Renaissance Music Period RNS

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The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. 5:37
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True
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This instrument, which was very popular during the Renaissance, is called a [ ].
This instrument, which was very popular during the Renaissance, is called a [ ].
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lute
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The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. 3:42
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False
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Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.
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True
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The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:
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Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again.
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The Renaissance period saw inventions and developments that:
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Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.
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Despite advances in other areas, Renaissance harmony and polyphony remained restricted to the music rules that governed most of the Medieval period.
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False
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What element of the musical style of the following piece indicates that it is from the Renaissance period rather than the Medieval period? :27
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It features imitation that goes through all the voices
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The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance. 5:37
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Josquin Desprez
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Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort? 1:30
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Excerpt D
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The Renaissance madrigal was a sacred music form used to convey the meanings behind the poems on which they were based
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False
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Which of the following is not part of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass?
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Alleluia
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The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by: 12:15
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Thomas Tallis
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Renaissance artists didn't really care very much if their works appealed to the public at large; they were more concerned about the "purity" of their music.
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False
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The Renaissance was the Golden Age of:
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Choral composition for small ensembles
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Which of the following was NOT a popular form during the Renaissance period?
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Plainsong
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Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.
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False
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The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. 3:13
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True
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This is an excerpt from a: :25
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Madrigal
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Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?
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Columbus discovered "The New World."
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Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela? 1:58
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Example B
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This example is: :25
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From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs
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The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. 7:19
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False
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The following example is played on an instrument that was very popular during the Renaissance. That instrument is the: :37
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Lute
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The composer of this selection is: 10:26
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Jacob Obrecht
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Two important composers from the Renaissance period were:
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Desprez and Palestrina
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Which time period is generally considered the Renaissance period?
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1450 - 1600
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According to the text, the Renaissance period was known as:
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The Golden Age of Choral Music
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One difference between a Renaissance Mass and a motet is:
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A Mass is always based on a specific text that is part of the liturgy of a given day.
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During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?
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Cantus firmus
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The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. 4:32
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False
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The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. 1:38
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True