Listening Exam 1

Question 1

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 1

Epitaph of Seikilos (1st Century), written on a tombstone in memory of someone

Question 2

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 2

Plainchant Mass for Christmas Day (Introit), choir of all men with Latin text

Question 3

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 3

Beatriz de Dia: A chantar (early 13th century), sung by a Troubairitz (female traveling entertainer performing songs, acts, poetry, etc. in their vernacular (French))

Question 4

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 4

Peire Vidal: Baros, de mon dan covit (1200), sung by a Troubadour (male traveling entertainer performing songs, acts, poetry, etc. in their vernacular (French))

Question 5

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 5

Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria (ca. 1270-90), sacred subject matter in secular music, Portuguese song, highly syllabic, in strophic form with a refrain

Question 6

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 6

Walther von der Vogelweide: Palästinalied (1200), German Minnesingers developed their own rep of songs, Minnelieder were written in bar form creating an AAB pattern

Question 7

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 7

Anonymous: Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor deus (ca. 1120-1130), melismatic organum, switches between harmony and chant

Question 8

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 8

Leoninus: Viderunt omnes (mid- to late 12th century)

Question 9

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 9

Perotinus: Viderunt omnes (late 12th century)

Question 10

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 10

Anonymous: Factum est salutare/Dominus (13th century)

Question 11

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 11

Anonymous: Super te/Sed fulsit/Dominus (13th century)

Question 12

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 12

Anonymous: A Paris/On parole/Frese nouvele (late 13th century)

Question 13

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 13

Anonymous: Flos ut rosa floruit (second half of 13th century)

Question 14

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 14

Guillaume de Machaut Messe de Nostre Dame: Kyrie (1360s)

Question 15

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 15

Machaut: Je puis trop bien ma dame comparer (1350?)

Question 16

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 16

Machaut Douce dame jolie (1330-1350?)

Question 17

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 17

Machaut Ma fin est mon commencement (1350-1360?)

Question 18

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 18

Francesco Landini Ecco la primavera (second half of 14th century)

Question 19

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 19

Jacopo Bologna Non al suo amante (1340-1360)

Question 20

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 20

Anonymous: Sumer is icumen in (ca. 1250)

Question 21

Artist, Title, Time Period, Fact?

Answer 21

Anonymous: La quinte estampie real (second half 13th century)