WorksheetsUnit 7: Choral Music Throughout the Ages
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
"Contrapuntal, toccata, fugue, highly ornamented, polychoral"
Which composer denote the characteristic era mentioned?
Beethoven
Vivaldi
Haydn
Ockeghem
Below is true for the Medieval Period except...
Monophonic Chant
The text often in Latin and some French
The Era of Vitry and Machaut
Music printed in 1501 (Italy)
The composers of the Renaissance Era include
Giovanni Palestrina
Josquin des Prez
William Byrd
Francesco Landini
"Treulich geführt" from Lohengrin is composed by Richard Wagner. What period does Wagner come from?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th Century
Leonin's Pascha Nostrum composed in an Organum with one of the voices is called Tenor. What is the other voice called?
(a)
Secular music flourished in 1100 - 1300 CE. Choose the characteristics of secular music during this medieval period.
Perform for public only
Uses vernacular French, German, Spanish, English
Music performs mainly Acappella
Notable secular composers are Bernart of Ventadorn, Beatrice of Dia, and Leonin
This Era is known with the rebirth of thinking and creativity
450 - 1450 CE
1450 - 1600 CE
1600 - 1750 CE
1750 - 1820 CE
Which one voicing group used by Monteverdi in his "Sì ch'io vorrei morire"?
Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass, Descanto
Supra, Altus, Tenuto, Bassus, Spinto
Cantus, Alto, Quinto, Tenor, Basso
Canto, Altus, Quinto, Tenore, Basso
"Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison" are the words used in Franz Schubert's Mass in G Major. Where do the lyrics derive from?
Liturgical Mass
The Gospel
New Testament
Old Testament
In the song composed by Thomas Weelkes in the Renaissance Period and performed by Voces8, what did Vesta do when she descended the hill?
To meet with Diana
To praise Queen Oriana
To spy on Queen Oriana
To watch over Diana
Choose the rockstars in the Baroque Period
Claudio Monteverdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frederich Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In the performance by American Bach Soloists and Choir, name the first male part where melismatic happens in Handel's work entitled "For unto us a Child is Born"?
Tenor
Bass
Baritone
Counter Tenor
Which Era the four-part voices (SATB) is introduced?
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
What is the purpose of learning the history of Western Classical Music?
To honour the early composers who shaped our modern music
To understand how each era shapes the musicality of the composers
To encourage personal aesthetic through knowledge of the historical musicians
To prepare our performance utilizing all techniques from the past
Choose the song composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Exsultate Deo
Ode to Joy
Lacrimosa
Jesu bleibet meine freude
During the Renaissance Era, an event occurred that change the composition style of the church music in that Era. What event is it?
The persecution of the Moravian Church
The reformation of Martin Luther
The conquest of the Ottoman Empire
The execution of Anglican musicians
What is the meaning of "Ehre Sei Gott in Der Hohe" composed by Felix Mandelssohn
Praised be to the Highest God
Glory to God in the Highest
Thanks be to God in the Highest
Gratitude to God from the Holy Place
"Ehre Sei Gott in Der Hohe" is a "liturgical mass" settings composed by Mendelssohn. Write how many soloists performed by the Batavia Madrigal Singers and the ending lyric of this song.
Example : 7, Gott
(a)
Choose the composers in the 20th and 21st Century Era
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
Aaron Copland
Igor Stravinsky
Eric Whitaker
"Impressionism, Expressionism, and nationalism"
What is the name of this music Era?
Renaissance
Baroque
Romantic
20th Century
What is the name of this notation?
Nemes
Neumes
Neumme
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