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Unit 7: Choral Music Throughout the Ages

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Contrapuntal, toccata, fugue, highly ornamented, polychoral"


Which composer denote the characteristic era mentioned?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Vivaldi

c)

Haydn

d)

Ockeghem

2.

Below is true for the Medieval Period except...

a)

Monophonic Chant

b)

The text often in Latin and some French

c)

The Era of Vitry and Machaut

d)

Music printed in 1501 (Italy)

3.

The composers of the Renaissance Era include

a)

Giovanni Palestrina

b)

Josquin des Prez

c)

William Byrd

d)

Francesco Landini

4.

"Treulich geführt" from Lohengrin is composed by Richard Wagner. What period does Wagner come from?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

20th Century

5.

Leonin's Pascha Nostrum composed in an Organum with one of the voices is called Tenor. What is the other voice called?

(a)  

6.

Secular music flourished in 1100 - 1300 CE. Choose the characteristics of secular music during this medieval period.

a)

Perform for public only

b)

Uses vernacular French, German, Spanish, English

c)

Music performs mainly Acappella

d)

Notable secular composers are Bernart of Ventadorn, Beatrice of Dia, and Leonin

7.

This Era is known with the rebirth of thinking and creativity

a)

450 - 1450 CE

b)

1450 - 1600 CE

c)

1600 - 1750 CE

d)

1750 - 1820 CE

8.

Which one voicing group used by Monteverdi in his "Sì ch'io vorrei morire"?

a)

Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass, Descanto

b)

Supra, Altus, Tenuto, Bassus, Spinto

c)

Cantus, Alto, Quinto, Tenor, Basso

d)

Canto, Altus, Quinto, Tenore, Basso

9.

"Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison, Kyrie Eleison" are the words used in Franz Schubert's Mass in G Major. Where do the lyrics derive from?

a)

Liturgical Mass

b)

The Gospel

c)

New Testament

d)

Old Testament

10.

In the song composed by Thomas Weelkes in the Renaissance Period and performed by Voces8, what did Vesta do when she descended the hill?

a)

To meet with Diana

b)

To praise Queen Oriana

c)

To spy on Queen Oriana

d)

To watch over Diana

11.

Choose the rockstars in the Baroque Period

a)

Claudio Monteverdi

b)

Johann Sebastian Bach

c)

George Frederich Handel

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

12.

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"?

a)

Tenor

b)

Bass

c)

Baritone

d)

Counter Tenor

13.

Which Era the four-part voices (SATB) is introduced?

a)

Medieval

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Classical

14.

What is the purpose of learning the history of Western Classical Music?

a)

To honour the early composers who shaped our modern music

b)

To understand how each era shapes the musicality of the composers

c)

To encourage personal aesthetic through knowledge of the historical musicians

d)

To prepare our performance utilizing all techniques from the past

15.

Choose the song composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

a)

Exsultate Deo

b)

Ode to Joy

c)

Lacrimosa

d)

Jesu bleibet meine freude

16.

During the Renaissance Era, an event occurred that change the composition style of the church music in that Era. What event is it?

a)

The persecution of the Moravian Church

b)

The reformation of Martin Luther

c)

The conquest of the Ottoman Empire

d)

The execution of Anglican musicians

17.

What is the meaning of "Ehre Sei Gott in Der Hohe" composed by Felix Mandelssohn

a)

Praised be to the Highest God

b)

Glory to God in the Highest

c)

Thanks be to God in the Highest

d)

Gratitude to God from the Holy Place

18.

"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)  

19.

Choose the composers in the 20th and 21st Century Era

a)

Arnold Schoenberg

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Aaron Copland

d)

Igor Stravinsky

e)

Eric Whitaker

20.

"Impressionism, Expressionism, and nationalism"


What is the name of this music Era?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

20th Century

21.

What is the name of this notation?

a)

Nemes

b)

Neumes

c)

Neumme

d)

Names