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The Middle Ages, or medieval era, covers the time period of the:

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fifth century to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

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The early history of Western music was dominated by:

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the Christian church

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During the early Middle Ages, the institution(s) that preserved written records of its(their) culture, including music, was(were) the:

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Christian church.

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Most of the music of medieval times that has been preserved for us was written down by:

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members of religious orders.

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The type of music most likely to be written down in the Middle Ages was:

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religious music.

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A lengthy ceremony that might happen more than once a day in cathedrals and monasteries is known as

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the Mass

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The single-line melodies of the early Christian church are known as:

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plainchant

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Another term for Gregorian chant is:

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plainchant.

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Who is traditionally associated with collecting and codifying the chants of the church?

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Pope Gregory I

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Gregorian chant was organized around C.E.:

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600

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Gregorian chant is so named because Pope Gregory I:

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organized the chants.

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The role of a chant in church services defines the chant's:

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genre

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Which is not a characteristic of plainchant?

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It is metered.

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Music for the 150 psalms sung every week was ________, while other music could be ________.

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simple; more complex

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Which two characteristics do all plainchants share?

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All are nonmetrical and use medieval modes.

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A medieval mode is:

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one of a system of scales.

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The medieval modes were traced back to ancient:

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Greece

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Which is not a medieval mode?

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Grecian

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On which musical element is the artistic effect of plainchant based?

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melody

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In paradisum" is an example of a(n):

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antiphon

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In paradisum" would most likely have been used:

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as a procession from the church to the graveyard.

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"In paradisum" is part of the liturgy for:

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the dead.

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In paradisum" is sung by:

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the priest and the entire religious community.

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After the initial "In paradisum," the music:

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becomes more and more melodic.

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The mourners singing "In paradisum" in the Middle Ages would have identified with the text referring to:

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Lazarus.

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A plainchant sequence consists of:

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a series of short tunes repeated with some variation.

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Hildegard of Bingen composed in the ________ century.

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twelfth

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Hildegard's music is a product of:

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her own poetry and her own plainchants.

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The subject of "Columba aspexit" is:

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praise for Saint Maximinus.

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Which composition is a plainchant sequence?

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"Columba aspexit

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sources of artistic and political influence over the course of the Middle Ages?

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Kings and barons gained influence, but the Christian church retained some power.

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The troubadours, trouvères, and Minnesingers date back to the _________ centuries.

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twelfth and thirteenth

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Who were the medieval poet-musicians of southern France?

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troubadours

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Who was a troubadour?

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Countess Beatriz of Dia

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Subjects reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères included all except:

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religious praise.

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Who were considered the popular musicians of the Middle Ages?

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jongleurs

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Which is a "dawn song"?

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alba

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Which is true of Bernart de Ventadorn?

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He had a humble background but worked for Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II.

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Which characteristic makes "La dousa votz" different from "Columba aspexit"?

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"La dousa votz" is secular.

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The meaning of the text of "La dousa votz" involves:

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betrayal in love

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The few surviving medieval court dances are called:

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estampies

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Estampies are considered:

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unassuming one-line dance pieces repeated many times in varied forms.

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Which is commonly observed of the way early music was notated?

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Tempo was never indicated in the score.

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The earliest type of polyphony, dating from around C.E. 900, was:

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organum.

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The early compositional style consisting of a plainchant melody with another melody sung simultaneously to the same words is called:

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organum.

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Early polyphony had its beginnings at:

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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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Who were the two great composers of the Notre Dame school?

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Léonin and Pérotin

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Pérotin composed "Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia" for:

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the Mass

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What happened to polyphonic music during the thirteenth century?

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It became more and more removed from church services.

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The medieval polyphonic form that resulted from the addition of texts to the upper parts while retaining the Gregorian chant in the lower part is called the:

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motet

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The meaning of the text of "Sumer Is Icumen In" involves:

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celebration of the arrival of summer.

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Music of the Notre Dame School was later referred to as:

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ars antiqua.

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In Western music, musical style in the period after 1300 was called:

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ars nova.

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One of the chief characteristics of the late medieval motet is:

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intricate and complex rhythmic combinations.

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In the ars nova, what genre is increasingly secular, using complex rhythm patterns?

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motet

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An outstanding composer of the French ars nova was:

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Guillaume de Machaut.

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Guillaume de Machaut composed in the ________ century.

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fourteenth

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Guillaume de Machaut was not only a composer, but also a:

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poet.

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"Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient" is a:

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chanson.

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Which part has the plainchant fragment in "Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient"?

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There is no plainchant fragment.

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The text of "Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient" involves:

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romantic love.

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The polyphony that occurs in "Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient" features long melismas on many syllables, a feature that looks back to:

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the style of organum.

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Chant is the musical basis for all of the following except:

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"Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient."

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