Music- Part 2 Practice Quiz

27 August 2022
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False
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The modes were developed from the major and minor scales. T or F
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neumatic
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A setting of Gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable might be considered:
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Pope Gregory the Great
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________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.
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Hildegard of Bingen
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Which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music?
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False
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The dance music that Susato published is monophonic. T or F
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True
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An early center for the development of polyphony was the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. T or F
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the Gothic era
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In what era did composers begin to be recognized?
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organum
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The earliest type of polyphony was:
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organum
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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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True
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Music and mathematics have been linked since the time of the ancient Greeks. T orF
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False
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Troubadours and trouvères were medieval musicians often living on the fringes of society. T or F
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the Ars nova
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During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as:
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chanson
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The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the:
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it has a monophonic texture
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Ma fin est mon commencement?
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the rebirth of Classical learning
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Which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères?
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True
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Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression. T or F
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False
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The printing press had little impact on secular music. T or F
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True
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The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal. T or F
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word-painting
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The expressive device that Renaissance composers used to pictorialize words musically is called:
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Italy
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Where was the madrigal first developed?
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pastoral and light
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Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?
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they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal
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Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important?
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False
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Josquin's career centered exclusively in his native France. T or F
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a cantus firmus
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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 Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody
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What is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?
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Josquin des Prez
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Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?
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thinking centered on human issues and individuality inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome independence from tradition and religion (all of the above)
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Which of the following characterizes humanism?
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True
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Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement. T or F
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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. T or F
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the Proper
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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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False
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Because Machaut was a cleric in the church, he wrote only sacred music. T or F
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False
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The Crusades had little impact on the development of Western civilization. T or F
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
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six-voice polyphony
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Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?
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Martin Luther
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Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
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True
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Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation. T or F
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True
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The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music. T or F
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soft or loud
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Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:
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sackbut
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The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:
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ronde
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Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?
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Machaut
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The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:
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ABaAabAB
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What is the form of a rondeau?
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True
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The knowledge of early civilizations and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries. T or F
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triadic harmonies
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Which of the following does NOT characterize plainchant?