Question 1

It was the ________ explorers who told of the ________ of Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch; gamelans 
B)  Aztec; sackbuts 
C)  English; song and dance 
D)  Chinese; Noh opera 
A)  Dutch; gamelans 
B)  Aztec; sackbuts 
C)  English; song and dance 
D)  Chinese; Noh opera

Question 2

A short piece of music set to a one-stanza secular poem,with each part typically sung by one singer and having alternating sections of homophony and polyphony,is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  motet. 
B)  pavan. 
C)  madrigal. 
D)  galliard. 
A)  motet. 
B)  pavan. 
C)  madrigal. 
D)  galliard.

Question 3

In "Ave maris stella," which stanzas consist of unembellished plainchant?

Accepted Answer

A)  2, 3, and 4 
B)  1, 3, and 5 
C)  2, 4, and 6 
D)  3 and 5 
A)  2, 3, and 4 
B)  1, 3, and 5 
C)  2, 4, and 6 
D)  3 and 5

Question 4

In church music,a short tune sung through many stanzas of text is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  motet. 
B)  Mass. 
C)  madrigal. 
D)  hymn. 
A)  motet. 
B)  Mass. 
C)  madrigal. 
D)  hymn.

Question 5

Name four composers of the High Renaissance who contributed to the distribution of this musical style throughout most of Europe and England.

Accepted Answer

Four notable composers of the High Renai

Question 6

European missionaries,while amazed at the achievements and complexities of the Aztec and Inca empires,sought to:

Accepted Answer

A)  preserve native customs. 
B)  encourage native song and dance, but only in Christian festivals. 
C)  include harvest festivals in the church liturgy. 
D)  include native instruments and costumes in the church liturgy. 
A)  preserve native customs. 
B)  encourage native song and dance, but only in Christian festivals. 
C)  include harvest festivals in the church liturgy. 
D)  include native instruments and costumes in the church liturgy.

Question 7

The most important service of the Christian liturgy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Office. 
B)  the Mass. 
C)  the proper. 
D)  vespers. 
A)  the Office. 
B)  the Mass. 
C)  the proper. 
D)  vespers.

Question 8

Describe the career of Palestrina with regard to his role as a composer and a Roman Catholic during the time of the Counter-Reformation.

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an

Question 9

The performing forces in Pope Marcellus consist of:

Accepted Answer

A)  voices and organ. 
B)  voices and brass instruments. 
C)  voices and stringed instruments. 
D)  voices alone. 
A)  voices and organ. 
B)  voices and brass instruments. 
C)  voices and stringed instruments. 
D)  voices alone.

Question 10

Who composed "Mille regrets"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Josquin Desprez 
B)  Guillaume Dufay 
C)  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 
D)  Thomas Weelkes 
A)  Josquin Desprez 
B)  Guillaume Dufay 
C)  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 
D)  Thomas Weelkes

Question 11

Will Kemp was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the composer of "Kemp's Jig." 
B)  a famous Elizabethan violinist. 
C)  a composer of music for Shakespeare's plays. 
D)  an actor in Shakespeare's plays. 
A)  the composer of "Kemp's Jig." 
B)  a famous Elizabethan violinist. 
C)  a composer of music for Shakespeare's plays. 
D)  an actor in Shakespeare's plays.

Question 12

"Daphne" is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  pavan. 
B)  galliard. 
C)  jig. 
D)  stylized dance. 
A)  pavan. 
B)  galliard. 
C)  jig. 
D)  stylized dance.

Question 13

The anthology of madrigals in honor of Queen Elizabeth that was compiled in 1601 is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Celeste Giglio. 
B)  "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending." 
C)  "Veni Creator Spiritus." 
D)  The Triumphs of Oriana. 
A)  Celeste Giglio. 
B)  "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending." 
C)  "Veni Creator Spiritus." 
D)  The Triumphs of Oriana.

Question 14

Briefly contrast medieval thought with the new ideas of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Medieval thought was heavily influenced

It was the explorers who told of the of Indonesia.

A short piece of music set to a one-stanza secular poem,with each part typically sung by one singer and having alternating sections of homophony and polyphony,is a:

In "Ave maris stella," which stanzas consist of unembellished plainchant?

In church music,a short tune sung through many stanzas of text is a:

Name four composers of the High Renaissance who contributed to the distribution of this musical style throughout most of Europe and England.

European missionaries,while amazed at the achievements and complexities of the Aztec and Inca empires,sought to:

The most important service of the Christian liturgy was:

Describe the career of Palestrina with regard to his role as a composer and a Roman Catholic during the time of the Counter-Reformation.

The performing forces in Pope Marcellus consist of:

Who composed "Mille regrets"?

Will Kemp was:

"Daphne" is a:

The anthology of madrigals in honor of Queen Elizabeth that was compiled in 1601 is called:

Briefly contrast medieval thought with the new ideas of the Renaissance.

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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Exam 7: The Renaissance

It was the ________ explorers who told of the ________ of Indonesia.

A short piece of music set to a one-stanza secular poem,with each part typically sung by one singer and having alternating sections of homophony and polyphony,is a:

In "Ave maris stella," which stanzas consist of unembellished plainchant?

In church music,a short tune sung through many stanzas of text is a:

Name four composers of the High Renaissance who contributed to the distribution of this musical style throughout most of Europe and England.

European missionaries,while amazed at the achievements and complexities of the Aztec and Inca empires,sought to:

The most important service of the Christian liturgy was:

Describe the career of Palestrina with regard to his role as a composer and a Roman Catholic during the time of the Counter-Reformation.

The performing forces in Pope Marcellus consist of:

Who composed "Mille regrets"?

Will Kemp was:

"Daphne" is a:

The anthology of madrigals in honor of Queen Elizabeth that was compiled in 1601 is called:

Briefly contrast medieval thought with the new ideas of the Renaissance.

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

Filters

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