Final Exam Review Flashcards
This deck has all the test questions (excluding the listening and number questions) from all the open chapter quizzes. Once 32 and 33 open the correct answers, I will be adding those as well.
What was a secular French song of the medieval period?
- Chanson
- Carol
- Organum
- Gregorian Chant
- Strophic
Chanson
Of the following, which is not representative of music of the medieval period?
- Harmonies were influenced by non-European music for the first time
- Beginnings of musical form was found in the verse/chorus in carols
- Rhythms gradually became measured
- Melodies were restricted to specific note choices, similar (but not exact) to major and minor scales.
- Cathedral music would feature polyphony, which established the beginnings of harmony
Harmonies were influenced by non-European music for the first time
What was a minstrel from southern France called?
- Troubadour
- Trouvere
- Chanson
- Carol
- Strophic
Troubadour
What type of music would be performed in a Mass by monks?
- Gregorian Chant
- Organum
- Ordinary of the Mass
- Chanson
- Carol
Gregorian Chant
What is the complete mass set to music?
- Ordinary of the Mass
- Gregorian Chant
- Chanson
- Carol
- Orgnaum
Ordinary of the Mass
Which of the following instruments did not have an ancestor in the medieval period?
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Lute
- Violin
Saxohpone
What was a minstrel from northern France called?
- Trouvere
- Troubadour
- Strophic
- Carol
- Chanson
Trouvere
What type of song would be sung to celebrate military conquest?
- Carol
- Organum
- Chanson
- Troubadour
- Trouvere
Carol
What type of music were found in the churches attended by the populace in the medieval period?
- Organum
- Gregorian Chant
- Chanson
- Carol
- Ordinary of the Mass
Organum
True/False: Word painting is the way composers rite music to reflect the literal meaning of the text.
True
Which of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?
- Sacred topics
- Vernacular language
- Use of Latin
- Smooth and predictable Melodies
- May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis
- Social themes and stories
- Vernacular Language
- May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis
- Social themes and stories
True/False: A galliard is in duple meter.
False
Which of these elements describe sacred music in the Renaissance?
- Sacred topics
- Vernacular language
- Use of Latin
- Smooth and predictable melodies
- May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis
- Social themes and stories
- Sacred topics
- Use of Latin
- Smooth and predictable melodies
Which of these are stylistic elements of Renaissance music?
- Instrumental music predominates the style, with some vocal music.
- Harmonies reflect some of that tension through dissonance.
- Melodies have a narrow range, however some secular music has notes that build tension, via a chromatic scale
- Imitation polyphony becomes more prevalent in the motet.
- Duple and triple meter are equally as popular,largely because of the increase in popularity of secular music.
Instrumental music predominates the style, with some vocal music.
Which of the following was NOT an important element in the Renaissance?
- The symphony was developed in this period
- Renaissance means “rebirth”
- Secular music became more important in European society
- Renaissance resulted in an increase in humanism
- The melodies were more emotional and accessible
The symphony was developed in this period
True/False: A pavane is triple meter.
False
The Reformation had something to do with everything listed BUT:
- Martin Luther founded the Council of Trent
- Martin Luther posted the 95 complaints
- Martin Luther Inspired the beginning of Protestantism
- Palestrina continued to write polyphonic music
- The Council of Trent was concerned about polyphonic writings it took away the importance of the text
Martin Luther founded the Council of Trent
Motet writing saw an increase in:
- four-part, polyphonic imitation
- monophonic texture
- homophonic texture
- Formal organization for the first time
- All of these
four-part, polyphonic imitation
What is a figured bass?
- The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music
- A specific bass line, where the accompanist that improvise over
- The baroque development of playing low pitched instruments with ornimentation
- How baroque artists would draw the male models
- The polyphonic approach to writing for male singers
The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music
What is basso continuo?
- A specific bass line, where the accompanist that improvise over
- The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music
- The baroque development of playing low pitched instruments with ornimentation
- How baroque artists would draw the male models
- The polyphonic approach to writing for male singers
A specific bass line, where the accompanist that improvise over
What was “The Doctrine of Emotions?”
- Musical mood could influence the affections of the listener
- Decree by the Council of Trent requiring more solemn writing
- Establishment of strict meter such as duple or triple to glorify God
- The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music
- The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music
Musical mood could influence the affections of the listener
A Ritornello is:
- an instrumental pause between each strophe
- a song in the opera
- speech like singing
- a song for groups of people
- the text of an opera
an instrumental pause between each strophe
What is Monody?
- Songs for soloists
- Songs for groups of people
- Songs with harmony sung by one person
- Songs that reflected emotional content
- songs that were sacred, but sang outside of religious services
Songs for soloists
The Recitative is:
- speech like singing
- a song in the opera
- an instrumental pause between each strophe
- a song for groups of people
- the text of an opera
speech like singing
