Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  fifth century to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 
B)  twelfth century to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 
C)  ninth and tenth centuries to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 
D)  fourth and fifth centuries to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. 
A)  fifth century to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 
B)  twelfth century to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 
C)  ninth and tenth centuries to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 
D)  fourth and fifth centuries to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Question 2

The musics of the world show several parallels.Two of them are:

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A)  mode and harmony. 
B)  function and technique. 
C)  notation and polyphony. 
D)  tone color and texture. 
A)  mode and harmony. 
B)  function and technique. 
C)  notation and polyphony. 
D)  tone color and texture.

Question 3

"In paradisum" would most likely have been used:

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A)  during the Mass. 
B)  as a procession from the church to the graveyard. 
C)  at a royal coronation. 
D)  for courtly entertainment. 
A)  during the Mass. 
B)  as a procession from the church to the graveyard. 
C)  at a royal coronation. 
D)  for courtly entertainment.

Question 4

The performing forces in "La dousa votz" are:

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A)  a male vocal soloist, a choir, and a drum. 
B)  a female vocal soloist, a plucked stringed instrument, and a choir. 
C)  a female vocal soloist, a recorder, and a drum. 
D)  a male vocal soloist and a plucked stringed instrument. 
A)  a male vocal soloist, a choir, and a drum. 
B)  a female vocal soloist, a plucked stringed instrument, and a choir. 
C)  a female vocal soloist, a recorder, and a drum. 
D)  a male vocal soloist and a plucked stringed instrument.

Question 5

What type of selection is "La dousa votz"?

Accepted Answer

A)  troubadour song 
B)  plainchant 
C)  sequence 
D)  trouvère song 
A)  troubadour song 
B)  plainchant 
C)  sequence 
D)  trouvère song

Question 6

The performing forces in "Columba aspexit" consist of:

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A)  a soprano solo voice and a drone. 
B)  a choir of mixed voices and a drone. 
C)  a solo tenor voice, a pipe organ, and a lute. 
D)  one solo female voice, a female choir, and a drone. 
A)  a soprano solo voice and a drone. 
B)  a choir of mixed voices and a drone. 
C)  a solo tenor voice, a pipe organ, and a lute. 
D)  one solo female voice, a female choir, and a drone.

Question 7

Which is not a medieval mode?

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A)  Dorian 
B)  Lydian 
C)  Grecian 
D)  Phrygian 
A)  Dorian 
B)  Lydian 
C)  Grecian 
D)  Phrygian

Question 8

Most Native North American song is monophonic and:

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A)  is usually accompanied by a stringed drone instrument. 
B)  uses a sobbing vibrato. 
C)  is usually accompanied by drums or rattles. 
D)  is isorhythmic. 
A)  is usually accompanied by a stringed drone instrument. 
B)  uses a sobbing vibrato. 
C)  is usually accompanied by drums or rattles. 
D)  is isorhythmic.

Question 9

Who composed "Columba aspexit"?

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A)  Guillaume de Machaut 
B)  Hildegard of Bingen 
C)  Pope Gregory I 
D)  not known 
A)  Guillaume de Machaut 
B)  Hildegard of Bingen 
C)  Pope Gregory I 
D)  not known

Question 10

Who was Guillaume de Machaut? Describe his chanson "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient."

Accepted Answer

Guillaume de Machaut was a medieval Fren

Question 11

Describe the music sung in the medieval church.

Accepted Answer

The music sung in the medieval church wa

Question 12

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

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A)  monophony. 
B)  organum. 
C)  Gregorian chant. 
D)  an estampie. 
A)  monophony. 
B)  organum. 
C)  Gregorian chant. 
D)  an estampie.

Question 13

"In paradisum" is part of the liturgy for:

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A)  celebrating Easter. 
B)  the dead. 
C)  celebrating Communion. 
D)  the worship of the Virgin Mary. 
A)  celebrating Easter. 
B)  the dead. 
C)  celebrating Communion. 
D)  the worship of the Virgin Mary.

Question 14

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

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A)  crusaders' adventures. 
B)  laments for dead princes. 
C)  religious praise. 
D)  love, or lack thereof. 
A)  crusaders' adventures. 
B)  laments for dead princes. 
C)  religious praise. 
D)  love, or lack thereof.

Question 15

The performing forces in "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient" are:

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A)  a choir and a lute. 
B)  two high vocal soloists. 
C)  four voices. 
D)  two high vocal soloists and a viol. 
A)  a choir and a lute. 
B)  two high vocal soloists. 
C)  four voices. 
D)  two high vocal soloists and a viol.

Question 16

Which two characteristics do all plainchants share?

Accepted Answer

A)  All are in triple meter and use minor tonality. 
B)  All have polyphonic texture and are unaccompanied. 
C)  All are nonmetrical and use medieval modes. 
D)  All have homophonic texture and use medieval modes. 
A)  All are in triple meter and use minor tonality. 
B)  All have polyphonic texture and are unaccompanied. 
C)  All are nonmetrical and use medieval modes. 
D)  All have homophonic texture and use medieval modes.

Question 17

Like Gregorian chant,Qur'anic recitation is:

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A)  monophonic and nonmetric. 
B)  homophonic and metric. 
C)  monophonic and metric. 
D)  polyphonic and nonmetric. 
A)  monophonic and nonmetric. 
B)  homophonic and metric. 
C)  monophonic and metric. 
D)  polyphonic and nonmetric.

Question 18

Which is true of the relative speed of the upper and lower voices during the organum section of "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

Accepted Answer

A)  All the voices move together. 
B)  The higher voices move more quickly than the lower voices. 
C)  The higher voices move more slowly than the lower voices. 
D)  The relative speeds of the upper and lower voice parts change constantly, for variety. 
A)  All the voices move together. 
B)  The higher voices move more quickly than the lower voices. 
C)  The higher voices move more slowly than the lower voices. 
D)  The relative speeds of the upper and lower voice parts change constantly, for variety.

Question 19

How does Qur'anic recitation compare to Gregorian chant?

Accepted Answer

Qur'anic recitation and Gregorian chant

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  life at court in medieval Europe. 
B)  chivalric love. 
C)  God's love and mercy to humankind. 
D)  honoring a saint. 
A)  life at court in medieval Europe. 
B)  chivalric love. 
C)  God's love and mercy to humankind. 
D)  honoring a saint.

Exam 6: The Middle Ages

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

The musics of the world show several parallels.Two of them are:

"In paradisum" would most likely have been used:

The performing forces in "La dousa votz" are:

What type of selection is "La dousa votz"?

The performing forces in "Columba aspexit" consist of:

Which is not a medieval mode?

Most Native North American song is monophonic and:

Who composed "Columba aspexit"?

Who was Guillaume de Machaut? Describe his chanson "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient."

Describe the music sung in the medieval church.

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

"In paradisum" is part of the liturgy for:

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

The performing forces in "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient" are:

Which two characteristics do all plainchants share?

Like Gregorian chant,Qur'anic recitation is:

Which is true of the relative speed of the upper and lower voices during the organum section of "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

How does Qur'anic recitation compare to Gregorian chant?

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

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Renaissance

The Early Baroque Period

Prelude: The Late Baroque Period

Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Vocal Music

Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment

The Symphony

Other Classical Genres

Beethoven

Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

The Late Romantics

Prelude: Music and Modernism

Early Modernism

Modernism between the Wars

The Late Twentieth Century

Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

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