Madrigal

Question 1

What term does “syllables with no meaning, such as “fa-la-la” or “nonny-nonny-no”” refer to?

Answer 1

nonsense syllables

Question 2

What term does “a popular secular vocal genre that flourished in the 16th century” refer to?

Answer 2

madrigal

Question 3

What term does “employed in madrigals, operas, oratorios” refer to?

Answer 3

Word painting

Question 4

What term does “a characteristic feature of the English madrigal” refer to?

Answer 4

nonsense syllables

Question 5

What term does “16th-century Italian and English strophic song type” refer to?

Answer 5

Ballett

Question 6

What term does “a type of madrigal, generally in simple dancelike style” refer to?

Answer 6

ballett

Question 7

What term does “featured vivid word painting” refer to?

Answer 7

Madrigal

Question 8

The madrigal was essentially a…

Answer 8

secular song

Question 9

What term does “from the Greek khroma (color)” refer to?

Answer 9

chromaticism

Question 10

What term does “based on an intimate relationship between poetry and music” refer to?

Answer 10

madrigal

Question 11

What term does “melodies and harmonies that include any of the notes available within the octave, in either tonal or modal context” refer to?

Answer 11

chromaticism

Question 12

What term does “in vocal works, the music reflects the meaning of the text” refer to?

Answer 12

word painting

Question 13

What term does “musical pictorialization of the text” refer to?

Answer 13

word painting

Question 14

What term does “embraced by English madrigalists” refer to?

Answer 14

ballett

Question 15

What term does “Italian for “little dance”” refer to?

Answer 15

ballett

Question 16

What term does “often includes “fa-la-la” refrains and regular rhythm “ refer to?

Answer 16

ballett`

Question 17

Moro, lasso, al mio duolo is from Gesualdo’s Il Sesto Libro di Madrigali, or…

Answer 17

Sixth Book of Madrigals.

Question 18

How does the text in this section compare with the text of the previous section (“Moro, lasso, al mio duolo/I die, alas, in my suffering”)?

1. Both sections reference death and grief.
2. The starkness of death is now contrasted with a fleeting image of life.

Answer 18

The starkness of death is now contrasted with a fleeting image of life.

Question 19

Does this passage (“E chi mi può dar vita”) feature mainly diatonic or mainly chromatic melodic lines?

Answer 19

Diatonic

Question 20

What word exhibits word painting?

Answer 20

vita- life.

Question 21

Consider the overall motion of the first measure: “Moro, lasso al mio duolo”

Answer 21

Similar motion, descending

Question 22

How do the five voices interact with each other during the first four measures?
“Moro, lasso al mio duolo”
1.Chordal structure creates a sense of unity between the voices.
2. Points of imitation create complexity.

Answer 22

Chordal structure creates a sense of unity between the voices.

Question 23

who wrote MY BONNIE LASS SHE SMILETH

Answer 23

Thomas Morley

Question 24

The popularity of the madrigal in England was launched by the publication of…

Answer 24

Musica transalpina.

Question 25

MY BONNIE LASS SHE SMILETH identify the form of the song and the structure of each of the two stanzas. 1. Through-composed form, ABBA within each stanza. 2. Strophic form, AABB within each stanza. 3. Strophic form, ABBA within each stanza. 4. Through-composed form, AABB within each stanza

Answer 25

Strophic form, AABB within each stanza

Question 26

MY BONNIE LASS SHE SMILETH What occurs in the “Fa la la” refrain of Section B? 1. The meter is the same as in the refrain of Section A. 2. The meter changes from duple to triple.

Answer 26

2. The meter changes from duple to triple.

Question 27

Which composer does "aristocratic Italian composer and lutenist" refer to?

Answer 27

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 28

Which composer does "wrote his own texts, often reflecting a deep sadness, despair" refer to?

Answer 28

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 29

Which composer does "music seems to convey emotional turmoil and distress" refer to?

Answer 29

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 30

Which composer does "known for his unsettling use of chromaticism and dissonance" refer to?

Answer 30

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 31

Which composer does "abrupt harmonic shifts and chord changes" refer to?

Answer 31

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 32

Which composer does "extravagant word painting" refer to?

Answer 32

Carlo Gesualdo

Question 33

What were Carlo Gesualdo's notable genres? 1. Mass 2. Madrigal 3. Chanson 4. Dance Music 5. Organum

Answer 33

2. Madrigal- six books

Question 34

Which composer does "English composer, organist, theorist, and music publisher" refer to?

Answer 34

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 35

Which composer does "influenced by the style of his teacher, William Byrd" refer to?

Answer 35

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 36

Which composer does "published Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke, providing valuable information about 16th-century performance practices for both performers and composers" refer to?

Answer 36

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 37

Which composer does "several of his keyboard pieces appear in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book" refer to?

Answer 37

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 38

Which composer does "his english madrigals include both homorhythmic and contrapuntal textures" refer to?

Answer 38

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 39

Which composer does "easily singable melodic lines" refer to?

Answer 39

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 40

Which composer does "demonstrate a light-hearted character, regular rhythm, and the use of nonsense syllables in the refrain" refer to?

Answer 40

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 41

Which composer does "his virtuosic writing was demonstrated in his keyboard works" refer to?

Answer 41

THOMAS MORLEY

Question 42

What were Thomas Morley's notable genres? 1. madrigal 2. ballett 3. Mass 4. keyboard settings and variations 5. organ settings and variations

Answer 42

madrigal and ballett | keyboard settings and variations