Chapter 14-16 Review

The four topics (Quadrivium) considered essential to education were music, mathematics, writing, and science

Which of the following are fixed poetic forms?

In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for

The fourteenth century witnessed a decreased focus on secular music

Amen and Hallelujah are Hebrew words that are common in Christian prayer

Ma fin est mon commencement is a ballade for three voices

The creation of new musical instruments fostered the development of polyphony

A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called

The reenactment of Christ's Last Supper with his disciples is called the

The sacred text of Islam is called the

The prayers that make up the Mass that vary from day to day is called

The knowledge of early civilizations and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries

A fixed pattern of long and short notes that is repeated or varied is called organum

The Kyrie is the first item in the Proper of the Mass

Who is credited with compiling the Great Book of Organum (Magnus liber organi)?

What is the form of a rondeau?

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was

Which religious practices influenced the early Christian church?

The prayers that make up the mass fall into two categories: the Proper and the Ordinary

Why does Gregorian chant sound so different from other types of Western music?

A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day is called the Ordinary

Hildegard's Alleluia, O Virga mediatrix has a neumatic text setting with some melismas

The lineage of the violin can be directly traced to which Arab instrument?

An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

Which composer expanded the dimensions of organum by increasing the number of voice parts?

Adding a second voice to a Gregorian melody at the interval of a fifth or a fourth is called organum

Which of the following does NOT characterize plainchant?

Which religions figure is praised in text of Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix?

Which of the following best characterizes Ma fin est mon commencement?

A performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups and performs in alternation is called

The modes were developed from the major and minor scales

Polophony was initially reserved for worship on the highest feast days

______________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church

The chanson is an example of secular music

The Ars nova ushered in developments in

The little ascending and descending symbols written above the words to suggest the contours of the melody are called

With the development of notation, music expanded from an art of improvisation and oral tradition to one that was planned

The perfection of monophony is the single most important feature in the development of Western Music

The melody of the Adhan is based on an Arabic mode, or scale type, called a

Leonin is credited with compiling the Great Book of Organum (Magnus liber organi)

The development of plainchant led to more recognition for individual composers such as Leonin

On which liturgical occasion was Hildegard's Alleluia, O Virga mediatrix sung?

Machaut was the first composer to self-consciously collect his works and leave them for prosterity

The earliest type of polyphony was

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the

The first item in the Ordinary of the Mass is called the

Which instrument, invented by the Greeks, was the first to be widely accepted for use in Christian worship