Tonality can be described as

A system of musical organization depending on harmonic relationships

Léonin transformed plainchant by

Adding an additional melodic line under

Léonin was known for

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

Polyphony produced in Paris in late 12th century

Music had the power to stir peoples emotions

First chant composers used secular themes

"Cantus Firmus" refers to

A recurring fixed melody used in composing

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

moved from monophonic to polyphonic

How is a triad constructed?

By stacking 3 notes, a third apart, played together

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

Extreme emotions and abundant detail

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

Portuguese for “irregularly shaped pearl”

Which is true of the Baroque period?

Considered to be between 1600-1750

singing multipe notes on a single vowel

Early chant used polyphony exclusively

Ars Nova is the title given to

The new art developing outside the church featuring complex polyphony

The Middle Ages spanned

Roughly the 5th century to the 15th

Which statement about the chromatic scale is true?

It divides an octave into 12 half steps

Poet-musician typically found in what is now southern France

Which of the following accurately describes the difference between consonance and dissonance?

One is often considered pleasing, the other is often considered harsh

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

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