Music Appreciation Test 2

27 August 2022
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Pope Gregory
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Is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chance of the church
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which of the following does not Characterize plainchant
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generally conjunct motion
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what is Gregorian chant sound so different from the other types of western music
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Started out as one line no harmony
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in Addition to composing music Hildegard of Bingen is known for
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Saw visions, founded convent
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Which woman was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music
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Bengin
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on which liturgical occasion what is Hildegard's hallelujah oh virgo mediatrix sung?
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I feast day for the Virgin Mary
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which religious figures praised in the text of Hildegard alleluia oh virgo mediatrix
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virgin mary
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The order of church services in the structure of each service are known as
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Liturgy
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Polyphony required the development of
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musical notation
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In what area did composers begin to be recognized
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Late Middle Ages
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The earliest type of polyphony was
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Organum
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First time major center of polyphony was
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Notre Dame
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Who is credited with compiling the great book of organum
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leonin
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What is polyphony uniformly welcomed in all religious communities
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no
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The tradition of troubadours in troveres developed in
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france
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this was not a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouveres
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The rebirth of classical learning
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This did not describe the crusades
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They foster religious tolerance in the west
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during the 14th century style of music developed that became known as
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ars nova
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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
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chanson
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The perfection of _______ is the single most important feature in the development of western music
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monophony
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organum was _______ composed with no pre-existing bias
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freely
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this did not characterize secular music making in the renaissance
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Woman were discourage from performing music in the home
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The expressive device that renaissance composers used to pictorilize words musically is called
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word painting
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What was the most important secular genre of the 16th century
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Madrigal
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Where was the first madrigal first developed
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Italy
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Why were the madrigals of the arcadelt so important
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New level of expression
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Madrigals with simpler and more accessible text were especially favored in
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England
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who invented the printing press
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Gutenberg
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The invention of the printing press allowed
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middle class could buy play and read music
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Only professional musicians perform secular music during the renaissance
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False
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During the renaissance the study of musical instrument was considered improper for the ladies
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False
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The two most important genres of the renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal
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true
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Italian madrigalist set words such as weeping trembling and dying with great expression
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True
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England adopted Italian madrigal and developed it into native form
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True
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What genre of vocal music was not used in the renaissance church services
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chanson
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the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the renaissance was called
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cantus firmus
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What is a cantus firmus
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fragment of Gregorian chant or secular tune used as the Foundation of polyphonic mass
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Which early renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed
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de prez
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The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is
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Mass
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What is the primary language of the mass
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Latin
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Who is the leader in the protestant reformation
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Martin Luther
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And the churches of Luther and Calvin the musical emphasis was on
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Inclusion of the instruments
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After the protestant reformation of the early 16th century the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people this was known ass
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Counter Reformation
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The following was not a recommendation Of the Council of Trent
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Using more musical instruments to enhance 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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Medieval instruments can be classified as a bas or haut meaning
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soft or loud
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The ______ is an end blown flute with a breathy tone
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recorder
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Early instruments used for outdoor performance in the such as the chaum the sack but were characterize as
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haut
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Which of the following would not be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument
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The shawm
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The mid evil ancestor of the modern trombone is the
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sackbut
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what was the lively circle or Line dance often performed outdoors
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ronde