Ch 18 Quiz

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Composers in the Renaissance often used ________ in one voice as a basis for elaborate ornamentation in other voices.
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a cantus firmus
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Despite being of northern European birth, Josquin spent most of his career in
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Italy
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How does Josquin create musical contrast in the final two lines of the text, "O Mater Dei, memento mei"?
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Humanism was inspired by ancient Greek and Roman cultures.
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True
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In which language is the text of Josquin's motet written?
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Latin
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Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena incorporates an older Gregorian chant
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only briefly at the beginning.
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One of the most popular subjects of the sacred Renaissance motet was the Virgin Mary.
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True
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Which of the following statements about religion during the Renaissance is NOT true?
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The Renaissance was an age of unquestioning faith.
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Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.
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True
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Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.
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False
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The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominantly ______ to a more ______ one.
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sacred; secular
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The ________ is regarded as the golden age of the a cappella style.
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sixteenth century
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The art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.
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False
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The following statements are true about Josquin's motet EXCEPT which one?
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each voice sings a different text in praise of the Virgin Mary.
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The multivoiced sacred music of the Renaissance was sung by
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trained male singers.
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The predominant texture in Josquin's motet Ave Maria...virgo serena is
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imitative polyphony.
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The text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria...virgo serena praises the virtues of
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the Virgin Mary.
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The use of a fixed melody in one voice was a compositional technique found in sacred Renaissance motets.
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True
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What is a cantus firmus?
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preexisting melody
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Which describes harmony in Renaissance music?
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Which does NOT apply to Renaissance liturgical music?
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abandonment of Gregorian chant
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Which does NOT describe a Renaissance motet?
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a polyphonic secular work
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Which does not describe a humanist outlook?
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Unquestioning faith and mysticism.
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Which meter did medieval musicians find especially attractive because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?
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triple
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Which of the following is NOT typical of the Renaissance motet?
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monophonic texture and sung in the vernacular