A. plainchant
The official music of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages is called
A. plainchant.
B. anthems.
C. hymn tunes.
D. chorales.
B. nonmetrical
Because plainchant lacks a distinctive beat, it is referred to as
A. asymmetrical.
B. nonmetrical.
C. unmelodic.
D. irregular.
D. plainchant is based on the major/minor system.
Which of the following statements about plainchant is false?
A. Plainchant is sacred music.
B. Plainchant is sung unaccompanied.
C. Plainchant is monophonic.
D. Plainchant is based on the major/minor system.
B. Minnesingers
Who were the medieval poet-musicians of Germany?
A. troubadours
B. Minnesingers
C. jongleurs
D. trouvr�s
B. Notre Dame school
Master Leonin and his follower P�rotin are known as part of the _____ of organum.
A. Paris school
B. Notre Dame school
C. Lyon school
D. St. Germain school
B. paraphrase
The Renaissance procedure of embellishing chants with extra notes, creating graceful rhythms, and smoothing out awkward passages is known as
A. homophony.
B. paraphrase.
C. imitation.
D. declamation.
C. voices alone
The ideal sound for sacred music during the High Renaissance was
A. organ and voices.
B. strings and voices.
C. voices alone.
D. woodwinds and voices.
C. declamation and word painting.
Two methods of illustrating or enhancing words through the music in Renaissance vocal music are
A. cantus firmus and declamation.
B. imitative polyphony and isorhythm.
C. declamation and word painting.
D. narrative and declamation.
A. two different choirs
Gabrieli achieves Venetian sumptuousness in his motet "O magnum mysterium" through his use of
A. two different choirs.
B. amplification.
C. more polyphony than homophony.
D. spoprano and tenor soloists.
C. court entertainments for royal celebrations.
The earliest operas were
A. part of the Mass.
B. a form of public entertainment.
C. court entertainments for royal celebrations.
D. purely instrumental, with no singing.
D. a musical elaboration of dramatic vocal virtuosity.
The art of the aria can be described as
A. rapid declamation of dialogue.
B. a minimally accompanied song.
C. a form between recitative and arioso.
D. a musical elaboration of dramatic vocal virtuosity.
C. Orfeo
Called "the last great madrigalist and the first great opera composer," Monteverdi wrote his first opera, _____, in 1607.
A. Euridice
B. Dido and Aeneas
C. Orfeo
D. The Coronation of Poppea
C. organ virtuoso.
During the early Baroque, Frescobaldi was the foremost
A. composer of Masses.
B. violinist.
C. organ virtuoso.
D. cellist.
C. Rococo.
All of the following terms apply to the period 1600-1750 except
A. Baroque.
B. Age of Absolutism.
C. Rococo.
D. Age of Science.
B. opera
Because of its story, music, and elaborate stage spectacle, the genre that best served Baroque absolutism was
A. the trio sonata.
B. opera.
C. the concerto.
D. the Mass.
C. regularity.
During the Baroque period, the ideal of rhythm was
A. expressivity.
B. vague purposefulness.
C. regularity.
D. irregularity.
C. opera house.
The newest institution where a Baroque composer could make a living was the
A. court.
B. concert hall.
C. opera house.
D. university.
B. contrapuntal.
While other textures can be found in Baroque music, the predominant texture of Baroque music is
A. homophonic.
B. contrapuntal.
C. monophonic.
D. continuously heterophonic.
A. contrasting character of the orchestra and the soloist.
The focus of ritornello form is on the
A. contrasting character of the orchestra and the soloist.
B. virtuosic playing of the soloist.
C. stylized dance of the orchestra.
D. transformation of the ritornello theme.
D. It returns many times (usually only in part) in different keys as the movement proceeds.
Which is true of the ritornello in ritornello form?
A. It returns only once, at the end of the movement.
B. It is played by the soloist.
C. It is always played in the same key.
D. It returns many times (usually only in part) in different keys as the movem
C. Antonio Vivaldi
The Venetian composer ________ wrote hundreds of concertos and was a virtuoso violinist.
A. J. S. Bach
B. Jean-Phillippe Rameau
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. George Frideric Handel
A. plainchant
The official music of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages is called
A. plainchant.
B. anthems.
C. hymn tunes.
D. chorales.
B. nonmetrical
Because plainchant lacks a distinctive beat, it is referred to as
A. asymmetrical.
B. nonmetrical.
C. unmelodic.
D. irregular.
D. plainchant is based on the major/minor system.
Which of the following statements about plainchant is false?
A. Plainchant is sacred music.
B. Plainchant is sung unaccompanied.
C. Plainchant is monophonic.
D. Plainchant is based on the major/minor system.
B. Minnesingers
Who were the medieval poet-musicians of Germany?
A. troubadours
B. Minnesingers
C. jongleurs
D. trouvr�s
B. Notre Dame school
Master Leonin and his follower P�rotin are known as part of the _____ of organum.
A. Paris school
B. Notre Dame school
C. Lyon school
D. St. Germain school
B. paraphrase
The Renaissance procedure of embellishing chants with extra notes, creating graceful rhythms, and smoothing out awkward passages is known as
A. homophony.
B. paraphrase.
C. imitation.
D. declamation.
C. voices alone
The ideal sound for sacred music during the High Renaissance was
A. organ and voices.
B. strings and voices.
C. voices alone.
D. woodwinds and voices.
C. declamation and word painting.
Two methods of illustrating or enhancing words through the music in Renaissance vocal music are
A. cantus firmus and declamation.
B. imitative polyphony and isorhythm.
C. declamation and word painting.
D. narrative and declamation.
A. two different choirs
Gabrieli achieves Venetian sumptuousness in his motet "O magnum mysterium" through his use of
A. two different choirs.
B. amplification.
C. more polyphony than homophony.
D. spoprano and tenor soloists.
C. court entertainments for royal celebrations.
The earliest operas were
A. part of the Mass.
B. a form of public entertainment.
C. court entertainments for royal celebrations.
D. purely instrumental, with no singing.
D. a musical elaboration of dramatic vocal virtuosity.
The art of the aria can be described as
A. rapid declamation of dialogue.
B. a minimally accompanied song.
C. a form between recitative and arioso.
D. a musical elaboration of dramatic vocal virtuosity.
C. Orfeo
Called "the last great madrigalist and the first great opera composer," Monteverdi wrote his first opera, _____, in 1607.
A. Euridice
B. Dido and Aeneas
C. Orfeo
D. The Coronation of Poppea
C. organ virtuoso.
During the early Baroque, Frescobaldi was the foremost
A. composer of Masses.
B. violinist.
C. organ virtuoso.
D. cellist.
C. Rococo.
All of the following terms apply to the period 1600-1750 except
A. Baroque.
B. Age of Absolutism.
C. Rococo.
D. Age of Science.
B. opera
Because of its story, music, and elaborate stage spectacle, the genre that best served Baroque absolutism was
A. the trio sonata.
B. opera.
C. the concerto.
D. the Mass.
C. regularity.
During the Baroque period, the ideal of rhythm was
A. expressivity.
B. vague purposefulness.
C. regularity.
D. irregularity.
C. opera house.
The newest institution where a Baroque composer could make a living was the
A. court.
B. concert hall.
C. opera house.
D. university.
B. contrapuntal.
While other textures can be found in Baroque music, the predominant texture of Baroque music is
A. homophonic.
B. contrapuntal.
C. monophonic.
D. continuously heterophonic.
A. contrasting character of the orchestra and the soloist.
The focus of ritornello form is on the
A. contrasting character of the orchestra and the soloist.
B. virtuosic playing of the soloist.
C. stylized dance of the orchestra.
D. transformation of the ritornello theme.
D. It returns many times (usually only in part) in different keys as the movement proceeds.
Which is true of the ritornello in ritornello form?
A. It returns only once, at the end of the movement.
B. It is played by the soloist.
C. It is always played in the same key.
D. It returns many times (usually only in part) in different keys as the movem
C. Antonio Vivaldi
The Venetian composer ________ wrote hundreds of concertos and was a virtuoso violinist.
A. J. S. Bach
B. Jean-Phillippe Rameau
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. George Frideric Handel