Middle Ages- Motet

Question 1

True or False

Motets feature primary harmonic intervals: perfect fourths, fifths, and octaves; other intervals also appear.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Define motet

Answer 2

from the French word mot (word), referring to the addition of new texts to existing music
a vocal composition with or without instrumental accompaniment
can be sacred or secular
flourished from the 13th to the 16th centuries

Question 3

O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies originates from
A. Musica Enchiriadis
B. Magnus Liber Organi
C. Bamberg Codex
D. Reformatrix hominum

Answer 3

C. Bamgerg Codex

Question 4

Which is true?
A. In the motet, different new texts are sung at the same time as the Haec dies cantus firmus.
B. In the motet, new texts are alternated with the cantus firmus to create a ABA structure

Answer 4

A. In the motet, different new texts are sung at the same time as the Haec dies cantus firmus.

Question 5

O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies has how many voices?

Answer 5

Three

Question 6

True or False

The lowest voice sings the cantus firmus.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

In which century did music begin to juxtapose sacred with secular lyrics?
A. 12th century
B. 13th century
C. 14th century
D. 15th century

Answer 7

B. 13th century

Question 8

True or False

The uppermost voice is motetus

Answer 8

False- the uppermost voice is the triplum

Question 9

Which is correct about O mitissima/Virgo/Haec?
A. This composition has a homorhythmic texture and exhibits polytextuality.
B. This composition has a polyphonic texture and a free-flowing rhythm.
C. This composition has a polyphonic texture and exhibits polytextuality.

Answer 9

C. This composition has a polyphonic texture and exhibits polytextuality.

Question 10

Which voice sings a portion of the cantus firmus in O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies?
A. duplum
B. triplum
C. quadlum
D. tenor

Answer 10

d. tenor

Question 11

True or False

The upper voices are generally more rhythmically active and often cross parts.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

How did the Motet originate?

Answer 12

By adding new texts to existing clausulae, Pérotin effectively created a new genre, the motet.

Question 13

Define polytextuality

Answer 13

two or more texts heard simultaneously
as a result, the words can sometimes be hard to distinguish
a characteristic feature of the 13th-century motet

Question 14

True or False

the middle voice is the motetus

Answer 14

true

Question 15

In France, composers of the motets began to break away from the Latin texts and the liturgy. In which country did composers choose to stick with the sacred Latin themes?
A. Germany
B. England
C. Spain
D. Belgium

Answer 15

B. England