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1
The church modes are
different from major & minor scales in that they consist of only 5 tones
different from major & minor scales in that they consist of only 6 tones
like major and minor scales in that they consist of 7 different tones
completely different from any other form of scale
2
A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
Troubadors, Trouveres, and Jongleurs
Knights in castles
Monks in monasteries
Professors in universities
3
Which of the following statements is
not
true of the Renaissance?
Education was considered a status symbol by aristocrats & uppermiddle class
Catholic church was more powerful in the Renaissance than the Middle Ages
Every educated person was expected to be trained in music
Musical activity gradually shifted from the church to the court
4
The form of the chant
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam
is
____.
ABA
through-composed
ABACABA
theme and variations
5
A new system of music notation that allowed composers to specify almost any rhythmical pattern had evolved by ____.
late fourteenth century
late twelfth century
early fourteenth century
early thirteenth century
6
_ lived in Southern France & wrote poems in the Provencal language; while _ flourished in France and wrote in Old French
troubadours; trouveres
trouveres; jongleurs
priests; monks
troubadours; jongleurs
7
Among other causes, why did secular music become more important than sacred music in the 14th century?
The feudal system had gone into decline
The literature of the time stressed earthly sensuality
Rival popes claimed authority at the same time, weakening the church
All answers are correct
8
Church officials expected monks to sing ____.
Exclusively in the English language
With proper pronounciation and tone quality
With the members of the congregation
Away from the actual religious services
9
What is the Renaissance motet?
A polyphonic choral work set to sacred Latin text that is not the Mass
A 5 section, polyphonic choral composition
A dancelike song for several solo voices
A piece for several solos set to a short love poem
10
Besides the Madrigal, the ___ was another type of secular music that enjoyed popularity.
Motet
Estampie
Lute song
Mass
11
In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
plays the same melody as the voice.
is more prominent than the voice.
is subordinate to the voice.
is given equal prominence with the voice.
12
Which of the following statements is
not
true?
Medieval music consisting of Gregorian Chant & 1+ melodic line is organum
Medieval music theorist favored the use of triads
Paris was the intellectual & artistic capital of Europe
Perotin was among the 1st known composers to write music w/2+ voices
13
To what does
a cappella
refer?
Singing in a hushed manner
Men taking their hats off in church
Unaccompanied choral music
Any form of music appropriate for church use
14
The earliest surviving chant manuscripts date from about the __ century.
ninth
sixth
fourteenth
thirteenth
15
Medieval music was ___.
For the piano
For the organ
Vocal
Instrumental
16
The ____ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home.
regals
shawm
sackbut
lute
17
Which of the following describes a difference between English and Italian madrigals?
more complex harmonies
a lighter more humorous tone
the use of German folk songs
more complex melodies
18
An outstanding compoers of the ars nova was
Perotin
Leonin
Guillaume de Machaut
Pope Gregory I
19
The first steps in a revolution that eventually transformed western music began sometime between 700-900 with the
addition of an organ accompaniment.
addition of a second melodic line to Gregorian Chant.
addition of chords to the melody line.
transcription of the music for several different instruments.
20
The use of organs in church
frustrated the nobles in their attempts to control the church.
made it possible for more musicians to be employed.
bothered the clergy because they distracted the listeners from worship.
was strictly forbidden.
21
Lute songs are mostly ___ in texture.
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Imitative
22
The Renaissance may be described as an age of ____.
Curiosity and individualism
All answers are correct
Exploration and adventure
The “rebirth” of human creativity
23
Gregorian chant consists of
several instruments playing together.
several voices singing in harmony.
a melody sung without accompaniment.
one instrument playing alone.
24
Guillaume de Machaut was a __ as well as a musician.
all answers are correct
carpenter
monk
poet
25
Gregorian chant _____.
All answers are correct
was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1000 yrs
retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries a.c.
is set to sacred Latin texts
26
How do Gregorian chant melodies tend to move?
Infrequently, remaining on a single tone for long stretches
Stepwise within a narrow range of pitches
Only by perfect intervals
By leaps over a wide range of pitches
27
What we know about instruments in church comes mainly from ___.
surviving musical manuscripts
old recordings
the work of Pope Gregory the Great
the pictures and literary descriptions of the day
28
During the Renaissance period, every educated person was expected to
All answers are correct
read musical notation.
play a musical instrument.
be skilled in dance.
29
Who was Hildegard von Bingen?
Abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg
Visionary & mystic active in religious & diplomatic affairs
First woman composer with a large number of surviving works
All answers are correct
30
Which statement is true about Palestrina's
Pope Marcellus Mass
?
All answers are correct
It is sung in a cappella
It is set for six voices instead of four
Palestrina was a singer in the papal choir during Pope Marcellus's reign
31
Trouvere songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
Religion
The Crusades (war)
Love
Dancing
32
John Dowland's
Flow My Tears
consists of _ musical sections that are each immediately repeated.
two
five
four
three
33
A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like a half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
shawm.
lute.
viol.
recorder.
34
Why did the Council of Trent attack the church music of the Renaissance period?
It was based in Gregorian Chant.
All answers are correct
It was tiresomely monophonic.
It used secular tunes, noisy instruments, and theatrical singing.
35
Which of the following is
not
true of Renaissance music?
Texture of Ren. music is chiefly polyphonic.
Instrumental music became more important than vocal music.
The Ren. period is sometimes called the Golden Age of polyphonic music.
Ren. composers often used word painting.
36
One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for ___.
monks and nuns
church services
monasteries
dancing
37
The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed ____.
during the 12th and 13th centuries
during the 15th century
during the 9th century
from 590-640
38
A(n) __ can be defined as 2 simultaneous, repeated notes at the interval of a 5th, play on a psaltery.
ostinato
troubadour
hurdy-gurdy
drone
39
The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the Mass and the ____.
Kyrie
Motet
Cantata
Madrigal
40
__ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
Jongleurs
Organum
Ostinato
Alleluia
41
Which of the following is
not
a part of the mass ordinary?
Credo
Gloria
Kyrie
Ave Maria
42
During the late Middle Ages, the church believed that instrumental music during religious services should be ___.
used only as a discreet accompaniment
performed by as many musical instruments as possible
used only with wind instruments
banned entirely
43
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
The castle
The church
The king’s court
The merchant’s living room
44
Secular music in the fourteenth century _____.
became more important than sacred music
All answers are correct
imitated bird calls, dog barks, & hunting in drinking songs & pieces
wasn't based on Gregorian chant
45
What is the Renaissance madrigal?
A dancelike song for several solo voices.
A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
A polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
A polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text.
46
One of the major characteristics of ars nova is its use of _____.
syncopation
monophonic texture
Gregorian Chant
organum
47
In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by ___.
having some embellish the sermon during church services
adding orchestral instruments to church music
harmonizing melodies with chords
placing new melodic lines against known chants
48
We know from paintings and literary descriptions of the Middle Ages that ___.
large orchestras existed
instruments were used
trumpets and trombones were prominent
instruments were seldom used
49
An estampie is a medieval ____.
dance
song of worship
stringed instrument
secular song form
50
Which of the following is NOT true of Gregorian chant?
The melodies tend to move stepwise.
It conveys calm, otherworldly quality.
It is usually polyphonic in texture.
Its rhythm is flexible, without meter.
51
Which of the following is
not
one of the five sections of the Renaissance mass?
Sanctus
Alleluia
Agnus Dei
Gloria
52
The expression of _,as heard in Dowland's
Flow My Tears
, was a prominent ft of Eng lit.&mus. in the time of Shakespeare.
melancholy
rebellion
bliss
patriotism
53
The leading music center in Europe during the Renaissance period was ____.
Italy
Flanders
Spain
Germany
54
The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci
Machaut and Desprez
Leonin and Perotin
All answers are correct
55
The church modes were
the basic scales of Western music during the Middle Ages
only used in the music of the Catholic church
chalices to old holy relics
forms of religious ritual
56
The texture of Renaissance music was chiefly ____.
Heyerophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
57
The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was ____.
London
Reim
Rome
Paris
58
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for ____.
The concert hall
The piano
Religious worship
Dancing
59
An attempt was made to purify Catholic Church music as a result of the ___.
Music of Palestrina
Complaints of Desiderius Erasmus
Protest of Martin Luther
Deliberations of the Council of Trent
60
Why are Leonin and Perotin notable?
They were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame
Indicated definite time values & meter in their music
They’re the first important composers known by name
All answers are correct
61
In the Middle Ages, the most important musicians were
Women
Priests
Traveling entertainers
Peasants
62
Gregorian chant ____.
Has no texture
Is polyphonic in texture
Is monophonic in texture
Is homophonic in texture
63
The music the medieval monks sang was called ____.
Trouvère songs
Gregorian chant
Contemporary gospel
Estampies
64
The movement in which the Catholic Church sought to correct abuses and malpractices within its structure is known as
Protestantism.
the Reformation.
the Inquisition.
the Counter-Reformation.
65
A famous French woman troubador (trouvaritz) as
Hildegard von Bingen
Peronne d'Armentieres
Frauenlob
Beatriz, Countess of Dia
66
Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who ____.
had his name put on the first printed edition
composed all the cants presently in use
wrote the texts for the chants
was credited by medieval legend with having created it
67
The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
France
Flanders
England
Italy
68
The highlight of the day for monks and nuns was
The evening feast
The service before sunset
The service before sunrise
The mass
69
The church frowned on instruments because of their ____.
Use in early Jewish religion ceremonies
Association with minstrels and jongleurs
Sacred quality and background
Earlier role in pagan rites
70
Which of the following statements is
not
true of the medieval estampie?
The manuscript does not indicate which instrument should play
The manuscript contains only a single melodic line
It is one of the earliest surviving pieces of the instrumental music
It was intendeed for religious services
71
Why does the Renaissance music sound fuller than medieval music?
Harmonic effect of chords > superimposing melodies over each other
The typical choral piece has 4-6 voice parts of nearly = melodic interest
The bass register is used for the first time
All answers are correct
72
The intellectual movement called
humanism
___.
Focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell
Focused on human life and it’s accomplishments
Treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature
Condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity
73
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's ____.
All answers are correct
career centered in Florence
music, like Desprez's, was mostly secular
music includes 104 masses and some 450 other sacred works
74
Palestrina’s career centered in ____.
The Netherlands
Florence
Rome
Naples