Middle Ages through Renaissance Music Review

Question 1

What was the most popular non-vocal instrument in the Renaissance home?

Accepted Answer

Lute

Question 2

In the Dark Ages, most important musicians were

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priests

Question 3

This important Priest is credited with being a catalyst for the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther

Question 4

Which of the following is not part of the mass ordinary?

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Ave Maria

Question 5

The notation of the secular songs of the Dark/Middle Ages does NOT indicate

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Rhythm

Question 6

Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I because he

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created the liturgy

Question 7

The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the

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Mass and Motet

Question 8

When two different melodies are played at the same time, it is known as

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Contrapuntal Polyphony

Question 9

When one melody is layered on top of itself as if to repeat on the same or different pitches

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Imitative Polyphony

Question 10

True or False: The exam is Friday and everyone should have completed the study quiz on Canvas.

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True

Question 11

What invention helped to make music more common during the Renaissance?

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printing press

Question 12

The Renaissance period (according to our text) occurred during

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1450 to 1600 AD

Question 13

In the Renaissance, musical patronage gradually shifted from the

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church to the courts

Question 14

Gregorian chant is

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monophonic

Question 15

In the Middle Ages, Vocal Music was

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more important than instrumental music

Question 16

Writing music that reflects the literal meaning of a word is called

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word painting

Question 17

Instrumental music was used mostly for

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Dances

Question 18

The Renaissance Lute Song is primarily which texture?

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Homophonic

Question 19

The first measured rhythm was introduced to chant by Leonin and

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Perotin

Question 20

This is an example of what type of Renaissance music?

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Madrigal

Question 21

Music with multiple independent melodies moving at different times.

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Polyphonic

Question 22

A Cappella refers to

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unaccompanied choral music

Question 23

Renaissance is translated as

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rebirth

Question 24

Leonin and Perotin called their polyphonic chants

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organum

Question 25

The longer, sustained tones that change pitch rarely are called

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Drones

Question 26

Which Mass type changes with the church calendar for specific dates, seasons, holidays, etc...?

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Mass Proper

Question 27

When one melody is played on different pitches at the same time, it is called

Accepted Answer

Contrapuntal Polyphony

Question 28

This is an example of what type of Renaissance music?

Accepted Answer

Mass

Question 29

The correct spelling of your regular teacher's name is:

Accepted Answer

Matthew Udland

Middle Ages through Renaissance Music Review

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Middle Ages through Renaissance Music Review

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