Chapter 16

Arcadelt emphasizes the last line of the poem in the madrigal by not repeating it.

Arcadelt uses word painting to portray the images in the poetry of his madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno.

At which point in the text of Fair Phyllis does the work change to an imitative texture?

Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the musical use of _____.

Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for _____ voices.

In Arcadelt's madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno, the melody is mostly in the high voice.

In which of the following countries did Arcadelt live and work?

The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years.

The mood of Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis can best be described as _____.

The performing forces for Farmer's madrigal consist of a four-voice SATB ensemble.