MU1114 quiz

Which of these did Handel include in his operas? Click all that apply.

• Arias

• Castrato singers

• Low-life characters like beggars and thieves

• High-status characters like kings and mythological gods

Which church told musicians at Lincoln Cathedral to set a 'plain and distinct note for every syllable' of the words?

• The Anglican church

• The Catholic church

• The Lutheran church

• The Calvinist church

Which of the following composers used ritornellos? Click all that apply.

• Vivaldi

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Bach

• Josquin

Which of these are types of medieval polyphony? Click TWO choices.

• Concertos

• Parallel organum

• Motets

• Plainchant

By the end of the 16th century, which of the following churches wanted the words of their music to be clear? Click ALL that apply.

• The Lutheran church

• The Catholic church

• The Anglican church

What types of music did Monteverdi write? Click TWO choices.

• Trumpet sonatas

• Operas

• Madrigals

• Keyboard dances

"Now that he is dead, he is putting out more music than when he was alive." Of which composer was this said?

• Perotin

• Josquin

• Handel

• Bach

Who sang plainchant in the medieval church? Click all who apply.

• Nuns

• Monks

• Peasants

• Domestic servants

What did humanists like the Florentine Camerata prefer in music? Click TWO choices.

• Complicated polyphony where the words are unclear

• Music to be as emotionally powerful as described by the ancient Greeks

• Following the rhythms and pitches of speech

• Keyboard fugues

Which of the following pieces were written by Thomas Tallis? Click all that apply.

• If ye love me

• Vom Himmel hoch

• The fox may steal your hens, sir