Music Appreciation (Module 2 and Module 3) – Flashcards
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Which of the following are Renaissance artists?
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Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vicni (the 2 that aren't were Picasso and Hildegard of Bingen)
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Which of the following was the main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries?
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Venice
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Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne?
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centralized government encouragement of education government control of law and order
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T or F: Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society.
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true
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The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event?
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the fall of the Roman empire
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In the middle ages, the status of women was raised by the universal cult of who?
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Mary, mother of Christ
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T or F: The Roman Catholic church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
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False
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Which of the following was a result of the printing press?
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music became available, affordable, and music literacy spread
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Which of the following was a potential job for a musician in the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
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choirmasters, singers, organists, instrumentalists, copyists, composers, teachers, instrument builders, and music printers
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Which of the following provided financial support for medieval and Renaissance musicians?
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church, city, state, and royal and aristocratic courts
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T or F: Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that have survived.
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true
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During the Renaissance, which lands did the Europeans explore that were new to them?
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the Americas
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T or F: The Middle Ages spans nearly one thousand years.
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true
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T or F: Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.
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true
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Chant melodies are described as ___________________________ based on how many notes are set to each ___________ of the text.
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syllabic, neumatic, or melismatic syllable
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Which of the following was Hildegard not known for?
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she WAS known for her: - scientific writings - her poetry and music - her visions
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Culture in the Middle Ages was largely defined by the rise of religious communities housed in:
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monasteries
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Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery?
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Members withdrew from secular society. Members were devoted to prayer. Religious life was quite disciplined. They began their day around 2-3am.
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T or F: The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.
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false "modes"
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Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages and which do not?
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do - monophonic - Latin text - organized according to liturgy don't - polyphonic - favored wide leaps
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T or F: Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment.
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False
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In chant from the Middle Ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called:
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melismatic
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Which of the following is not true about Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies?
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This is what they ARE known for: - composers are unknown - they are in Latin - they are descended from Middle Eastern sacred music traditions
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What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?
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responsorial singing
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T or F: The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic
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False
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Which traits does early Christian chant have in common with the Islamic Adhan and which does it not?
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they do have in common - parts can be melismatic - monophonic what they don't have in common - sung in Latin - 4 part harmony
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T or F: In the medieval era, some religious communities utilized polyphonic music to enhance worship on the highest feast days in the church year, like Easter.
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True
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The earliest polyphonic music is called:
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organum
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Notre Dame cathedral is located in which city?
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Paris
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Which statement about the Notre Dame School is NOT true?
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This is was IS TRUE: - the first book containing compositions by composers of this school is called the magnus liber organi - composers wrote some of the most earliest examples of polyphony, called organum - Perotin and Leonin were the leaders of the school
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In order to properly transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?
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music notation
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T or F: Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities.
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False
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In early organum, which voice sang the fixed melody from the preexisting Gregorian chant?
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lowest
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T or F: The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant.
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False
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T or F: The lower voice in organum sings the fixed melody in extremely long notes.
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True
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Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages?
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Perotin and Leonin
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The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout the piece defines the:
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RHYTHMIC MODE
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T or F: Composers in the Ars nova wrote both sacred and secular songs.
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True
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T or F: The musical style known as Ars nova first appeared in the early 1300s.
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true
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T or F: Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange.
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true
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Which of the following was a popular French secular song genre in the Ars nova?
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chanson
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T or F: Musical ideas from the Middle Eastern cultures were not a part of medieval cultural exchange.
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false
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T or F: Pythagoras was renowned for his musical experiments.
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true
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Which instruments stem from Turkish models?
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bells cymbals bass drums
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Which of the following French Ars nova poetic forms are considered "fixed"?
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rondeau ballade virelai
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Which of the following describes musical aspects of Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement?
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polyphonic duple meter
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Machaut's chanson Ma fin est mon commencement contains which of the following?
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religious references enigmatic text palindrome
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During the Middle Ages, which Arabic import allowed for pattern-related disciplines to flourish in the West?
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numerals
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Which of the following was a position Machaut held in his career?
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cleric courtier canon
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What was the period that immediately preceded the Ars nova called?
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ars antiqua
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Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?
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troubadors
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The musical style known as Ars nova appeared first in which country?
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France
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Match the style characteristic with the correct phase in madrigal development.
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early madrigal (c. 1525-50) - chiefly composed for amateurs middle madrigal (1550-1580) - texture extended to 5 or 6 voices final phase madrigal (1580-1620) - written to harmonic and virtuosic extremes
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To which Italian city did Arcadelt move from present-day Belgium?
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Florence
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T or F: The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years.
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false
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Which of the following characterize the Renaissance madrigal?
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use of Italian poetry word-painting expressive text-setting
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Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the musical use of:
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monophony
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The setting of Farmer's madrigal Fair Phyllis is:
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pastoral
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T or F: Farmer's madrigal is written for a four-voice SATB ensemble.
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true
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T ot F: Arcadelt uses word-painting to portray the images in the poetry of this madrigal.
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TRUE
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Claudio ___________________ famously stated that his music was designed to serve the expressive power of his___________
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Monteverdi TEXTS
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T or F: Arcadelt emphasizes the last line of the poem in the madrigal by repeating it.
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TRUE
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In the Renaissance two important __________genres grew out of the union of poetry and music: the French _________________ and the _______________ madgrigal
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secular Chanson Italian
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The first person to master the problems of printing polyphonic music is:
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Petrucci
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Madrigalisms enhanced the _____________ content of the music.
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emotional
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Which of the following were church reformers in the sixteenth century?
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Martin Luther and John Calvin
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The Catholic Church's effort in the early sixteenth century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the
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Counter Reformation
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T or F: During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people).
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false
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Which of the following belong to the Mass Ordinary?
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Gloria Agnus Dei Sanctus
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Put the parts of the Mass Ordinary into the correct order.
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Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei
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T or F: The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts.
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true
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The Mass is a daily service with two categories of prayers: the ________________ which are the same for each service, and the _________________ that varies according to the day.
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Ordinary Proper
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Which of the following were critiques from the cardinals at the Council of Trent? (pg 92)
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embellishment of Gregorian melodies use of popular music in the Mass inappropriate attitude of church musicians
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Which of the following describes Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?
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duple meter consonant harmony a cappella ensemble
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T or F: Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is a setting of the Mass Ordinary.
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true
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Which part of the Mass Ordinary is not in Latin?
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Kyrie
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Which of the following accurately describe the harmony of Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?
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consonant, full
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Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with?
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dance
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T or F: Because instruments were not yet specified in the musical scores for Renaissance dance music, there was much flexibility in performance.
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true
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T or F: Prior to the medieval era, instrumental music was largely an oral tradition.
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true
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Which instrument heard in Susato's Three Dances is a cross between a woodwind instrument with finger holes and a brass instrument with a mouthpiece?
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cornetto
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Which of the following instruments were categorized as haut (loud, outdoor) in the Renaissance?
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shawm sackbut cornetto
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Tielman Susato was a musical jack-of-all-trades. He composed and arranged different styles of secular and sacred works, and he played virtually all the brass and woodwind instruments of his day.
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The Susato dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?
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ronde
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Musical instruments in medieval and Renaissance Europe were categorized as soft (bas) or loud (haut) according to their purpose.
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