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MUL2010 Chapters 4-8 REVIEW

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

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1.

Of the following, which is NOT representative of music of the medieval period?


a)

Harmonies were influenced by non-European music for the first time

b)

Beginnings of musical form was found in the verse/chorus in carols.

c)

Rhythms gradually became measured.

d)

Melodies were restricted to specific note choices, similar (but not exact) to major and minor scales demonstrated in our last lecture.

e)

Cathedral music would feature polyphony, which established the beginnings of harmony.

2.

What type of music were found in the churches attended by the populace in the medieval period?

a)

Organum

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Chanson

d)

Carol

e)

Ordinary of the Mass

3.

What type of music would be performed in a Mass by monks?

a)

Organum

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Chanson

d)

Carol

e)

Ordinary of the Mass

4.

What is the complete mass set to music?

a)

Organum

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Chanson

d)

Carol

e)

Ordinary of the Mass

5.

What was a minstrel from northern France called?

a)

Trouvere

b)

Troubadour

c)

Strophic

d)

Carol

e)

Chanson

6.

What was a minstrel from southern France called?


a)

Trouvere

b)

Troubadour

c)

Strophic

d)

Carol

e)

Chanson

7.

What type of songs have a verse followed by a memorable chorus?

a)

Trouvere

b)

Troubadour

c)

Strophic

d)

Carol

e)

Chanson

8.

What was a secular French song of the medieval period?

a)

Trouvere

b)

Troubadour

c)

Strophic

d)

Carol

e)

Chanson

9.

What type of song would be sung to celebrate military conquest?

a)

Trouvere

b)

Troubadour

c)

Strophic

d)

Carol

e)

Chanson

10.

Which of the following instruments did NOT have an ancestor in the medieval period.

a)

Saxophone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Trombone

d)

Lute

e)

Violin

11.

Which of the following was NOT an important element in the Renaissance?

a)

The symphony was developed in this period

b)

Renaissance means "rebirth"

c)

Secular music became more important in European society

d)

Renaissance resulted in an increase in humanism

e)

The melodies were more emotional and accessible

12.

A galliard is in duple meter.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A pavane is in triple meter

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of these are NOT stylistic elements of Renaissance music?

a)

Instrumental music predominates the style, with some vocal music.

b)

Harmonies reflect some of that tension through dissonance.

c)

Melodies have a narrow range, however some secular music has notes that build tension, via a chromatic scale.

d)

Imitation polyphony becomes more prevalent in the motet.

e)

Duple and triple meter are equally as popular, largely because of the increase in popularity of secular music.

15.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

Sacred topics

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

Vernacular langauge

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

Use of Latin

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

Smooth and predicable melodies

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Determine wether each of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?

Social themes and stories

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

The Reformation had something do with everything listed BUT...

a)

Martin Luther founded the Council of Trent

b)

Martin Luther posted the 95 complaints

c)

Martin Luther Inspired the beginning of Protestantism

d)

Palestrina continued to write polyphonic music

e)

The Council of Trent was concerned about polyphonic writing as it took away the importance of the text

22.

Motet writing saw an increase in

a)

four-part, polyphonic imitation

b)

monophonic texture

c)

homophonic texture

d)

Formal organization for the first time

e)

All of the Above

23.

Word painting is the way composers write music to reflect the literal meaning of the text.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

Social themes and stories

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

Sacred topics

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

Vernacular langauge

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

Use of latin

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Determine wether each of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?

Smooth and predicable melodies

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

What is a libretto?

a)

The text of an opera.


b)

Wooden instrument that preceeded the bassoon

c)

The female vocalist who sings the highest notes

d)

The male vocalist who sings the lowest notes

e)

The male singer who had a procedure to remove a part of their body to sing higher

31.

What is figured bass?

a)

The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music

b)

A specific bass line, where the accompianist that improvise over

c)

The baroque development of playing low pitched instruments with ornimentation

d)

How baroque artists would draw the male models

e)

The polyphonic approach to writing for male singers

32.

A Ritornello is

a)

an instrumental pause between each strophe.

b)

a song in the opera.

c)

speech like singing.

d)

a song for groups of people.

e)

the text of an opera.

33.

What was “The Doctrine of Emotions?”

a)

Musical mood could influence the affections of the listener

b)

Decree by the Council of Trent requiring more solemn writing

c)

Establishment of strict meter such as duple or triple to glorify God

d)

The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music

e)

The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music

34.

What is basso continuo?

a)

A specific bass line, where the accompianist that improvise over

b)

The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music

c)

The baroque development of playing low pitched instruments with ornimentation

d)

How baroque artists would draw the male models

e)

The polyphonic approach to writing for male singers

35.

What is Monody?

a)

Songs for soloists

b)

Songs for groups of people

c)

Songs with harmony sung by one person

d)

Songs that reflected emotional content

e)

Songs that were sacred, but sang outside of religious services

36.

The Aria is...

a)

a song in the opera.

b)

speech like singing.

c)

an instrumental pause between each strophe.

d)

a song for groups of people.

e)

the text of an opera.

37.

The Recitative is

a)

speech like singing.

b)

a song in the opera.

c)

 

an instrumental pause between each strophe.

d)

 

a song for groups of people.

e)

 

the text of an opera.

38.

The new Baroque creators created new works that were considered...

a)

Elaborate

b)

Pensive

c)

Reflective

d)

Bright

e)

Solemn

39.

What is "terraced dynamics?" (page 104).

a)

Establishment of strict meter such as duple or triple to glorify God

b)

How baroque artists would draw the male models

c)

The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music

d)

Quickly sghifting the volume of sounds from one level to another

e)

Beginnings of musical form was found in the verse/chorus in carols

40.

The Baroque orchestra was much smaller than our modern orchestras.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which instrument is NOT part of the viol family?

a)

Violoboe

b)

 

Violoncello (cello)

c)

 

Bass viol (double bass)

d)

Violin

e)

Viola

42.

What is Rondo form?

a)

 

The main theme returns again and again

b)

ABA

c)

AABCAA

d)

ABACA

e)

None of these

43.

What is Ritornello form?

a)

 

The main theme returns again and again

b)

ABA

c)

AABCAA

d)

ABACA

e)

None of these

44.

Which of The Four Seasons is considered most famous?

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

45.

Pachelbel's Canon in D features a basso continuo throughout.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which genre did Vivaldi NOT compose for?

a)

Quartets

b)

Sacred Music

c)

Operas

d)

Concertos

e)

Program Music

47.

Which of these are NOT a characteristic quality of later Baroque instrumental music?

a)

 The basso continuo was shunned as it was likened to music of earlier periods

b)

Melodies have larger leaps and a wider range than music that preceded it.

c)

Harmonies are established by the use of major and minor tonalities, which are the building blocks of the harmonies we use even today.

d)

Meters become repetitive and rhythmic.

e)

Instruments are developed into stable ones, which leads to the emergence of the string orchestra.

48.

In a fugue, what is an "episode?"

a)

opening section where each voice presents the subject

b)

"Point against point," that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.

c)

Two melodies that follow each other, yet are significantly contradictory

d)

theme; primary musical idea. It is imitative (as discussed earlier!) with embellished cadences, which is played in multiple voices.

e)

free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)

49.

What composition featured 24 pieces in every key?

a)

Mass in B minor

b)

Brandenberg Concerto

c)

Art of the Fugue

d)

Lute Suite in E minor

e)

The Well-Tempered Clavier

50.

What type of piece is "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme?"

a)

Sonata

b)

Cantata

c)

Oratorio

d)

Exposition

e)

Chamber Piece

51.

In a fugue, what is an "exposition?"

a)

Two melodies that follow each other, yet are significantly contradictory

b)

"Point against point," that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.

c)

theme; primary musical idea. It is imitative (as discussed earlier!) with embellished cadences, which is played in multiple voices.

d)

opening section where each voice presents the subject

e)

free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)

52.

What is "counterpoint?"

a)

Two melodies that follow each other, yet are significantly contradictory

b)

"Point against point," that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.

c)

theme; primary musical idea. It is imitative (as discussed earlier!) with embellished cadences, which is played in multiple voices.

d)

opening section where each voice presents the subject

e)

free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)

53.

In a fugue, what is the "subject?"

a)

Two melodies that follow each other, yet are significantly contradictory

b)

"Point against point," that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.

c)

theme; primary musical idea. It is imitative (as discussed earlier!) with embellished cadences, which is played in multiple voices.

d)

opening section where each voice presents the subject

e)

free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)

54.

What type of composition did Bach write weekly in the latter part of his career?

a)

Cantata

b)

Symphony

c)

Lute Suite

d)

String Quartet

e)

Concerto

55.

Bach wrote the Brandenberg Concertos while employed by the

a)

 

Duke of Weimar

b)

 

Queen of Sheeba

c)

 

King Dr H

d)

 

Prince of Leipzig

e)

 

Prince of Cothen