Test 2 Multiple Choice

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____is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.
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Pope Gregory the Great
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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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In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for:
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Visions that foretold the future, founding her own convent, writing religious poetry.
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The earliest type of polyphony was:
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Organum
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The first major center of polyphony was:
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Which of the following does NOT describe Gaude Maria virgo?
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Accompaniment with musical instruments
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During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as:
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the Ars nova
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Where was the madrigal first developed?
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Italy
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Madrigals with simpler and more accessible texts were especially favored in:
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England
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Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?
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It has fuller harmonies.
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What best descries the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?
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imitative
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Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?
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Josquin des Prez
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What was the primary language of the Mass?
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Latin
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Which of the following was leader in the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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After the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:
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The Counter-Reformation
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Which Composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
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Johannes Ockeghem
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Early instruments could be classified as bas or haut meaning:
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soft or loud
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The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:
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Sackbut