Music 2

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The composer-poet of the Ars Nova
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Machaut
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Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:
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soft or loud
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The character of Farmers's Fair Phyllis is
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pastoral and light
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Renaissance music vs medieval music
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has fuller harmonies performed a cappella and has smoothly gliding lines
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what did secular music bring to court life
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supplied entertainment and ceremonial and dance music
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Which religious figure is praised in the text of Hildegard's alleluia,O virga mediatrix
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Virgin Mary
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Why does Gregorian chant sound so different from other music
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there is no harmony
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Who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther
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characteristics of Gregorian chant
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monophonic texture free verse rhythm and generally conjunct motion
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vivd depiction of the text through music, known as word painting is a hallmark of
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the madrigal
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After the Protestant revolt of the early 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people, known as
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the Counter-Reformation
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Which genre of vocal music was not used in Renaissance church services
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chansons
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Early notation suggested melodic contours using small ascending and descending sign called
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neumes
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in addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known fork
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her visions that foretold the future founding her own convent and writing religious poetry
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For which liturgical occasion was Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix sung
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a feast day for the Virgin Mary
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primary language of the Mass
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latin
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text of Ave Maria......virgo serena is
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in praise of the virgin Mary
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how many voices are in Machaut's chanson Puis qu'en oubli______who is the composer
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ballade for 3 voices_______ Mauchat
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who is traditionally associated with collecting and organzing the chants of the church
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Pope Gregory
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in Germany, aristocratic poet-musicians were called
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Minnesingers
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Medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is
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the sackbut
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french courtly love song of the Middle Ages
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Chanson
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The first section of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy in A-B-A form, is called
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the Kyrie
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what is the order of the church services and structure of each service
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the liturgy
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How ws music written in the early Middle Ages
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in fixed patterns of long and short notes known s rhythmic modes
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What genres of vocal music were used in REnaissance church services
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Gregorian chant, motets, and hymns
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an end blown flute with a breathy tone
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recorder
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what describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass
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six-voice polyphony
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What were the Council of Trent's recommendations
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to remove all secularism from church music to make the words more understandable and to discipline the irreverent attitudes of church musicians
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what was an early center for the development of polyphony
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Cathedral of NOtre Dame in Paris
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what are the two most important genres of Renaissance secular music
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chanson and the madrigal
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what were some subjects reflected in the poems of troubadours and trouveres
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politics and current events moralizing and devotion love and unrequited passion
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expressive device used by Renaissance coposers to pictoralize words musically is called
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word painting
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what is the form of teh rondeau
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A-B-a-A-b-A-B
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fixed melody used as a basis for elaoborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called
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cantus firmus
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what was an appropriate outdoor instrument
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shawm
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what woman was a religious leader and prominent figure in literature and music
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Hildegard of Bingen
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what characterized secular music-making in the REnaissance
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music making at home became increasingly popular proporous homes had a lute or keyboard and study of music was seen as necessary to the proper ubringing of children
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Josquin's Ave Maria....virgo serena is an example of
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a motet
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Portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated is called
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the Proper
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Portion of Mass that remains in the same in every celebration of the service is called
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the Ordinary
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characteristics of the dances published by Susato
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binary form lively rhythms occasional embellishments
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what was a lively circle or line dance often performed outdoors
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ronde
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what are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass
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Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei
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music of the 14th century developed a style that became known as
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the Ars Nova
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a setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called
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syllabic
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The Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was:
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Charlemagne
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Of the following, which is NOT a major literary landmark of the Middle Ages? a. Chanson de Roland b. Dante's Divine Comedy c. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales d. Cervantes's Don Quixote
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Cervantes's Don Quixote
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Which historical event did NOT take place in the Renaissance? a. the discovery of the New World b. the introduction of printing in the West c. the writing of the Magna Carta d. the Protestant Reformation
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the writing of the Magna Carta
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All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT: a. Michelangelo b. Goya c. Leonardo da Vinci d. Botticelli
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Goya
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Why is Renaissance painting considered to be more realistic than medieval painting?
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Renaissance painters created a perspective that made it possible to see the whole simultaneously
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Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT: a. as choirmasters, singers, and organists b. as instrument builders or players c. as music printers and publishers d. as professional orchestral conductors
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as professional orchestral conductors
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___________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.
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Pope Gregory
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Gregorian chant? a. monophonic texture b. triadic harmonies c. free verse rhythm d. generally conjunct motion
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triadic harmonies
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A setting of Gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable might be considered:
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neumatic
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The service in the Roman Catholic Church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:
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the Mass
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The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called:
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the Proper
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What is the primary language of the Mass?
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Latin
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Why does the Kyrie evoke the number three?
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it symbolizes the Trinity
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Of the following, which does NOT describe life in the medieval cloister? a. living in quiet seclusion b. being at the center of trade and commerce c. devotion to prayer, scholarship, and charity d. participating in teaching and hospital work
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being at the center of trade and commerce
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Of the following, which woman was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music? a. Hildegard of Bingen b. Eleanor of Aquitaine c. Isabella d' Este d. Lucrezia Borgia
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Hildegard of Bingen
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In what part of the liturgy does Alleluia occur?
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Mass Proper
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The earliest type of polyphony was:
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organum
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Polyphony required the development of:
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rhythmic modes
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The Notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called:
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organum
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Early songs in Latin, such as those in Carmina burana, were created by:
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students in university towns
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Which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères? a. politics and current events b. moralizing and devotional themes c. love and unrequited passion d. the rebirth of classical learning
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the rebirth of classical learning
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In Kalenda maya, the melody is repeated throughout, creating a form called:
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strophic
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Kalenda maya is based on a dance type called:
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estampie
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Sumer is icumen in exemplifies what compositional device?
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round
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The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:
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Machaut
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The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the :
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chanson
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Of the following, which is NOT a fixed poetic form? a. rondeau b. ballade c. virelai d. motet
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motet
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Who composed the chanson Puis qu'en oubli?
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Machaut
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Puis qu'en oubli? a. It has a rondeau structure b. It has a monophonic texture c. Its subject is unrequited love d. It is in a slow triple meter
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It has a monophonic texture
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An end-blown flute with a breathy tone is called:
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a recorder
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What best describes the texture of the ideal Renaissance sacred music?
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imitative
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The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:
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a cantus firmus
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Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass? a. Introit, Gradual, Ite missa est, Agnus Dei b. Kyrie, Collect, Epistle, Gradual c. Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei d. Agnus Dei, Magnificat, Dies irae, Kyrie
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Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
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Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?
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the Credo
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What is a cantus firmus?
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a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass
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Du Fay's L'homme arme Mass is considered to be:
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a cantus firmus Mass
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How does the Renaissance motet differ from its medieval predecessor?
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It had only one text in Latin
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Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?
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Josquin
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The text of Ave Maria...virgo serena is:
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in praise of the Virgin Mary
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What is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena?
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a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then freely composed
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Of the following, who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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Which of following was NOT a recommendation of Council of Trent? a. to remove all secularism from church music b. to make the words more understandable c. to discipline the irreverent attitudes of church musicians d. to use more instruments to embellish church music
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to use more instruments to embellish church music
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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
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Palestrina
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Of the following, which best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass? a. monophony b. three-voice polyphony c. four-voice polyphony d. six-voice polyphony
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six-voice polyphony
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Of the following ,which does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance? a. Most prosperous homes had a lute or a keyboard instrument b. The study of music was seen as necessary to the proper upbringing of children c. Women were not allowed to perform music professionally d. Music-making at home became increasingly popular
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Women were not allowed to perform music professionally
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The expressive device used by Renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically is called:
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word painting
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By the early 16th century, the forms of chansons were:
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freer, without set repetition patterns
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Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the 16th century? a. the galliard b. the chanson c. the madrigal d. the ronde
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the madrigal
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Where was the madrigal first developed?
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Italy
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The late Renaissance madrigal came to full flower in the music of:
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Claudio Monteverdi
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Madrigals with simple. pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:
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England
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Which best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?
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pastoral and light
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Instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut, are categorized as:
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loud
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Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors? a. pavane b. ronde c. allemande d. galliard
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ronde
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Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?
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Antwerp
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the dances published by Susato? a. binary forms b. irregular phrase lengths c. lively rhythms d. occasional embellishments
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irregular phrase lengths
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The standard form of dance pieces, whether drawn from vocal models or popular tunes, is:
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binary
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The order of church services and the structure of each service are known as the liturgy.
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true
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A setting of plainchant with many note per syllable is called syllabic.
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false
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The modes served as the basis for European art music for less than one hundred years.
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false
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Hildegard of Bingen wrote both the poetry and the music for Alleluia, O virga mediatrix
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true
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The form Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is A-A-B
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false
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An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
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true
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In the early Middle Ages, music was often written in fixed patterns of long and short notes known as rhythmic modes
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true
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Troubadours and trouveres were medieval poet-musicians
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true
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Secular music was integral to medieval court life, supplying entertainment and ceremonial and dance music
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true
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The fourteenth century witnessed a decreased focus on secular music
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false
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The text of Kalenda maya describes the adoration of the Virgin Mary
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false
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Sumer is icumen in is one of the earliest examples of secular polyphony
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true
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Surviving medieval music contains specific instrumental indications
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false
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Improvisation was a technique employed in instrumental dance music of the Middle Ages
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true
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Machaut's chanson Puis qu'en oubli is a ballade for three voices
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false
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Bas instruments were used frequently for outdoor occasions during the Middle Ages
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false
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The Crusades brought Europeans into direct contact with the advanced medical and scientific knowledge of the Middle East
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true
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The Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary Mass
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false
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Like the Renaissance motet, a polyphonic setting of the Mass was often based on cantus firmus
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true
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Du Fay's L'homme armé Mass is based on a Gregorian chant cantus firmus
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false
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The Renaissance motet became a sacred from with a single Latin text.
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true
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Josquin's career centered exclusively in his native France.
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false
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Josquin's sacred works do not use preexisting melodies
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false
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The reform movement in the Catholic Church brought about by the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter-Reformation.
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true
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The Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century.
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true
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The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices.
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true
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During the Renaissance, the study of a musical instrument was considered highly improper for ladies.
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false
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The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal.
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true
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Only professional musicians performed secular music in the Renaissance.
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false
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The sixteenth century chanson clung to the fixed meters of the fifteenth-century chanson.
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false
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Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression.
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true
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Claudio Monteverdi's career spanned both the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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true
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England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form.
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true
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The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music.
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true
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Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments such as recorders and strings.
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true