Byrd, Mass for Five Voices, Kyrie

Byrd's Mass for Five Voices belongs to what historical period?

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

What is the form of the Kyrie movement?

• Rondo

• Binary

• Strophic

• Ternary

What mode is the kyrie movement in?

• Dorian
• Mixolydian
• Phrygian
• Aeolian

In the opening of this movement, what is the order of the voices?

• S, T1, T2

• S, A, B

• S, T1, B

• S, T1, A

In the Kyrie movement, what is the opening vocal texture?

• Unison octaves

• Homophonic
• Fugal

• Monophonic

The opening melodic strand, referred to as the cyclic head motif, features what traits?

• A sustained note, a lower auxiliary, an upper auxiliary rising scale leading to a melisma

• A sustained note, a lower auxiliary, a descending scale leading to homophony

• A sustained note, an upper auxiliary, a rising scale leading to a melisma

• An extended melisma followed by a sustained note and a lower auxiliary

Often the composer closes with a perfect cadence, but in a major key. He closes in C major at the end of the first A section. What is this harmonic device called?

• Tierce de Pompeii

• Tierce de Pompardi

• Tierce de Picardi

• Tierce de Hippo

What type of suspensions frequently decorate the final cadence?

• 4:3

• 9:8

• 7:6

The voices sing without accompaniment. What word describes this?

• Lonely

• Sad

• A cappella

• A big mistake

What voices are used in this mass?

• SATBB

• SAATTB

• SATTB

• SSATB