In England, a consort was

an ensemble of like instruments

Why did Thoinot Arbeau believe that dancing was essential to society?

because it allowed females and males to mingle

What is variation form?

a series of modified versions of a theme are presented

What distinguishes the variation technique of the English virginalists from that of Spanish and Italian composers?

The English composers were more interested in varying the melody.

By the end of the sixteenth century, what was the prominent makeup of an instrumental ensemble?

contrasting sounds, including the combination of bowed and plucked strings

a collection of organ parts in the Mass, forwhich an organ and choir would alternate.

Published dances for ensembles were mostly

homophonic with the melody in the highest part.

Who were the English virginalists?

a group of composers who wrote prodigiousamounts of keyboard variations

What was a favorite pairing of dances in the Renaissance?

a slow dance in duple and a fast dance in triple

How did most early examples of printed dance music for lute/keyboard differ from other examples of printed dance music?

It was stylized, written for nondancing playersand listeners.

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1
The locus of Venetian musical culture was
St. Mark's church
St. Stephen's church
the ducal palace
the Vatican
2
What musical qualities distinguish types of dance from one another?
harmony and pitch
rhythm and form
instrumentation and cadential patterns
range and timbre
3
In England, a consort was
an ensemble of like instruments
an instrumental ensemble, regardless of instrument combination
a professional musician in the service of the monarch
an ensemble of haut instruments
4
Generally, what form do most dances follow?
through-composed
rondeau form
bar form
distinct, repeated sections
5
Why did Thoinot Arbeau believe that dancing was essential to society?
because it allowed females and males to mingle
because it enabled young people to hone their math skills
because the attentiveness to rhythm orderedbodily systems like circulation and respiration
because it improved physical fitness
6
What is variation form?
a series of works in which the cantus firmus is presented
a series of modified versions of a theme are presented
a work that borrows an existing melody, altering it slightly
a work that contains a great deal of imitation
7
What term connotes lute or keyboard arrangements of vocal music?
tablature
lute songs
courante
intabulations
8
The central instruments in the ensemble at St. Mark’s were
viols and clavichord
violins
cornets and sackbuts
recorders and bassoons
9
Most abstract instrumental genres of the Renaissance grew from
the church’s desire to reassert authority.
improvisatory practice.
the need for more idiomatic instrumental music to show off technological advances.
a desire for more complex music than was possible in vocal music.
10
Who was the first Western composer to write a substantial body of work for large instrumental ensembles?
Gioseffo Zarlino
Claudio Monteverdi
Giovanni Gabrieli
Adrian Willaert
11
What distinguishes the variation technique of the English virginalists from that of Spanish and Italian composers?
The English composers valued texture morehighly.
The English composers were more focused on the bass line.
The English composers were more interested in varying the melody.
The English composers worked more with the harmonic patterns.
12
Where did the canzona originate?
the canon
the motet
the chanson
the paraphrase mass
13
By the end of the sixteenth century, what was the prominent makeup of an instrumental ensemble?
English consorts
instruments grouped according to relativedynamic capacity
ensembles comprised of all bowed or all plucked strings
contrasting sounds, including the combination of bowed and plucked strings
14
An organ mass is
a collection of organ parts in the Mass, forwhich an organ and choir would alternate.
a setting of the Mass Ordinary for choir with organ accompaniment.
a setting of the Mass Ordinary and Proper for choirwith organ accompaniment.
a setting of the Mass Ordinary entirely fororgan.
15
What separated instrumentalists from singers during the Middle Ages?
gender
nationality
religious practice
social class
16
Published dances for ensembles were mostly
homophonic with the melody in the highest part.
highly ornamented, suggesting there was little improvisation in performance.
for a standard orchestra.
polyphonic, with the melody frequently interweavingbetween instruments.
17
Which form became standard for dances in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
binary
rounded binary
ternary
rondo
18
Who were the English virginalists?
a group of composers who wrote prodigious amounts of lute songs
a group of composers who wrote prodigiousamounts of keyboard variations
a group of composers who wrote morally acceptableinstrumental music, such that high-class young women would feel comfortable playingit.
a group of composers who wrote morally denigrating instrumental music for the lowest elements of society
19
In the Catholic Church, what instrument sometimes alternated with the choir in antiphonal works?
virginal
organ
viol
sackbut
20
What was a favorite pairing of dances in the Renaissance?
a slow dance followed by a fast dance that maintain the same meter for cont
a slow dance in duple and a fast dance in triple
two fast dances with contrasting meters for variety
a fast dance in duple and a slow dance in triple
21
When did distinct styles of instrumental music, separate from vocal or dance music, begin to emerge?
1450
1400
1425
1475
22
Which English composer was granted a music printing monopoly in England?
John Dunstable
Thomas Morley
William Byrd
John Dowland
23
What group originated the lute in Europe?
the Arabs in Spain
the English
the Franco-Flemish in Italy
the Greeks
24
In lute intabulations, what limitation of the lute needs to be accounted for by introducing divisions or diminutions?
rapid decay
small range
intonation
grating loudness
25
How did most early examples of printed dance music for lute/keyboard differ from other examples of printed dance music?
It was stylized, written for nondancing playersand listeners.
It was more homophonic and top-oriented, whilemusic for other instruments was largely polyphonic.
It contained mostly basse danses, while musicfor other instruments primarily contained pavanes.
It was functional, written to accompany dancers.

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