Question 1

What is the Mass? Name the five parts of the Mass.

Accepted Answer

The term "Mass" in the context of Christ

Question 2

Which is true of "Ave maris stella"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a homophonic setting of a Gregorian hymn. 
B)  It is a polyphonic setting of a plainchant. 
C)  It is a monophonic chant. 
D)  It is a plainchant sequence. 
A)  It is a homophonic setting of a Gregorian hymn. 
B)  It is a polyphonic setting of a plainchant. 
C)  It is a monophonic chant. 
D)  It is a plainchant sequence.

Question 3

The text of the Kyrie section of the Pange lingua Mass is:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison." 
B)  "Kyrie, Eleison, Christe." 
C)  "Gloria patri, qui tollis peccata mundi." 
D)  "Pange lingua, Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison." 
A)  "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison." 
B)  "Kyrie, Eleison, Christe." 
C)  "Gloria patri, qui tollis peccata mundi." 
D)  "Pange lingua, Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison."

Question 4

The performing forces in Pange lingua consist of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  solo high voice. 
B)  choir of high voices. 
C)  solo tenor and a mixed choir. 
D)  choir of high and low voices. 
A)  solo high voice. 
B)  choir of high voices. 
C)  solo tenor and a mixed choir. 
D)  choir of high and low voices.

Question 5

Which is true of the evolution of the motet over the centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The motet has changed a great deal over the centuries. 
B)  The motet has stayed the same over the centuries. 
C)  The motet appeared in the medieval period, changed to a simpler form in the early Renaissance, and changed back to its more intellectual form by the end of the Renaissance. 
D)  The motet began in the early Renaissance and changed drastically during that era. 
A)  The motet has changed a great deal over the centuries. 
B)  The motet has stayed the same over the centuries. 
C)  The motet appeared in the medieval period, changed to a simpler form in the early Renaissance, and changed back to its more intellectual form by the end of the Renaissance. 
D)  The motet began in the early Renaissance and changed drastically during that era.

Question 6

What is a point of imitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of each movement in a polyphonic Mass 
B)  a cadence point where the polyphony comes together to form homophonic chords 
C)  a passage of imitative polyphony usually using one musical motive 
D)  the place where the second voice enters in a passage of imitative polyphony 
A)  the beginning of each movement in a polyphonic Mass 
B)  a cadence point where the polyphony comes together to form homophonic chords 
C)  a passage of imitative polyphony usually using one musical motive 
D)  the place where the second voice enters in a passage of imitative polyphony

Question 7

Points of imitation are used extensively in:

Accepted Answer

A)  "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending." 
B)  the Kyrie from the Pange lingua Mass. 
C)  "Kemp's Jig." 
D)  "Daphne." 
A)  "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending." 
B)  the Kyrie from the Pange lingua Mass. 
C)  "Kemp's Jig." 
D)  "Daphne."

Question 8

What are the performing forces in "Ave maris stella"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a solo male voice 
B)  a solo male voice alternating with a male choir 
C)  a choir of high and low voices 
D)  a female choir 
A)  a solo male voice 
B)  a solo male voice alternating with a male choir 
C)  a choir of high and low voices 
D)  a female choir

Question 9

What is the form of "Kemp's Jig"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a b a repeated several times 
B)  a a b b c c repeated several times 
C)  a a b repeated several times 
D)  a a¢ a¢¢ a¢¢¢, and so on 
A)  a b a repeated several times 
B)  a a b b c c repeated several times 
C)  a a b repeated several times 
D)  a a¢ a¢¢ a¢¢¢, and so on

Question 10

"As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending" demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  isorhythm. 
B)  hocket. 
C)  a plainchant sequence. 
D)  word painting. 
A)  isorhythm. 
B)  hocket. 
C)  a plainchant sequence. 
D)  word painting.

Question 11

The High Renaissance style began around:

Accepted Answer

A)  1350. 
B)  1400. 
C)  1450. 
D)  1500. 
A)  1350. 
B)  1400. 
C)  1450. 
D)  1500.

Question 12

Which composer worked in the repressive atmosphere of the Counter-Reformation movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fabritio Caroso 
B)  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 
C)  Josquin Desprez 
D)  Thomas Weelkes 
A)  Fabritio Caroso 
B)  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 
C)  Josquin Desprez 
D)  Thomas Weelkes

Question 13

Compare and contrast the pavan and the galliard.

Accepted Answer

The pavan and the galliard are both Rena

Question 14

The purpose of "Kemp's Jig" was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to praise Queen Elizabeth. 
B)  to celebrate a biblical birthday. 
C)  for use in a church service. 
D)  for listening enjoyment. 
A)  to praise Queen Elizabeth. 
B)  to celebrate a biblical birthday. 
C)  for use in a church service. 
D)  for listening enjoyment.

Question 15

There are ________ standard sections of the polyphonic Mass.

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  five 
C)  six 
D)  seven 
A)  four 
B)  five 
C)  six 
D)  seven

Question 16

Word painting was first used extensively in the ________ century.

Accepted Answer

A)  fourteenth 
B)  fifteenth 
C)  sixteenth 
D)  seventeenth 
A)  fourteenth 
B)  fifteenth 
C)  sixteenth 
D)  seventeenth

Question 17

Which was the most widespread Renaissance instrumental genre?

Accepted Answer

A)  the madrigal 
B)  dance music 
C)  organ music 
D)  instrumental music used to accompany voices in church 
A)  the madrigal 
B)  dance music 
C)  organ music 
D)  instrumental music used to accompany voices in church

Question 18

What was the new,preferred texture of early Renaissance music?

Accepted Answer

A)  monophony 
B)  imitative polyphony 
C)  non-imitative polyphony 
D)  homophony 
A)  monophony 
B)  imitative polyphony 
C)  non-imitative polyphony 
D)  homophony

Question 19

Which parts of the Mass are included in the excerpts from Pange lingua?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyrie and Gloria 
B)  Credo and Kyrie 
C)  Pange and lingua 
D)  first and second verses 
A)  Kyrie and Gloria 
B)  Credo and Kyrie 
C)  Pange and lingua 
D)  first and second verses

Question 20

How did polyphony change from the beginning to the end of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It disappeared. 
B)  It started out imitative and ended non-imitative. 
C)  It started out non-imitative and ended imitative. 
D)  Polyphony did not change throughout the century. 
A)  It disappeared. 
B)  It started out imitative and ended non-imitative. 
C)  It started out non-imitative and ended imitative. 
D)  Polyphony did not change throughout the century.

Exam 7: The Renaissance

What is the Mass? Name the five parts of the Mass.

Which is true of "Ave maris stella"?

The text of the Kyrie section of the Pange lingua Mass is:

The performing forces in Pange lingua consist of a:

Which is true of the evolution of the motet over the centuries?

What is a point of imitation?

Points of imitation are used extensively in:

What are the performing forces in "Ave maris stella"?

What is the form of "Kemp's Jig"?

"As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending" demonstrates:

The High Renaissance style began around:

Which composer worked in the repressive atmosphere of the Counter-Reformation movement?

Compare and contrast the pavan and the galliard.

The purpose of "Kemp's Jig" was:

There are ________ standard sections of the polyphonic Mass.

Word painting was first used extensively in the ________ century.

Which was the most widespread Renaissance instrumental genre?

What was the new,preferred texture of early Renaissance music?

Which parts of the Mass are included in the excerpts from Pange lingua?

How did polyphony change from the beginning to the end of the fifteenth century?

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Middle Ages

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

Musical Notation

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