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1
Music that is performed a cappella is performed
A)Without instrumental accompaniment.
B)Outside of a chapel.
C)With instrumental accompaniment.
D)By a whole consort.
2
Who was one of the most influential composers of the early Renaissance?
A)Claudio Monteverdi
B)William Byrd
C)Guillaume de Machaut
D)Josquin des Prez
3
Many melodies from the early German lieder were eventually used for
A)Italian and French compositions.
B)Gregorian chants.
C)Bass lines in Medieval motets.
D)Chorale sacred songs in the Lutheran Church.
4
Which statement below about the Renaissance madrigal is false?
A)The Renaissance madrigal is a poem set music.
B)The Renaissance madrigal is often sung in Latin.
C)Renaissance madrigals were often twelve-line poems whose subjects were sentimental or erotic.
D)The Renaissance madrigal was composed for three to six voices.
5
Which composer's work is most associated with the Counter Reformation and the work of the Council of Trent (1545 to 1563)?
A)Palestrina
B)Monteverdi
C)Josquin des Prez
D)Carol Gesualdo
6
What would Renaissance composers occasionally do that composers from the Medieval period would not have thought appropriate?
A)Write a bawdy motet for sacred use.
B)Write music for women to sing.
C)Use a secular tune as one of the voices in their religious compositions.
D)Write music for Pope Gregory I.
7
Which of the following is an example of word painting?
A)Notation in a motet that is handwritten instead of printed.
B)A poem about sentimental love.
C)In a madrigal, on the word "heaven" the melody ascends.
D)A type of conversation that is best employed during the first part of a dance.
8
Palestrina is best known for
A)Returning church music to the simplicity and purity of earlier times.
B)Convincing the Council of Trent that polyphony should be completely abolished.
C)Carving a sculpture of David.
D)Being both a composer and a pope.
9
Being able to play or sing music from notation rather than from memory is a skill called
A)Ear training.
B)Sight singing.
C)Word painting.
D)Transcription.
10
What is the difference between a whole consort of musical instruments and a broken consort of musical instruments?
A)A whole consort is made up of woodwind instruments. A broken consort is made up of bowed stringed instruments.
B)A whole consort of musical instruments is assembled in one location while a broken consort has musical instruments placed in small groups around a room.
C)A whole consort of musical instruments could only be afforded by very wealthy music patrons. A broken consort was used by peasants.
D)A whole consort consists only of musical instruments in the same family. A broken consort has musical instruments from different families.
11
Which of the following is not a keyboard instrument?
A)Clavichord.
B)Lute.
C)Harpsichord.
D)Organ.
12
Which of the following is not Renaissance secular vocal music?
A)Motet.
B)Madrigal.
C)Chanson.
D)Lied.
13
Which date range below best fits the Renaissance in music?
A)1300 to 1600.
B)1400 to 1600.
C)1450 to 1600.
D)1450 to 1650.
14
What is the meaning of the term "Franco-Flemish" as it applies to Renaissance music?
A)Renaissance music begun in northern France and Belgium.
B)Renaissance music begun in France, England, and Belgium.
C)Renaissance music begun in northern France, Holland, and Belgium.
D)Renaissance music begun in Holland and Belgium.
15
The ballets, a simplified version of a madrigal, is characterized by
A)An irregular beat.
B)A fa-la-la refrain.
C)Being entirely polyphonic.
D)A smooth and serene style.





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