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

could represent sweetness or grief

The Concerto delle Donne was?

a group of women renowned for their singing at noble courts

Gesualdo is known for?

killing his wife and her lover when he discovered in bed

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

represented harshness or strength

Madrigalism can be defined as?

the literal depiction of an individual word or phrase

Musica Transalpina was a collection of?

Italian madrigals that had been translated into English

The main feature of musique mesurée was?

the artificial assignment of long and short vowel sounds

a folklike homophonic secular song in Italian

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

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

was written exclusively for virtuoso professional singers

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

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