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Listen to Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam (2622.0K)

1

Alleluia comes from a Hebrew word meaning praise ye the Lord.
A)True
B)False
2

Only one singer performs this monophonic music.
A)True
B)False
3

The medieval notation reproduced on page 70 of the text presents the complete Alleluia music example, note for note.
A)True
B)False
4

In this example, many notes are often sung to a single syllable of text.
A)True
B)False
5

This example of Gregorian chant features a female choir.
A)True
B)False

Listen to Hildegard of Bingen's O successores then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
(O successors can be found on CD 1, track 50 of the 4-CD set that accompanies the textbook.)

6

Hildegard’s accomplishments included
A)musical composition and diplomatic affairs.
B)musical composition and poetry.
C)musical composition and scientific writings.
D)all of the above.
7

Hildegard’s work, Ordo virtutum, is the earliest known
A)morality play.
B)chant.
C)church mode.
D)none of the above.
8

This musical example features
A)a male choir only.
B)a female choir only.
C)a mixed choir throughout.
D)a male choir for the first half, and a female choir for the second half.
9

In comparison with the Alleluia, O successors features
A)a lower pitch range.
B)a narrower pitch range.
C)a wider pitch range.
D)a more monophonic texture.
10

The addition of a __________ is a likely medieval performance practice and is performed in this example with a bowed string instrument.
A)chant
B)church mode
C)monophonic texture
D)drone

Listen to Machaut's Puis qu’en oubli then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
Puis quen oubli (2705.0K)

11

The inspiration for Puis qu’en oubli was a real noblewoman named Peronne.
A)True
B)False
12

In keeping with the emotional meaning of the poetry, this song features an unusually high pitch range.
A)True
B)False
13

The rondeau form of this music has nothing to do with the form of the poetry.
A)True
B)False
14

Syncopation can be heard in this example at the ends of the phrases.
A)True
B)False
15

Whether or not all three voices in this rondeau are to be sung is uncertain; however, all three voices are sung in this recording.
A)True
B)False

Listen to Machaut's Agnus Dei from Notre Dame Mass then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
Angus Dei from Notre Dame Mass (5393.0K)

16

The Agnus Dei consists of sections and is in meter.
17

Although the texture of this work is polyphonic, it is based on a Gregorian chant, or .
18

The role of the two upper voices differ from the that of the two lower voices: the upper voices are rhythmically more , while the lower voices are more .
19

The concept of the Trinity is thought to be expressed formally by the number of in this work.
20

Instead of using a large choir and instruments for this performance, Andrew Parrott made the historically informed decision to use only unaccompanied solo voices.





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