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Many Medieval secular songs were strophic in form, which means |
| | A) | That each verse of text was sung to the same melody. |
| | B) | The song included a recurring line of words and its distinctive melody. |
| | C) | That it was polyphonic. |
| | D) | That these songs were about love. |
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When a single syllable of text is spread over several notes in a chant, that section of the chant is considered to be |
| | A) | Syllabic |
| | B) | Latin |
| | C) | From the Book of Psalms |
| | D) | Melismatic |
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Hildegard’s music is similar to Gregorian chant in that it |
| | A) | Has melodies that tend to be freer and less controlled in range from high to low notes. |
| | B) | Is monophonic and is written with unmeasured rhythms. |
| | C) | The text is in a vernacular language. |
| | D) | Is polyphonic. |
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Which of the following statements is not true about Machaut's Messe de Notre Dame? |
| | A) | All of the sections of the Mass Ordinary are written by Machaut. |
| | B) | The mass represented the most advanced compositional techniques of his time. |
| | C) | The Messe de Notre Dame contained less ornamentation and contrary motion than had been common in earlier masses. |
| | D) | The Messe de Notre Dame was written for four voices. |
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Which of the following is not true about church modes? |
| | A) | Church modes are systems of scales. |
| | B) | Church modes are entirely different from the major and minor scales used today. |
| | C) | The half steps and whole steps of church modes fall in different places than in today’s major and minor scales. |
| | D) | Church modes do not express a strong tonal center. |
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Which of the following statements about Medieval secular music is not true? |
| | A) | It was sung in church. |
| | B) | It was sung in the vernacular. |
| | C) | It was sung by troubadours, trouvéres, minnesingers, and minstrels. |
| | D) | Some texts were humorous or bawdy. |
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Which of the following statements about the motet is true? |
| | A) | It was originally a form of secular music. |
| | B) | It was monophonic. |
| | C) | It grew out of the two-part organa in the thirteenth century. |
| | D) | A chant was typically retained in some form in the highest voice part. |
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Which of the following is not true? |
| | A) | The rhythm of chants is strict. |
| | B) | The rhythm of chants is unmeasured. |
| | C) | The rhythm of chants is non-metric. |
| | D) | The rhythm of chants has no regular pattern of beats or accents. |
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Which composers are most associated with early polyphonic music called organa (singular organum)? |
| | A) | Machaut and Hildegard of Bingen. |
| | B) | Hildegard of Bingen and Beatriz of Dia. |
| | C) | Machaut and Beatriz of Dia. |
| | D) | Léonin and Pérotin. |
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Gregorian chant is also known as |
| | A) | Secular music. |
| | B) | Plainchant. |
| | C) | Polyphonic music. |
| | D) | Liturgy. |
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Hildegard of Bingen was |
| | A) | Was born in France. |
| | B) | 38 when she died. |
| | C) | An accomplished female composer. |
| | D) | Canonized as a saint. |
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Why is plainchant referred to as Gregorian chant? |
| | A) | Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who served as pope from 590 to 604. |
| | B) | Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory II, who served as pope from 590 to 604. |
| | C) | Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who served as pope from 604 to 617. |
| | D) | Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who served as pope from 715 to 731. |
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The liturgy of the Mass is divided into two parts, which are called the |
| | A) | Kyrie and Gloria. |
| | B) | Ordinary and the Proper. |
| | C) | Credo and Sanctus. |
| | D) | Benedictus and Agnus Dei. |
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