MUS 110: Music Among Friends - Secular Vocal Music

Popular music during the Medieval Period included ______ and dances that reflect aspects of medieval life.

• songs

• paintings

• sculptures

• sermons

Minstrels were wandering, versatile entertainers who lived on the fringe of society. Music was oftentimes not notated, making each performance unique. When it was notated, they used the same style of notation as ______.

• Gregorian Chant

• Baroque Opera

• Classical Symphony

• Renaissance Madrigal

Troubadour were French poet-musicians in southern France. ______ were from northern France. These musicians flourished in various aristocratic courts of Europe.

• Trouvezre

• Minstrels

• Cantors

• Bards

The texts of troubadour and trouvère songs were based on poems that idealized love, chivalry, laments, political and moral ditties, ______ of the crusades and war songs.

• chronicles

• ballads

• tales

• stories

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (1155-1207) was the Medieval composer of Kalenda maya. Which of the following is an interesting fact about this composer?

• He was a troubadour who served at the court of Montferrat.

• He was a famous Renaissance painter.

• He invented the printing press.

• He was a Baroque violinist.

Kalenda maya (The First of May) is a troubadour dance song, called the genre, estampie. It was a love song, whose style and structure echo ______ music.

• Middle Eastern

• Baroque

• Classical

• Renaissance

The piece 'Kalenda maya' is studied primarily because of its:

• historical significance, musical style, and cultural influence

• modern popularity

• use of electronic instruments

• association with opera

Secular music expanded by both​ (a)   musicians and (b)   musicians during the Renaissance Period. People in prosperous homes often played the lute or keyboard instruments.

• professional
• amateur
• church
• royal
• folk
• military

Women’s roles expanded during the Renaissance. Music education was a sign of a '______' woman.

• well-bred

• rebellious

• uneducated

• wealthy

Which two genres are mentioned as having poetry in music?

• French Chason and Italian Madrigal

• German Lied and English Ballad

• Spanish Flamenco and Russian Folk

• American Jazz and Indian Raga