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traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church

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Pope Gregory

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which doesn't characterize gregorian chant

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triadic harmonies

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why does gregorian chant sound so different from other types of western music

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there is no harmony

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a setting of gregorian chant with one note per syllable

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syllabic

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a setting of gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable

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neumatic

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early notation that suggested melodic contours using small ascending or descending signs

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neumes

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service in the roman catholic church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of christ

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the mass

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the portion of mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service

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the ordinary

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the portion of mass that changes from day to day, depending of the feast celebrated

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the proper

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the primary language of the mass (in the middle ages)

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latin

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of the following, which does not describe life in the medieval cloister

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being at the center of commerce and trade

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in addition to composing music, hildegard of bingen is known for:

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visions that foretold the future, founding her own convent, writing religious poetry

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of the following, which woman was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music

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hildegard of bingen

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for which liturgical occasion was hildegard's "alleluia, o virga mediatrix" sung

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a feast day for the virgin mary

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in which part of the of the liturgy does the alleluia occur

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mass proper

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which religious figure is praised in the text of hildegard's "alleluia, o virga mediatrix"?

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the virgin mary

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earliest type of polyphony

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organum

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polyphony required the development of:

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rhythmic modes

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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:

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organum

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the early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called:

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the motet

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early songs in latin, such as those in "carmina burana" were created by:

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students in university towns

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which of the following was not a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvers

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the rebirth of classical learning

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in germany, aristocratic poet-musicians were called:

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minnesingers

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"sumer is icumen in" exemplifies what compositional device

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round

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music of the fourteenth century developed a style that became known as:

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the ars nova

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the outstanding composer-poet of the "ars nova" was:

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machaut

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the french courtly love song of the middle ages was called the:

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chanson

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of the following, which is not a fixed poetic form

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motet

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who composed the chanson "luis qu'en oubli"

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machaut

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which of the following does not characterize "puis qu'en oubli"

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its subject is unrequited love

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what is the form of the rondeau

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A-B-a-A-a-b-A-B

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medieval instruments can be classified as "bas" or "haut" meaning:

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soft or loud

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an end blown flute with a breathy tone

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recorder

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the medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:

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the sackbut

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which genre of vocal music was not used in renaissance church services

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chansons

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why does renaissance music sound different from medieval music

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it has fuller harmonies, performed "a cappella", has smoothly gliding lines

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what best describes the texture of the ideal renaissance sacred music

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imitative

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the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the renaissance was called:

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a cantus firmus

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which of the following make up the movements of the ordinary of the mass

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kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei

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the first section of the ordinary mass, a plea for mercy in A-B-A form

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the kyrie

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which section of the ordinary of the mass is a confession of faith

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the credo

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a fragment of gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic mass

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cantus firmus

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how does the renaissance motet differ from its medieval predecessor

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it only had one text in latin

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which early renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed

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josquin

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josquin's "ave maria...virgo serena" is an example of:

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motet

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the text of "ave maria...virgo serena" is:

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in praise of the virgin mary

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what is the musical basis of "ave maria...virgo serena"

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a gregorian chant in the top vice then freely composed

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of the following, who was a leader in the protestant reformation

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martin luther

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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:

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the counter-reformation

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which of the following is not a recommendation of the council of trent

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to use more instruments to embellish church music

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which composer responded to the reforms of the council of trent in an exemplary fashion

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palestrina

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of the following, what describes the intended performance practice for the "pope marcellus mass"

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it would have been sung by an all male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos

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of the following, which best describes the texture of the "pope marcellus mass"

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six-voice polyphony

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of the following, which doesn't characterize secular music-making in the renaissance

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women were not allowed to perform music professionally

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the expressive device used by renaissance composers to pictorialize words musically

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word painting

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which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century

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the madrigal

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where was the madrigal first developed

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italy

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the vivid deception of the text through music, known as word painting, is a hallmark of:

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the madrigal

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why are the madrigals of arcadelt so special

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they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal

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madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:

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england

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which best describes the character of farmer's "fair phyllis"

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pastoral and light

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instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut are categorized as:

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loud

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which of the following would be an appropriate outdoor instrument

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the shawm

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which of the following was a lively circle or line dance often performed outdoors

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ronde

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tielman susato published music in which major european center

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antwerp

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which of the following does not characterize the dances published by susato

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irregular phrase lengths

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