Music Appreciation ch. 16-20

Which of the following does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance?

women were discouraged from performing music in the home

The expressive device that Renaissance composes used to pictorialize words musically is called:

word-painting

Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?

the madrigal

Where was the madrigal first developed?

Italy

The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the:

madrigal

Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important?

they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal

Madrigals with simper and more accessible texts were especially favored in:

England

Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer’s Fair Phyllis?

pastoral and light

Who invented the printing press?

Johannes Gutenberg

The invention of the printing press allowed:

books to become available to the middle class

(T/F) Only professional musicians performed secular music during the Renaissance

false

(T/F) During the Renaissance, the study of a musical instrument was considered improper for ladies

false

(T/F) The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal

true

(T/F) Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression.

true

(T/F) The text of Arcadelt’s madrigal II bianco e dolce cigno has levels of meanings, some of which are erotic

true

(T/F) England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form

true

(T/F) Unlike madrigals, Fair Phyllis has no word-painting

false

(T/F) The printing press had little impact on secular music

false

Which of the following was a characteristic of medieval art abandoned in the Renaissance?

space organized in a succession of planes

Which of the following characterizes humanism?

thinking centered on human issues and individuality, inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, independence from tradition and religion

Which genre of vocal music was NOT used in Renaissance church services?

the chanson

Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?

it has fuller harmonies, it has smoothly gliding lines, it is performed a cappella

What best describes the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?

imitative

The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:

a cantus firmus

What is a cactus firms?

a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass

Which early Renaissance composer exerted influence on generation of composers who followed?

Josquin des Prez

Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of the:

motet

The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:

in praise of the Virgin Mary

Wha is the musical basis of Joaquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?

a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody

(T/F) Medieval artists preferred to depict their subjects in profile rather than facing front

false

(T/F) Humanism was inspired by the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome

true

(T/F) The Renaissance motet is a sacred genre with a single Latin text

true

(T/F) The preeminent composers of motets in the early Renaissance were from Italy

true

(T/F) Joaquin’s career centered exclusively in his native France

false

(T/F) Joaquin did not use preexisting melodies in his sacred works

false

The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:

the Mass

The portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called:

the Ordinary

The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called:

the Proper

What was the primary language of the Mass?

Latin

Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

The first session of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy, is called the:

Kyrie

Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?

the Credo

Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

Martin Luther

In the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on:

the inclusion of instruments in the service

After the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:

the Counter-Reformation

Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Council of Trent?

using more musical instruments to enhance church music

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Which of the following best describes the intended performance practice for the Pope Marcellus Mass?

It would have been sung by an all-male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos

Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?

six-voice polyphony

(T/F) The texts of the Mass that change for each service make up the Ordinary

false

(T/F) The Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary of the Mass

false

(T/F) The text for the final portion of the Ordinary, the Agnus Dei, is divided into three parts

true

(T/F) Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement

true

(T/F) The reform movement in the Catholic church brough about by the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter-Reformation

true

(T/F) The Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century

true

(T/F) The dense counterpoint in the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices

true

Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:

soft or loud

The ______ is an end-blown flute with a breathy tone

recorder

Early instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and the sackbut, were categorized as:

loud

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?

the shawm

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:

sackbut

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?

ronde

Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?

Antwerp

Which of the following does NOT characterize the dances that Susato published?

irregular phrase lengths

(T/F) Early instrumental music largely depended on improvisation

true

(T/F) Bas instruments wer used frequently for outdoor occasions during the Middle Ages

false

(T/F) The rebec was a type of wind instrument

false

(T/F) The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music

true

(T/F) Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation

true

(T/F) Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments, such as recorders and strings

true

(T/F) The dance music that Susato published is monophonic

false

(T/F) The dance music of Susato appeared in print and hence was not suitable for improvisation

false

During the seventeenth century, women who desired a public voice through music often joined a:

convent

Which of the following was a reason that a woman would join a convent during the seventeenth century?

to avoid an unwanted marriage, to have an outlet for musical talent, to seek asylum after being widowed

The canticle of Mary is generally known as the:

Magnificat

During which service does the Magnificat occur?

Vespers

What service did Chiara Margarita Cozzolani provide for the convent of St. Radegonda?

composer

Which of the following is a type of music NOT composed by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani?

the secular cantata

The dramatic and mystical qualities of Cozzolani’s setting of the Magnificat are similar to those of what other significant artwork?

Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Teresa

Of the following, which characterizes Cozzolani’s music for the Magnificat?

expressive and rich in word-painting

What are the performing forces for Cozzalani’s Magnificat?

two choirs, two soprano soloists, and organ and strings

The prayer of praise at the end of the Magnificat is called the:

doxology

(T/F) Creative voices from groups excluded from equal opportunity seldom have any emotional impact

false

(T/F) Women who made a name for themselves as professional musicians were often viewed as having low morals

true

(T/F) The convent of St. Radegonda in Milan was famous for its music-making

true

(T/F) The Catholic church supported the performances of nuns in public and their use of polyphony

false

(T/F) In convents, men frequently joined the nuns’ choir in order to perform the bass parts

false

(T/F) Although coming from the family of a wealthy Milanese merchant, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani entered a convent and professed her final vows at age eighteen

true

(T/F) In Cozzolani’s Magnificat, the choirs often sing in homophony

true

(T/F) Cozzolani wrote the text of her Magnificat

false