Module 3 Part 2

A heterophonic effect is many people singing

• different melodies simultaneously

• the same melody simultaneously

• none of the answers shown here

• slight variants of the same melody simultaneously

A religious choral composition in English designed for congregational singing, though it could also be sung in the home or among friends, is called

• a motet

• a psalm

• an oratorio

• an anthem

Where did Billings live and work?

• Paris

• London

• Philadelphia

• Boston

Billings adhered strictly to European compositional methods

• true

• false

Billings's David's Lamentation is complex and challenging to sing

• true

• false

Colonists in New England participated in congregational hymn singing

• true

• false

Conservative Puritan leaders

• all possible answers

• fully embraced congregational polyphonic singing

• believed polyphonic singing was scandalous

• sponsored polyphonic singing schools

In what language is Billings's David's Lamentation sung?

• French

• Italian

• English

• German

Singing schools in Colonial America began in the

• 1520s

• 1720s

• 1420s

• 1620s

Sometimes Billings's songs mixed sacred texts and political references

• true

• false