CH9 Practice – Flashcards
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Historical information about sacred music dates from about the 12th century.(T/F)
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False
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In the Roman Catholic Church chants were sung in the vernacular.(T/F)
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False
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Gutenberg's invention in the 15th century resulted in printed music.(T/F)
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True
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Western music was influenced by the doctrines and descriptions of ancient Egyptian society.(T/F)
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False
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The motet is designed to be performed by the congregation.(T/F)
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False
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A madrigal is a sacred composition.(T/F)
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False
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During the Renaissance, instrumental music was relatively independent of vocal music.(T/F)
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False
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The __________ dominated the history of Western music for its first 1400 years.
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Catholic Church
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When secular music and drama were added to the church liturgy this was called:
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liturgical drama
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Gregorian chant was:
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a system of organizing chants attributed to Pope Gregory
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Chant was set in:
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monophonic texture
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The performance of chant can be:
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only syllabic, only melismatic, a combination of syllabic and melismatic, all of these
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The scale patterns of Gregorian chants are referred to as:
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church modes
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Polyphonic texture came into existence around the:
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11th century
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An important region in the development of notation was:
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northern France
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When each voice enters separately, but imitates the previous voice this is called:
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imitative counterpoint
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Thick, Renaissance polyphony produced a problem, namely:
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the obscuring of the text
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Individuals such as Michelangelo, da Vinci, Luther, and Shakespeare were associated with the:
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Renaissance period
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In the Renaissance patronage of the arts began to shift from:
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the church to the courts
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The __________ of the mass varies according to the church calendar.
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proper
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Machaut's setting of the mass was important because of:
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the unity between its parts
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Polyphonic settings of the mass were most prevalent in:
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Italy
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Madrigals are typically written in:
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the vernacular
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The viele was the forerunner of the:
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violin
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List, together with their dates, the six periods of music history presented in the text.
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Medieval 450-1450, Renaissance 1450-1600, Baroque 1600-1750, Classic 1750-1820, Romantic 1820-1900, Modern 1900-present
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Name the three musical textures.
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Monophony, Polyphony, Homophony
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To what does SATB refer?
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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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What are the main, sacred, choral genres of the Renaissance?
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mass, motet
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Name the five parts of the ordinary.
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Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
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Name the two countries where madrigals flourished.
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England, Italy
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Name a common Renaissance keyboard instrument.
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harpsichord or clavichord
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The reform of 1517 divided the church into what two groups?
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Catholic and Protestant
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What composer fought to retain polyphony in the Catholic Church during the reformation?
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Palestrina
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monophony
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a single line melody
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polyphony
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music having more than one melody at the same time, each of equal importance
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homophony
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one melody supported by harmonic accompaniment
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counterpoint
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refers to music having a polyphonic texture
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The Play of Daniel
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a liturgical drama
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chant
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the main musical style of the Medieval church
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melismatic
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singing with more than one note per syllable
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vernacular
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the everyday language of the people
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syllabic
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singing with one note per syllable
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cantus firmus
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when the chant is used as the basis for a polyphonic composition 44. polychoral motets::pieces for multiple choirs
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antiphonally
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choirs singing in response to each other
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homorhythmic
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same text sung simultaneously by all voices
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consort
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a group of similar instruments
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anthem
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Anglican counterpart of the Latin motet
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Josquin des Prez
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best known for his motets reflecting the Renaissance attitude
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Palestrina
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believed polyphony and an understanding of the text could co-exist
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Giovanni Gabrieli
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known for his works for multiple choirs
