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Listen to Josquin Desprez's Ave Maria . . . Virgo Serena then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
Ave Maria . . . Virgo Serena (8140.0K)

1

Josquin's work is known as a
A)Mass movement.
B)madrigal.
C)motet.
D)galliard.
2

The compositional technique in which each voice enters successively with the same melodic contour is known as
A)polyphonic imitation.
B)word painting.
C)a cappella.
D)passamezzo.
3

The best description of texture in this work is that
A)six voices sing consistently throughout.
B)four voices sing consistently throughout.
C)sometimes all voices sing together, and other times only two voices sing together.
D)although the work is written for four voices, only two voices ever sing together.
4

The best description of the meter in this example is that
A)it is entirely in triple meter, to symbolize the Trinity.
B)it is entirely in duple meter.
C)it switches from triple to duple and back to triple again.
D)it switches from duple to triple and back to duple again.
5

Why might Josquin use chords rather than polyphony for the final words of this work?
A)He wants to emphasize the emotional impact of those words.
B)He wants us to hear those words more clearly.
C)He wants to show that this is his personal plea.
D)All of the above.

 

Listen to Palestrina's Kyrie from Pope Marcellus Mass then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
Kyrie from Pope Marcellus Mass (6677.0K)

6

In keeping with the ideals of the Council of Trent, clarity of text was extremely important in Palestrina's work.
A)True
B)False
7

Unlike Machaut’s three-part Agnus Dei, the Kyrie is in a two-part (binary) form.
A)True
B)False
8

This Kyrie was written for a 30 voice choir.
A)True
B)False
9

The melodic contour in Palestrina’s work can best be described as disjunct.
A)True
B)False
10

Palestrina dedicated this work to Pope Marcellus II.
A)True
B)False
11

Listen to Weelkes' As Vesta was Descending then match the following descriptions of musical word painting with the texts, according to the Weelkes performance.
As Vesta was Descending (5539.0K)
1


"descending"
2


"she spied"
3


"two by two"
4


"Then sang the shepherds"
5


"Long live fair Oriana"
Answer choices for questions 1 through 5
A)descending scales
B)two voices
C)imitative polyphony
D)homophony
E)long notes in bass





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