music appreciation test 2 – Flashcards
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Gregorian chant
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is monophonic in texture
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The wandering ministrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages
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The notation of the secular songs during the Middle Ages does not indicate
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Rhythm
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The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when
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monks in monastery choirs began to add a second melodic line to Gregorian chant
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Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory 1, who
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was credited in medieval legend with having created it
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The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
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Paris
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Gregorian chant - was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years. - retained elements of Jewish Liturgy from the first centuries after Christ. - is set to sacred Latin texts.
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Medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines is called
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organum
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The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning
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450-1450
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The dominant intellectual movement of the Renaissance was called
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humanism
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A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
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monks in monasteries
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Church authorities in the Middle Ages ____________________ their religious services.
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wanted music only as a discreet accompaniment to
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The church modes were
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the basic scales of western music during the Middle Ages.
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An estampie is a medieval
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dance
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The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
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Leonin and Perotin
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One of the major characteristics of ars nova music is its use of
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syncopation
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The term ars nova refers to
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Italian and French music of the fourteenth century
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The ars nova or new art differed from older music in that
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a new system of notation permitted composers to specify almost any rhythmic pattern
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The Renaissance in music occurred between
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1450 and 1600
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The leading music center in sixteenth-century Europe was
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Italy
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A cappella refers to
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unaccompanied choral music.
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Renaissance melodies are usually easy to sing because
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the melody often moves along a scale with few large leaps.
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The Renaissance motet is a
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polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
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The Council of Trent attacked the church music of the Renaissance because it
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used secular tunes, noisy instruments, and theatrical singing.
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The Renaissance madrigal is a
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piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
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Besides the madrigal, the _______________ was another type of secular vocal music which enjoyed popularity during the Renaissance.
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lute song
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The ____________________ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home
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lute
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Lute songs are mostly _________________ in texture
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homophonic
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A leading English composer of lute songs was
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John Dowland
