Gregorian Chant: Beyond Triadic Harmonies
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Pope Gregory
traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church
triadic harmonies
which doesn’t characterize gregorian chant
there is no harmony
why does gregorian chant sound so different from other types of western music
syllabic
a setting of gregorian chant with one note per syllable
neumatic
a setting of gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable
neumes
early notation that suggested melodic contours using small ascending or descending signs
the mass
service in the roman catholic church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of christ
the ordinary
the portion of mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service
the proper
the portion of mass that changes from day to day, depending of the feast celebrated
latin
the primary language of the mass (in the middle ages)
being at the center of commerce and trade
of the following, which does not describe life in the medieval cloister
visions that foretold the future, founding her own convent, writing religious poetry
in addition to composing music, hildegard of bingen is known for:
hildegard of bingen
of the following, which woman was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music
a feast day for the virgin mary
for which liturgical occasion was hildegard’s “alleluia, o virga mediatrix” sung
mass proper
in which part of the of the liturgy does the alleluia occur
the virgin mary
which religious figure is praised in the text of hildegard’s “alleluia, o virga mediatrix”?
organum
earliest type of polyphony
rhythmic modes
polyphony required the development of:
organum
the notre dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly) was called:
the motet
the early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called:
students in university towns
early songs in latin, such as those in “carmina burana” were created by:
the rebirth of classical learning
which of the following was not a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvers
minnesingers
in germany, aristocratic poet-musicians were called:
round
“sumer is icumen in” exemplifies what compositional device
the ars nova
music of the fourteenth century developed a style that became known as:
machaut
the outstanding composer-poet of the “ars nova” was:
chanson
the french courtly love song of the middle ages was called the:
motet
of the following, which is not a fixed poetic form
machaut
who composed the chanson “luis qu’en oubli”
its subject is unrequited love
which of the following does not characterize “puis qu’en oubli”
A-B-a-A-a-b-A-B
what is the form of the rondeau
soft or loud
medieval instruments can be classified as “bas” or “haut” meaning:
recorder
an end blown flute with a breathy tone
the sackbut
the medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:
chansons
which genre of vocal music was not used in renaissance church services
it has fuller harmonies, performed “a cappella”, has smoothly gliding lines
why does renaissance music sound different from medieval music
imitative
what best describes the texture of the ideal renaissance sacred music
a cantus firmus
the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the renaissance was called:
kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei
which of the following make up the movements of the ordinary of the mass
the kyrie
the first section of the ordinary mass, a plea for mercy in A-B-A form
the credo
which section of the ordinary of the mass is a confession of faith
cantus firmus
a fragment of gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic mass
it only had one text in latin
how does the renaissance motet differ from its medieval predecessor
josquin
which early renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed
motet
josquin’s “ave maria…virgo serena” is an example of:
in praise of the virgin mary
the text of “ave maria…virgo serena” is:
a gregorian chant in the top vice then freely composed
what is the musical basis of “ave maria…virgo serena”
martin luther
of the following, who was a leader in the protestant reformation
the counter-reformation
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 is called:
to use more instruments to embellish church music
which of the following is not a recommendation of the council of trent
palestrina
which composer responded to the reforms of the council of trent in an exemplary fashion
it would have been sung by an all male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos
of the following, what describes the intended performance practice for the “pope marcellus mass”
six-voice polyphony
of the following, which best describes the texture of the “pope marcellus mass”
women were not allowed to perform music professionally
of the following, which doesn’t characterize secular music-making in the renaissance
word painting
the expressive device used by renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically
the madrigal
which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century
italy
where was the madrigal first developed
the madrigal
the vivid deception of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of:
they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal
why are the madrigals of arcadelt so special
england
madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:
pastoral and light
which best describes the character of farmer’s “fair phyllis”
loud
instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut are categorized as:
the shawm
which of the following would be an appropriate outdoor instrument
ronde
which of the following was a lively circle or line dance often performed outdoors
antwerp
tielman susato published music in which major european center
irregular phrase lengths
which of the following does not characterize the dances published by susato
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