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which of the following statements correctly describes the musical selection in the provided recording?

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1. its does not use percussion instruments 2. it is in stately duple meter 3. it is a passamezzo by caroubel

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gullaume de machaut's Notre Dame Mass is

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the first polyphonic setting of the mass ordinary by a known composer

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an important innovation at the school of notre dame between 1170-1200 was the use of ___ rhythm

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measured

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which of the following statements best describes the music in the audio recording

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1. alleluia sung to the free rhythm of Gregorian chant

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which three of following were the main social classes in medieval europe

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1. clergy monks 2. nobility knights 3.peasantry serfs

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true or False: according to the Renaissance ideal, an educated person was discouraged from taking musical training or playing a musical instrument

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false

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which of the following statements describe a significant aspect of the music of Josquin Desprez?

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1. Martin Luther remarked that God has preached his gospel thru the music of JD 2. his music was widely praised by music lovers 3. him masses motets and secular vocal works influenced other composers

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a dance of renaissance era in triple meter and with a lively tempo might be a

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galliard

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which of the following are associated with growing secularism in music of the 14th century

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1. polyphonic music was not always based on Gregorian chant 2.drinking songs were used as the basis of polyphonic music for the church

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the two main forms of scared renaissance music are the __ and the __

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motet and mass

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the illustration shown of the emperor maximillian in hid music workshop depicts which of the following?

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1. there is an early keyboard instruments 2. there is a harp 3. there is an organ/regal 4.sackbut laid on a drum

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T/F: wandering medieval musician are known to have played harps fiddles and lute

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true

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which of the following was a change that eventually transformed western music?

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bwtn 700 and 900 monks began to improvise a second melodic line to Gregorian chant

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which of the following statements about the writings of Hildegard of Bingen are correct

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1. wrote the earliest known morality play 2. wrote treatises on theology science and medicine 3. first woman composer whose music works have survived

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some medieval music manuscripts have survived that indicate which of the following

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pitch

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who of the following did not serve as church musicians in the Middle Ages

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troubadours,nuns, and nobility

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the two of the most important areas of music culture in the Renaissance were

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Flanders and Italy

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Josquin Desprez

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1. served in the papal choir at rome 2. traveled widely learning of music in different courts and chapels 3. was a master of renaissance music

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an example of musical patronage in the renaissance would be

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musicians working for individual employers

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which of the following statements about the renaissance lute are true

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1. it was used to perform songs in homophonic texture 2. it was popular in renaissance homes 3. it was used to accompany solo songs 4. it was shaped like half a pear

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which of the following are associated with growing secularization in 14th century france

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1. the plague known as the black death 2. the Hundred years war 3. literary themes of sensuality more than virtue

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the invention of printing

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accelerated the spread of learning

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the 20th century, a musician in a monastery or cathedral might

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sing liturgy

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which of the following statements are types of musical texture typically found in renaissance motes such as Josquin's Ave Maria...Virgo serena

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1. imitation bwtn pairs of voices (duets) 2.polyphonic imitation 3. imitation btwn individual voices

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name the plucked string instrument used to accompany renaissance secular songs

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lute

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which of the following statements are true of Gregorian chant

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1. is melody set to sacred text 2. enhances religious services including prayers and ritual actions 3. is sung without accompaniment; it is monophonic

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the Triumphes of Orlana by Thomas Weelkes was an anthology of

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english madrigals in honor of "Oriana" or queen elizabeth 1st

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which of the following were causes for the secularism of ars nova music

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1. new notation allowed dividing beats into two as well as 3 2. new notation could indicate syncopation

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Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass is

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the first polyphonic setting of the mass ordinary by a known composer

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why is little known about how medieval music sounded and was performed

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1. few medieval instruments have survived, and manuscripts specify what instruments are to perform the music 2. tempo, dynamics, even rhythm are not indicated in manuscripts 3. it is not clear whether instruments played the same lines as singers or had melodic lines of their own

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the Council of Trent expressed which of the following as criticisms of Catholic church music

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1. catholic church music used secular tunes and theatrical singing 2. its music had lost its purity 3. it used noisy instruments and complex polyphony

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which of the following statements describes an important development in medieval organum

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parallel organum developed into true polyphony with 2 or more independent melodic lines

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which of the following statements describe changes in musical patronage in the renaissance

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1. virtuoso women singers began singing in several italian courts 2. patronage increased in the courts of the nobility 3. composers began to put their name on their compositions and expected to be compensated

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which of the following statements identify the characteristics of the music heard in the provided recording

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this is an english madrigal with polyphonic texture no instruments and abundant word painting

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which of the following statements about the singing of monks and priests in the middle ages are accurate

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they were expected to sing with proper pronunciation tone quality and vigor

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the texts known as the mass ordinary

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remain the same every day throughout the year

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which of the following statements are true about texts used in medieval mass

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1.some texts were used for mass only on specific occasions such as Christmas 2. the texts for mass were often in latin 3. some texts for mass were used day after day

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what is the music in the recording

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an estampie a type of medieval dance played on a rebec a pipe and psaltery

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paris was an important city by the end of the 20th century because

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1. it was a center of the trade and commerce in europe 2. musicians at notre dame led the development of polyphonic music

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which of the following best describes the words and music in renaissance music

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1. humanism introduced the words of vocal music 2. it used word painting to represent poetic images 3. it used harmonies that helped express the emotions of the words

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the music in this recording is which of the following

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music phrases A and B of a rondeau of the ars nova

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ars nova is

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a latin term meaning new art

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which of the following statements are true of the music and writings of guillame de machaut

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1. presented beautiful copies of his music and poetry to noble patrons 2.he composed music and wrote poetry

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which of the following correctly describes this excerpt from the Pope Marcellus mass

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the voices constantly imitate each other

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which of the following statements are true about the use of church modes

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1. still found in folk music today 2. they were basic musical scales used in the middle ages and the renaissance 3. they were used in both medieval secular and sacred music

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which of the following statements accurately describes the rhythm and melody heard in the renaissance music

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1. melody tends to move by scale steps with few large leaps 2.each melodic line has rhythm independence 3. the perceived beat is weak bc different melodic phrases overlap each other

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which of the following statements accurately compare the 2 types of service known as office and the mass in medieval monasteries and converts

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1. the office consisted of 8 services everyday, the mass was the highlight of each day 2. the office extended from before dawn to sunset daily, the mass was a daily ritual based on the last supper

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which of the following are true of the career of guillaume de machaut

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1. he traveled on military campaigns and on visits to royal courts 2.he served king john of bohemia 3.he was chaplain to royal families

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what did the 20th century abbot st aethelred have in mind when e complained of "that terrible blowing of bellows"

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medieval church organs

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which of the following are correct statements about the scales known as church modes

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1. the use of church modes helps give gregorian chant its characteristic "otherworldly" sound 2. church modes and modern scales both have 7 degrees (steps) 3. church modes have unfamiliar patterns of half steps and whole steps

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what are the words of the Kyrie in the mass ordinary

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Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison

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which of the following statements describes texture in renaissance music

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1. polyphony was the chief texture 2.texture would vary within a composition, from homophony to polyphony

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which of the following statements describes an important development in midieval organum

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parrallel organum developed into true polyphony with 2 or more independent melodic lines

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which of the following statements best describes the illustration shown

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the illustration knows music notation for Gregorian chant. Some syllables have no note, some have many notes creating a float mystical sound

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what is the work and composer of the provided audio selection

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Kyrie from Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass

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which of the following statements about O successores by Hildegard of Bingen are true

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1. the words are sung by setting one to 4 melodic notes to each syllable until the end, when ther are many notes per syllable or text 2. the melody changes from stepwise motion in a low register to wide leaps in hi register 3. the comparison to other chant ) successores has a greater feel of building motion toward a climax on the work officio

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which of the following statements are true of angus dei

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1.it has two identical sections followed by a section that ends with "Grant us peace" instead of "have mercy upon us" 2. it is one of the 5 sung prayers of the mass ordinary 3.it has 3 sections thought to represent the Trinity

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this audio from Jossquin motet Ave Maria virgio serena begins

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in duple meter then changes to triple meter and back to duple meter

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which of the following statements describe word painting and musical texture in the music heard in the provided recording

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1. a duet sings two by two 2. fast rhythms are used to represent running 3. homophony is used to represent together

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for most of the lute song Flow My Tear the lute is subordinate to the voice, however in the middle section as heard in this excerpt

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the lute imitates the voice's upward leaps and so becomes prominent

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which of the following statements best describes the music in this audio recording

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it is chant for women's voices. compared to gregorian chant. it has more notes per syllable and wider range

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which of the following best describes the music in this selection from Machaut's Notre Dame Mass

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there are two lower voices. one is the tendor and has the chant (cantus firmus) two higher voices have distinctive syncopated rhythms

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