Unit 2 Exam Review

Which composer popularized the madrigal?

• Monteverdi

• Hildegard of Bingen

• des Prez

• Palestrina

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation?

• Hildegard of Bingen

• des Prez

• Palestrina

• Du Fay

The text of an opera or oratorio is called:

• Script

• Libretto

• Lyrics

• Play

An elaborate form of the weekly Lutheran hymn is called:

• Spiritual

• Chorus

• Cantata

• Chorale

The orchestral introduction to an opera is called:

• Overture

• Sinfonia

• Ensemble

• Interlude

The art of singing without instruments (unaccompanied) is called:

• A cappella

• Polyphony

• Imitation

• Cantus firmus

Plainchant is primarily which texture?

• Polyphony

• Homophony

• Monophony

Which composer helped to advance music into the Renaissance period?

• Hildegard

• Machaut

• des Prez

• Farmer

Who is considered one of the most influential early Renaissance period composers?

• des Prez

• Farmer

• Machaut

• Palestrina

Poet-musicians who performed in courts for the wealthy are called:

• Minstrels

• Jesters

• Troubadours