Test #1 Medieval and Renaissance

which of the following does NOT describe life in the medieval cloister?
being at the center of trade and commerce

who is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church
Pope Gregory the Great

a setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called
syllabic

in addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for
visions that foretold the future, writing religious poetry, and founding her own convent (all the above)

which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music?
Hildegard of Bingen

on which liturgical occasion was Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virgo mediatrix sung?
a feast day for the Virgin Mary

in Islamic practice, how many times is the call to prayer sounded in a day?
five

polyphony required the development of
music notation

in what era did the development of polyphony begin to emerge?
romanesque

the earliest type of polyphony was
organum

the first major center of polyphony was
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

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
organum

who is credited with compiling the Great Book of Organum (Magnus liber organs)?
leonin

which of the following does NOT describe Gaude Maria virgo?
accompaniment with musical instruments

the tradition of troubadours and troviires developed in
france

which of the following was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvires?
the rebirth of Classical learning

which of the following does NOT describe the Crusades?
they fostered religious tolerance in the West

the outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was
Machaut

the French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the
chanson

which of the following composed Ma fin eat mon commencement?
Machaut

which of the following does NOT characterize Ma fin eat mon commencement?
it has a monophonic texture

what is the form of a rondeau?
ABaAabAB

the expressive device that Renaissance composers used to pictorialize words musically is called
word-painting

which of the following was the most important secular genre of the 16th century?
the madrigal

where was the madrigal first developed?
Italy

the vivid depiction of a text through music, known was word-painting, is the hallmark of the
madrigal

why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important?
they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal

madrigals with simpler and more accessible texts were especially favored in
England

which of the following best describes the character of Farmer’s Fair Phyllis?
pastoral and light

the invention of the printing press allowed
books to become available to the middle class, people in the middle class to learn how to read music, and the spread of education and literacy

which of the following was a characteristic of medieval art abandoned in the Renaissance?
space organized in a succession of planes

which genre of vocal music was NOT used in Renaissance church services?
the chanson

what best describes the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?
imitation

the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called
a cantus firmus

which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?
Josquin des Prez

Josquin’s Ave Maria…virgo serena is an example of the
motet

the text of Ave Maria….virgo serena is
in praise of the Virgin Mary

the portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called
the Ordinary

the portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called
the Proper

what was the primary language of the Mass?
latin

which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

the first section of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy, is called the
Kyrie

which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?
the Credo

which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther

In the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on
congregational singing

which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning
soft or loud

the ____ is an end-blown flute with a breathy tone
recorder

early instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and the sackbut, were categorized as
loud

Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?
Antwerp

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