Exam 7: The Renaissance

The style of setting words to music using rhythms that approximate human speech is called:

What was the most widespread Renaissance instrumental genre? Name and describe two types of compositions within this genre.

Define chanson.Is a chanson sacred or secular?

What are some instruments that date from the sixteenth century? Which one was originally from the Near East?

The texture of "Daphne" is:

The process by which Renaissance composers freely embellished plainchant melodies for use in their compositions is known as:

Which is not a movement of the Mass?

Thomas Weelkes wrote madrigals in:

The performing forces in "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending" consist of:

Approximately when did Josquin Desprez live? What were his most important musical contributions? In which genres was he a great pioneer?

The preferred tone color of the High Renaissance style was:

Explain how polyphonic voices can sometimes sound homophonic.

How can rhythm in the High Renaissance style be characterized?

Who was the first master of the High Renaissance style?

How does the "Qui tollis" in Pope Marcellus differ from the "Qui tollis" in Pange lingua?

Dufay's "Ave maris stella" is:

What is the predominant texture of Pange lingua?

A characteristic of High Renaissance music,as heard in the Pange lingua Mass,is the contrasting of ________ and ________.

The Italian madrigal dates from about:

What device did Renaissance composers use to depict in music the words or ideas of a text?