Music Appreciation Final

Gregorian chant

An outstanding composer of the ars nova was

The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed

One of the major characteristics of ars nova music is its use of

Which of the following was an important innovation of the Notre Dame composers in the Middle Ages?

Which of the following is not true of Gregorian chant? 1. Its rhythm is flexible, without meter. 2. It is usually polyphonic in texture. 3. The melodies tend to move stepwise within a narrow range of pitches. 4. It conveys a calm, otherworldly quality.

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning

The Renaissance may be described as an age of 1. curiosity and individualism. 2. exploration and adventure. 3. the "rebirth" of human creativity. 4. All answers are correct.

A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by

The church frowned on instruments because of their

The use of organs in church

Gregorian chant 1. is set to sacred Latin texts. 2. retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ. 3. was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years. 4. All answers are correct.

Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who

The two types of services at which monks and nuns sang were

The church modes are

Hildegard of Bingen was 1. the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived. 2. abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg. 3. a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs. 4. All answers are correct.

The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were

The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages 1. performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares. 2. lived on the lowest level of society. 3. played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes. 4. All answers are correct.

An estampie is a medieval

The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when

The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was

Leonin and Perotin are notable because they 1. are the first important composers known by name. 2. indicated definite time values and a clearly defined meter in their music. 3. were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame. 4. All answers are correct.

Secular music in the fourteenth century 1. became more important than sacred music. 2. was not based on Gregorian chant. 3. included drinking songs and pieces in which bird calls, dog barks, and hunting shouts were imitated. 4. All answers are correct.

The term ars nova refers to

The ars nova or new art differed from older music in that

Guillaume de Machaut was a ______________ as well as a musician. 1. court official 2. poet 3. priest 4. All answers are correct.

The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly

A cappella refers to

The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the

The Renaissance motet is a

Which of the following statements is not true? 1. Josquin's compositions strongly influenced other composers, and were praised enthusiastically by music lovers. 2. Josquin spent most of his life in the province of Hainaut, today a part of Belgium. 3. Josquin's compositions include masses, motets, and secular vocal pieces. 4. Josquin's Ave Maria . . . Virgo serena uses polyphonic imitation, a technique typical of the period.

The Council of Trent attacked the church music of the Renaissance because it 1. was tiresomely monophonic. 2. was based on Gregorian chant. 3. used secular tunes, noisy instruments, and theatrical singing. 4. All answers are correct.

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass sounds fuller than Josquin's Ave Maria because 1. Palestrina was a better composer. 2. it is set for six voices instead of four. 3. the recording engineer adjusted the levels differently. 4. All answers are correct.

The development of the English madrigal can be traced to 1588 and considered a result of 1. the Spanish armada. 2. a decree by Queen Elizabeth. 3. the writings of Shakespeare. 4. the publication in London of a volume of translated Italian madrigals.

Thomas Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its 1. word painting. 2. completely homophonic texture. 3. instrumental 4. accompaniment. monophonic texture.