Music Appreciation

The Renaissance saw the rise of amateur musicians and home music-making.

Of the following, which is NOT a major literary landmark of the Middle Ages?

The early exploration of the New World took place during the Renaissance.

Of the following, which does NOT represent the thinking of the Renaissance?

Which historical event did NOT take place in the Renaissance?

Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix has a neumatic text setting with some melismas.

The motet differs from organum with its emphasis on triads.

The form of Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is A-A-B.

In the early Middle Ages, music was often written in fixed patterns of long and short notes known as rhythmic modes.

In what part of the liturgy does the Alleluia occur?

Which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères?

Machaut's chanson Puis qu'en oubli is a ballade for three voices.

Sumer is icumen in is one of the earliest examples of secular polyphony.

Since Machaut was a cleric in the church, he wrote only sacred music.

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:

What is a cantus firmus?

The Renaissance motet became a sacred form with a single Latin text.

Of the following, who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:

Which genre of vocal music was NOT used in Renaissance church services?

The expressive device used by Renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically is called:

The vivid depiction of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of:

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?

The text in Arcadelt's madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno has levels of meanings, some of which are erotic.

The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal.

Why was the art music of the Middle Ages predominantly religious?

The late Middle Ages witnessed:

What characterizes humanism?

The Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was:

Most of the surviving music from the early Middle Ages is secular.

What is the primary language of the Mass?

The early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called:

A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called:

Of the following, which does NOT describe life in the medieval cloister?

__________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Improvisation was a technique employed in instrumental dance music of the Middle Ages.

Bas instruments were used frequently for outdoor occasions during the Middle Ages.

Music of the fourteenth century developed a style that became known as:

Sumer is icumen in exemplifies what compositional device?

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:

Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

What best describes the texture of the ideal Renaissance sacred music?

Josquin's career centered exclusively in his native France.

Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?

How does the Renaissance motet differ from its medieval predecessor?

Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so special?

Where was the madrigal first developed?

Madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?

The sixteenth-century chanson clung to the fixed meters of the fifteenth-century chanson.

The Renaissance first came to flower in France.

Although feudal society was male dominated, the status of women was raised by prevailing attitudes of chivalry and devotion to the cult of the Virgin Mary.

The Renaissance saw the rise of amateur musicians and home music-making.

Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Renaissance painters preferred symbolism to realism.

Hildegard of Bingen was a leader of the Notre Dame school of early polyphony.

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:

The portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called:

The motet differs from organum with its emphasis on triads.

Polyphony required the development of:

Bas instruments were used frequently for outdoor occasions during the Middle Ages.

An end-blown flute with a breathy tone is called:

Sumer is icumen in is one of the earliest examples of secular polyphony.

Although the "learned" vocal music of medieval church and court was routinely written down, much instrumental music was improvised.

Secular music was integral to medieval court life, supplying entertainment and ceremonial and dance music.

Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Council of Trent?

After the Protestant revolt of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?

The Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century.

The Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary of the Mass.

Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?

England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form.

Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression.

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?

Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments such as recorders and strings.

Of the following, which is NOT a major literary landmark of the Middle Ages?

Which historical event did NOT take place in the Renaissance?

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT:

Of the following, which does NOT represent the thinking of the Renaissance?

Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which religious figure is praised in the text of Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix?

Early notation suggested melodic contours using small ascending and descending signs called:

The form of Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is A-A-B.

Which of the following does NOT characterize Gregorian chant?

A setting of plainchant with many notes per syllable is called syllabic.

Which of the following does NOT characterize Puis qu'en oubli?

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:

Who composed the chanson Puis qu'en oubli?

Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:

Which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères?

What is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:

The dense counterpoint in the Pope Marcellus Mass obscures the words.

Of the following, who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?

Of the following, which does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance?

During the Renaissance, the study of a musical instrument was considered highly improper for ladies.

Only professional musicians performed secular music in the Renaissance.

The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal.

Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments such as recorders and strings.

The late Middle Ages witnessed:

The knowledge of early civilizations and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries.

Why was the art music of the Middle Ages predominantly religious?

Renaissance painters preferred symbolism to realism.

The Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was:

An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Why does Gregorian chant sound so different from other types of Western music?

The order of church services and the structure of each service are known as the liturgy.

Hildegard of Bingen wrote both the poetry and the music for Alleluia, O virga mediatrix.

The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called:

What is the form of a rondeau?

Since Machaut was a cleric in the church, he wrote only sacred music.

Music of the fourteenth century developed a style that became known as:

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the:

Early songs in Latin, such as those in Carmina burana, were created by:

Of the following, what describes the intended performance practice for the Pope Marcellus Mass?

The first section of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy in A-B-A form, is called:

The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices.

Like the Renaissance motet, a polyphonic setting of the Mass was often based on a cantus firmus.

The Renaissance motet became a sacred form with a single Latin text.

The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music.

Which of the following does NOT characterize the dances published by Susato?

Unlike Italian madrigals, Fair Phyllis has no word painting.

The sixteenth-century chanson clung to the fixed meters of the fifteenth-century chanson.

Madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:

During the Middle Ages, the status of women:

What characterizes humanism?

The two centers of power in the Middle Ages were the feudal lord and the state.

Why is Renaissance painting considered to be more realistic than medieval painting?

The two centers of power during the early Middle Ages were the church and:

The modes served as the basis for European art music for less than one hundred years.

In what part of the liturgy does the Alleluia occur?

A setting of Gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable might be considered:

In the early Middle Ages, music was often written in fixed patterns of long and short notes known as rhythmic modes.

The earliest type of polyphony was:

Secular music was integral to medieval court life, supplying entertainment and ceremonial and dance music.

Improvisation was a technique employed in instrumental dance music of the Middle Ages.

Sumer is icumen in exemplifies what compositional device?

Troubadours and trouvères were medieval poet-musicians.

Machaut's chanson Puis qu'en oubli is a ballade for three voices.

Josquin's sacred works do not use preexisting melodies.

The reform movement in the Catholic church brought about by the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter-Reformation.

What is a cantus firmus?

Of the following, which best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?

Which genre of vocal music was NOT used in Renaissance church services?

Instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut, are categorized as:

Instrumental music in the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation.

The expressive device used by Renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically is called:

Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?

The Renaissance was characterized by an increased awareness of the cultures of learned civilizations.

Which institution supported music in Renaissance society?

Most of the surviving music from the early Middle Ages is secular.

The early exploration of the New World took place during the Renaissance.

The term Dark Ages formerly referred to the time:

In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for:

The service in the Roman Catholic Church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:

Organum was freely composed, with no preexisting basis.

For which liturgical occasion was Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix sung?

Of the following, which woman was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music?

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:

In Germany, aristocratic poet-musicians were called:

The fourteenth century witnessed a decreased focus on secular music.

Although the "learned" vocal music of medieval church and court was routinely written down, much instrumental music was improvised.

Of the following, which is NOT a fixed poetic form?

The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:

Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?

How does the Renaissance motet differ from its medieval predecessor?

Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of:

Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?

Which best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?

The text in Arcadelt's madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno has levels of meanings, some of which are erotic.

The vivid depiction of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of:

Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so special?

Where was the madrigal first developed?