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Composers use word-painting to emphasize the text, perhaps with a drawn-out word over many notes. |
… |
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In strophic songs, the same music is repeated for each stanza of the text. |
True |
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Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music? |
Sacred |
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Which of the following terms describe words without specific meanings in songs? |
nonlexical vocalise scat-singing |
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Secular music is often sung in the language of the people singing it. |
True |
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Another word for lyrics in a song is: |
Text |
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Match each musical selection to the term that best describes the text setting that you hear in the example. |
neumatic – Amazing Grace syllabic – Beethoven: Ode to Joy & America melismatic – Hildegard: Kyrie |
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The word "song" refers to any piece of music. |
False |
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The national anthem O Canada is often sung alternating two languages. Listen to this selection and answer the following question: Which language is heard in the middle in this recording? |
French |
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Which of the following tunes had the words written after the melody was composed? |
Burning Down the House I Got Rhythm Both Correct |
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How would you best classify the text setting in this example? (Song: Heldigard: Kyrie) |
Melismatic |
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The national anthem O Canada is often sung alternating two languages. Listen to this selection and answer the following question: In which language does the choir begin and end the anthem? |
English |
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A song in which the music is repeated for each stanza of the poem is called: |
Strophic |
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Music with words that are in the language of the people is said to be in the: |
vernacular |
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How would you best classify the text setting in this example? (Song – Simple Gifts) |
Mostly Syllabic |
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Which of the following terms describes the number of notes given to each syllable of text? |
syllabic melismatic neumatic |
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Which of the following best describes the setting of a few notes to a syllable of text? |
Neumatic |
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Which of the following terms best describes the setting of many notes to a syllable? |
melismatic |
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In the medieval and Renaissance eras, Latin was the language of which institutions? |
Roman Catholic church Roman Empire universities |
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All songs contain actual sung words. |
False |
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Match each example to the language in which it is being sung. |
German Brahms: Wiegenlied English Taverner: Hymn to the Mother of God French Lassus: Bonjour mon coeur Latin Verdi: Dies irae from the Requiem |
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