Enj. Mus. Chapter 16

Which of the following does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance?

• Most prosperous homes had a lute or a keyboard instrument.

• Music was often sung in parts.

• Women were discouraged from performing music in the home.

• Music-making at home became increasingly popular.

The expressive device that Renaissance composers used to pictorialize words musically is called:

• word-painting

• a cappella

• imagery

• chormaticism

Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the 16th century?

• galliard

• chanson

• madrigal

• ronde

Where was the madrigal first developed?

• England

• Italy

• France

• Germany

The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the:

• madrigal

• chanson

• motet

• anthem

Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important?

• They were written for full choir.

• They were intended for the papal chapel.

• They brought a new level of expression to the madrigal.

• all of the above.

Madrigals with simpler and more accessible texts were especially favored in:

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• England

Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?

• devotional and moralizing

• courtly and idealized

• pastoral and light

• bombastic and heavy

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Ottaviano Petrucci

• the Chinese

• Isaac Newton

The invention of the printing press allowed:

• books to become available to the middle class.

• people in the middle class to learn how to read music.

• the spread of education and literacy.

• all of the above.