Chapter 2 Test

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

Term Used to describe the 15 and 16 centuries in Europe, A period of geographic exploration and adventure as well as intellectual curiosity and individualism

Question 2

Humanism

Answer 2

The dominant intellectual movement of the renaissance, focusing on human life and its accomplishments

Question 3

Church Modes

Answer 3

Scales containing 7 tones with an 8 tone duplicating the first an octave higher but with patterns of whole and half steps different from major and minor scales; used in medieval Renaissance and twentieth-century music and in folk music

Question 4

Drone

Answer 4

Long sustained tone or tones accompanying a melody

Question 5

Ars Nova

Answer 5

Term used my musical theorist to describe the profound stylistic changes of Italian and French music in the 14th century

Question 6

Mass Ordinary

Answer 6

Roman catholic church texts that remain the same from day to day throughout most of the year

Question 7

Word Painting

Answer 7

Musical representation of specific poetic images

Question 8

A cappella

Answer 8

Choral music without instrumental accompaniment

Question 9

Hildegard of Bingen

Answer 9

Abbess, first woman composer that we have record of. Made O successores / Had visions that inspired her music

Question 10

Secular Music

Answer 10

non religious music

Question 11

Sacred Music

Answer 11

Religious music

Question 12

Gregorian Chant

Answer 12

Official music of Roman Catholic church, consists of melody set to sacred latin texts and sung without accompaniment

Question 13

Organum

Answer 13

Medieval music that consists of gregorian chant and one or more melodic lines

Question 14

School of Notre Dame

Answer 14

In Paris, became center of polyphonic music. Leonin and Perotin as well as their followers are referred to as the school of Noter Dame

Question 15

Leonin/Perotin

Answer 15

there music used measured rhythm (at beginning they the new notation was limited to only certain rhythmic patterns and the beat was subdivided into 3, the symbol of the trinity)

Question 16

Troubadours

Answer 16

Composed music and poems about love (only Secular Music), From southern france, People of low class background, The notation does not indicate rhythm.

Question 17

Troveres

Answer 17

Composed music and poems about love, From northern france, music contained more variety than Troubadours, They developed fixed and musical form, Notation doesn’t indicate rhythm

Question 18

Jongleurs

Answer 18

As low as prostitutes, write songs based on current events; spread news by singing.

Question 19

What are the three social classes of the Middle Ages/Renaissance and how did they differ?

Answer 19

The Nobles (rich), The Clergy (monks), and The Serfs (peasants)

Question 20

Who was Machaut?

Answer 20

Famous musician and poet who traveled to many courts and presented beautifully decorated copies of his music and poetry and noble patrons

Question 21

What years were the Renaissance?

Answer 21

1450 - 1600

Question 22

What years were the Middle Ages?

Answer 22

450 - 1450

Question 23

When did the new system of notation begin?

Answer 23

The early 14th century

Question 24

What made Ars Nova different?

Answer 24

(the new art) When the new system or notation began

Question 25

What cities were the centers of music?

Answer 25

Paris and Venice

Question 26

What is an Estampie?

Answer 26

A Medieval dance

Question 27

What was the subject of secular songs

Answer 27

Love

Question 28

What was the highlight of a monk’s day?

Answer 28

The mass because they got to sing

Question 29

The use of organs in church?

Answer 29

Used with music just not often because the clergy thought it distracted from worship

Question 30

Who held the monopoly on learning in the Middle Ages?

Answer 30

Monks