Ch. 17 Music Quiz

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An unexpected harsh dissonance coinciding with the word "death" is an example of
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word painting
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At which point in the text of Fair Phyllis does the work change to an imitative texture?
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up and down he wandered
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Both Italian and English madrigals often feature word-painting.
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true
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Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the use of
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monophony
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Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for _____ voices.
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four
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In addition to the Italian madrigal, what other genre arose from the union of poetry and music during the Renaissance?
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french chanson
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In madrigal poetry, references to death
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were erotic
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In which country did Monteverdi live and work?
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italy
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Which musical trait does NOT apply to Monteverdi's madrigals?
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simply vocal style
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Monteverdi emphasizes the last line of the poem in the madrigal Si ch'io vorrei morire by not repeating it.
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false
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Monteverdi uses word-painting to portray the images found in the poetry for his madrigal Si ch'io vorrei morire.
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true
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Monteverdi's Si ch'io vorrei morire is sung in
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italian
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Which describes the performing forces of Monteverdi's Si ch'io vorrei morire?
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5 voice acapella group
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Which of the following instruments was likely found in prosperous homes during the Renaissance?
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lute
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Sometimes humorous madrigals would have a refrain of syllables such as "fa la la."
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true
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In regards to typical English madrigals, which statement is true?
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They often have lively rhythms. The texts are often humorous. They often have pastoral texts.
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In which of the following ways did Renaissance composers enhance the emotional content of madrigals?
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through the use of madrigalisms
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The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some one hundred years.
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false
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The chief concern of the early madrigalists was to give pleasure to the amateur performer.
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true
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The mood of Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis is
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light and pastoral
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The text of John Farmer's Fair Phyllis refers to real historical figures.
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false
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Where did the madrigal first emerge as an important genre?
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italian 1500s
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Which of the following relate(s) to the genre of madrigal?
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most important secular genre of the Renaissance direct expression of a composer's musical personality aristocratic form of poetry and music
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Who of the following composers was influential in the later Italian madrigal tradition?
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monteverdi
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_______ claimed "the text should be the master of the music, not the servant."
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monteverdi