ages
Polyphony
Hegemony
Homophony
Heteronomy
44
The two scales that became the basis for tonality:
Chromatic and Dorian
Major and Minor
Consonance and Dissonance
Pentatonic and Whole Tone
45
Litergy is the
Text and music used in worship
Church where Léonin worked
Collection of notes creating the chrch modes
Texture of secular music
46
Which term is a dynamic marking?
Forte
Pentatonic
Chromatic
Triad
47
Hildegard von Bingen was
A composer
A nun
A poet
A monk
48
What is the term for musical texture that features a single melody line in unison?
Monophony
Heterophony
Homophony
Polyphony
49
Léonin transformed plainchant by
Singing in unison
Adding an additional melodic line under
Writting music based on secular themes
Closely relating his subject matter to the music as metaphor
50
This instrument was very popular both as a continuo and solo instrument in the Baroque period, but fell out afterwards.
The violin
The piano
The harpsichord
The saxophone
51
Which instruments are part of the orchestral string section?
Flute
Cello
Violin
Viola
52
The new style of accompaniment appearing in the Baroque period which features chords above a bassline is referred to as?
Recitative
Concerto grosso
Basso Continuo
Chord chart
53
Which statement about the chromatic scale is true?
It can be described using the terms Adagio and Allegro
It divides an octave into 12 half steps
It possesses an ABA form
It is found only in the bass clef
54
Which of the following accurately describes the difference between consonance and dissonance?
One is often considered pleasing, the other is often considered harsh
One deals with rhythm, while the latter describes melody
One describes well-balanced forms, the describes complex, irregular forms
The former is usually louder, while the latter is usually softer
55
A clarinet is an example of what type of instrument?
Membranophone
Electrophone
Aerophone
Idiophone
56
Music consists of two primary elements
Brass and Woodwinds
Binary and Ternary
Soft and Loud
Sound and Silence
57
Organum was
Polyphony produced in Paris in late 12th century
A type of secular polyphony on themes of chivelry
An instrument with a keyboard that used air to produce a sound
The invention of Hidegard of Bingen in the 9th Century
58
The five lined system that is used for notating music is referred to as a what?
Staff
Rhythm
Triad
Sharp
59
A capella music features what?
Chamber orchestra
Voice accompanied by mandolin and bassoon
Unaccompanied choral voices
Instrumental soloist and orchestra

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