An end blown flute with a whistle mouthpiece is called:
A recorder
The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:
the sackbut
the medieval "brass" instrument usually made from wood with finger-holes is called:
the cornetto
To which family of instruments do the portative, positive, and regal belong?
Keyboards
All of the following represent the thinking of the Renaissance EXCEPT:
An exclusively religious orientation.
Which institution supported music in Renaissance society?
All of the above (church, city and state, courts)
Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
As professional orchestral conductors
The fixed basis melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:
a cantus firmus
Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?
The Credo
What is a cantus firmus?
A fragment of Gregorian chant used as the foundation of a polyphonic mass
Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers who followed?
Josquin
Josquin's "Ave Maria... virgo serena" is an example of:
A motet
The text of "Ave Maria... virgo serena" is:
In praise of the Virgin Mary
After the Protestant revolt of the early 16th century, The Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people, This was known as:
The Counter-Reformation
Which composer responded to the reforms of the council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
Palestrina
Who is the composer of the "Pope Marcellus" Mass?
Palestrina
Of the following, Which does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance?
Woman were not allowed to perform music professionally
Which of the following was a lively circle, or line dance, often performed outdoors?
Ronde
Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?
Antwerp
Where was the madrigal first developed?
Italy
The late renaissance madrigal came to full flower in the music of:
Claudio Monteverdi
Which of the following characterizes Monteverdi's madrigal "Ecco mormorar l'onde"?
careful musical pictorialization of specific images
Ecco mormorar l'onde"is set for how many voices?
five
Madrigals with simple, pastoral, and often humorous texts were especially favored in:
England
During the late sixteenth century, the principal center for polychoral singing was:
Saint Mark's of Venice
The singing style used at Saint Mark's in Venice, which featured groups singing in alternation and then together, was called:
antiphonal
The High Middle Ages witnesses
All of the above
(The building of great cathedrals, the founding of universities, and the rise of the bourgeoisie)
What does NOT characterize Gregorian chant?
Triadic harmonies
A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called:
syllabic
A setting of Gregorian chant with two to four notes per syllable is called
Neumatic
The portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called
The Ordinary
Ina addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for
all of the above
(visions that foretold the future, founding her own convent, and writing religious poetry)
Which of the following women was not only a religious leader but also a prominent figure in literature and music?
Hildegard of Bingen
In what part of the liturgy does the Alleluia occur?
Mass proper
Which religious figure is praised in the text of Hildegards Alleluia, O virga mediatrix?
The virgin Mary
The earliest type of polyphony was
organum
Perotin was
the Notre Dame school composer who extended polyphonic writing to three and four parts
With which cathedral is the medieval composer perotin associated?
Notre Dame in Paris
The notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called:
organum
Gaude Marie virgo is an example of
an organum
The early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called
motet
Versatile medieval entertainers who paled instruments, sang, and danced, juggled, and performed tricks were known as
jongleurs
Which was NOT a function of secular music in medieval court life?
Devotional services
Raimbauts Kalenda maya is composed in the tradition of
Troubadours
Which diagram best represents the melody for Raimbauts Kalenda maya?
A-A-B-B-C-C
Raimbauts Kalenda maya is based on
a sung dance form called estampie
The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the
Chanson
Who composed the chanson Puis qu'en oubli?
Machaut
Which does NOT characterize Puis qu'en oubli?
Monophonic texture
What is the form of a rondeau?
A-B-a-A-a-b-A-B
Medieval instruments can be divided into bas and haut, meaning:
soft and loud