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WorksheetsDual Enrollment Music: Renaissance
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Madrigal emerged in ______ during the _______.
a)
Italy, 1520’s
b)
the Netherlands, war of 1812
c)
Bingen, Middle Ages
2.
The madrigalist flourished during a century-long gap between
a)
the start of music printing and the popularity of keyboard instruments
b)
Gregorian chant and rock music
c)
the start of music publishing and the popularity of the record album
3.
Printing made music
a)
much more widely available
b)
much more expensive
c)
Printing had no effect on music
4.
The challenge for madrigal composers was to
a)
integrate words and music - to have the music enhance the message of the words.
b)
use counterpoint so that all of the notes came out evenly at the end
c)
be able to write out all of those notes clearly
5.
The lute’s closest “cousin” in the guitar family is probably the
a)
twelve-string guitar
b)
bass guitar
c)
regular acoustic guitar
6.
The most obvious differences between the modern guitar and the lute are
a)
the shape of the body and the shape of the neck
b)
the size of the instrument and the way it is played
c)
the timbre of the instruments and the level of resonance achieved
7.
The lute evolved from
a)
an ancient Middle Eastern Instrument called the oud
b)
an ancient Chinese instrument called the koto
c)
An Australian instrument called the didgeridoo
8.
Idiomatic compositions were
a)
composed in a way that makes use of an instrument’s distinctive sounds
b)
composed to represent certain forms of speech
c)
played on an automatic idiom
9.
Martin Luther grew up hearing the Mass sung in
a)
Latin
b)
Greek
c)
the vernacular
10.
Martin Luther composed
a)
hymns and hymn tunes for congregational singing
b)
several polyphonic settings of the Ordinary of the Mass
c)
chansons and rondeaus
11.
Luther’s first version of “Ein’ Feste Burg” was
a)
monophonic
b)
extremely polyphonic and complex
c)
set to long melismatic passages
12.
Hymns like “Ein’ Feste Burg” are a kind of
a)
popular music
b)
psalm
c)
soul music
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