1. The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning
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D. 450-1450.
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2. The Renaissance may be described as an age of
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A. curiosity and individualism.
B. exploration and adventure.
C. the "rebirth" of human creativity.
****D. All answers are correct.
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3. The intellectual movement called humanism
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B. focused on human life and its accomplishments.
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4. A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
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C. monks in monasteries.
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5. During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
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A. The church
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6. The church frowned on instruments because of their
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C. earlier role in pagan rites.
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7. What we know about instruments in church comes mainly from
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A. the pictures and literary descriptions of the day.
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8. Most medieval music was
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B. vocal.
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9. The music the Medieval monks sang was called
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B. Gregorian chant.
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10. Gregorian chant
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A. is monophonic in texture.
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11. Gregorian chant consists of
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B. melody sung without accompaniment.
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12. Gregorian chant melodies tend to move
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B. stepwise within a narrow range of pitches.
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13. Hildegard of Bingen was
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A. the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived.
B. abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg.
C. a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs.
D. All answers are correct.
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14. The earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by
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D. Hildegard of Bingen.
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15. The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed
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A. during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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16. The French secular songs of the Middle Ages were often concerned with
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A. the Crusades.
B. dancing.
C. love.
****D. All answers are correct.
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17. Trouvère songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
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D. religion
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18. A famous French woman troubadour was
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D. Beatriz de Dia.
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19. The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were
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B. on the lowest social level.
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20. The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages
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A. performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares.
B. lived on the lowest level of society.
C. played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes.
****D. All answers are correct.
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21. One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for
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c. dancing
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22. An estampie is a medieval
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A. dance
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23. ______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
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B. Organum
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24. The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
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A. Paris
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25. The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
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C. Leonin and Perotin.
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26. Secular music in the fourteenth century
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A. became more important than sacred music.
B. was not based on Gregorian chant.
C. included drinking songs and pieces in which bird calls, dog barks, and hunting shouts were imitated.
*****D. All answers are correct.
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27. The term ars nova refers to
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A. Italian and French music of the fourteenth century.
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28. The ars nova or new art differed from older music in that
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C. a new system of notation permitted composers to specify almost any rhythmic pattern.
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29. Guillaume de Machaut was a ______________ as well as a musician.
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A. court official C. priest
B. poet ****D. All answers are correct.
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30. Which of the following is not a part of the mass ordinary?
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A. Ave Maria
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31. Which of the following statements is not true of the Renaissance?
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B. The Catholic church was even more powerful in the Renaissance than during the Middle Ages.
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32. The leading music center in sixteenth-century Europe was
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D. Italy
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33. The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly
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C. polyphonic
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34. Renaissance music sounds fuller than medieval music because
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A. composers considered the harmonic effect of chords rather than superimposing one melody above another.
B. the bass register is used for the first time.
C. the typical choral piece has four, five, or six voice parts of nearly equal melodic interest.
D. All answers are correct.
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35. A cappella refers to
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A. unaccompanied choral music.
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36. The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the
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B motet
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37. The Renaissance motet is a
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D. polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
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A. polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
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D. polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
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38. Josquin Desprez spent much of his life in
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A Italy
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39. Palestrina's career centered in
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D. Rome
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40. The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
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C. Italy
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41. During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
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A. read musical notation.
B. play a musical instrument.
C. be skilled in dance.
D. All answers are correct.
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42. The Renaissance madrigal is a
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B. piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
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43. The development of the English madrigal can be traced to 1588 and considered a result of
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D. the publication in London of a volume of translated Italian madrigals.
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44. Thomas Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its
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A. word painting.
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45. Besides the madrigal, the ________ was another type of secular music that enjoyed popularity during the Renaissance.
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C. lute song
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46. Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.
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C. homophonic
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47. A leading English composer of lute songs was
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A. John Dowland.
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48. In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
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B. is subordinate to the voice. Subordinate = lower
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49. Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
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C. dancing.
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50. A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
1. The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning
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D. 450-1450.
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2. The Renaissance may be described as an age of
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A. curiosity and individualism.
B. exploration and adventure.
C. the "rebirth" of human creativity.
****D. All answers are correct.
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3. The intellectual movement called humanism
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B. focused on human life and its accomplishments.
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4. A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
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C. monks in monasteries.
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5. During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
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A. The church
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6. The church frowned on instruments because of their
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C. earlier role in pagan rites.
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7. What we know about instruments in church comes mainly from
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A. the pictures and literary descriptions of the day.
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8. Most medieval music was
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B. vocal.
question
9. The music the Medieval monks sang was called
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B. Gregorian chant.
question
10. Gregorian chant
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A. is monophonic in texture.
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11. Gregorian chant consists of
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B. melody sung without accompaniment.
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12. Gregorian chant melodies tend to move
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B. stepwise within a narrow range of pitches.
question
13. Hildegard of Bingen was
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A. the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived.
B. abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg.
C. a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs.
D. All answers are correct.
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14. The earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by
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D. Hildegard of Bingen.
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15. The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed
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A. during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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16. The French secular songs of the Middle Ages were often concerned with
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A. the Crusades.
B. dancing.
C. love.
****D. All answers are correct.
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17. Trouvère songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
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D. religion
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18. A famous French woman troubadour was
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D. Beatriz de Dia.
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19. The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were
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B. on the lowest social level.
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20. The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages
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A. performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares.
B. lived on the lowest level of society.
C. played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes.
****D. All answers are correct.
question
21. One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for
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c. dancing
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22. An estampie is a medieval
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A. dance
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23. ______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
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B. Organum
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24. The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
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A. Paris
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25. The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
answer
C. Leonin and Perotin.
question
26. Secular music in the fourteenth century
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A. became more important than sacred music.
B. was not based on Gregorian chant.
C. included drinking songs and pieces in which bird calls, dog barks, and hunting shouts were imitated.
*****D. All answers are correct.
question
27. The term ars nova refers to
answer
A. Italian and French music of the fourteenth century.
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28. The ars nova or new art differed from older music in that
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C. a new system of notation permitted composers to specify almost any rhythmic pattern.
question
29. Guillaume de Machaut was a ______________ as well as a musician.
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A. court official C. priest
B. poet ****D. All answers are correct.
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30. Which of the following is not a part of the mass ordinary?
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A. Ave Maria
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31. Which of the following statements is not true of the Renaissance?
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B. The Catholic church was even more powerful in the Renaissance than during the Middle Ages.
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32. The leading music center in sixteenth-century Europe was
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D. Italy
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33. The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly
answer
C. polyphonic
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34. Renaissance music sounds fuller than medieval music because
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A. composers considered the harmonic effect of chords rather than superimposing one melody above another.
B. the bass register is used for the first time.
C. the typical choral piece has four, five, or six voice parts of nearly equal melodic interest.
D. All answers are correct.
question
35. A cappella refers to
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A. unaccompanied choral music.
question
36. The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the
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B motet
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37. The Renaissance motet is a
answer
D. polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
question
A. polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
answer
D. polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
question
38. Josquin Desprez spent much of his life in
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A Italy
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39. Palestrina's career centered in
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D. Rome
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40. The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
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C. Italy
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41. During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
answer
A. read musical notation.
B. play a musical instrument.
C. be skilled in dance.
D. All answers are correct.
question
42. The Renaissance madrigal is a
answer
B. piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
question
43. The development of the English madrigal can be traced to 1588 and considered a result of
answer
D. the publication in London of a volume of translated Italian madrigals.
question
44. Thomas Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its
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A. word painting.
question
45. Besides the madrigal, the ________ was another type of secular music that enjoyed popularity during the Renaissance.
answer
C. lute song
question
46. Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.
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C. homophonic
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47. A leading English composer of lute songs was
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A. John Dowland.
question
48. In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
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B. is subordinate to the voice. Subordinate = lower
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49. Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
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C. dancing.
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50. A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
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A. lute
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