Motet

Question 1

What term does “a type of polyphony associated with Renaissance style” refer to?

Answer 1

imitative counterpoint:

Question 2

What term does ““counterpoint” comes from the Latin punctis contra punctum (“note against note”)” refer to?

Answer 2

imitative counterpoint:

Question 3

What term does “a time of continued change and development in musical style” refer to?

Answer 3

Renaissance

Question 4

What were Josquin’s notable genres?

1. Organum
2. Chanson
3. Mass
4. Madrigal
5. Motet

Answer 4

motet
Mass
chanson

Question 5

Josquin’s motet is based on a …

Answer 5

Latin poem consisting of five quatrains

Question 6

What composer does “paratactic form: stanzas are often treated uniquely with a variety of textures” refer to?

Answer 6

Josquin des Prez

Question 7

What term does “coupled with syllabic text setting, this technique delivers the text clearly” refer to?

Answer 7

homorhythmic texture

Question 8

What term does “the listener’s attention is drawn to the top voice” refer to?

Answer 8

homorhythmic texture

Question 9

What term does “a motive is passed from one voice to another” refer to?

Answer 9

points of imitation

Question 10

What term does “French for “rebirth”” refer to?

Answer 10

Renaissance

Question 11

What composer does “famous composer in his time
an outstanding representative of the Franco-Flemish school” refer to?

Answer 11

Josquin des Prez

Question 12

What term does “the period spanning the years ca 1450-1600 in European history” refer to?

Answer 12

Renaissance

Question 13

What term does “in imitative counterpoint, a series of thematic entries” refer to?

Answer 13

points of imitation

Question 14

What composer does “pioneered the use of word painting as an expressive device” refer to?

Answer 14

Josquin des Prez

Question 15

What term does “in a multi-voiced composition, when all voices sing in the same rhythm” refer to?

Answer 15

homorhythmic texture

Question 16

What term does ““imitation” refers to the passing of a motive or theme from one voice to another” refer to?

Answer 16

imitative counterpoint:

Question 17

What composer does “richer sonorities involving harmonies that often utilize thirds and sixths, leading to a more consonant sound, as opposed to the hollow effect of octaves and fifths and more frequent use of dissonance prevalent earlier on” refer to?

Answer 17

Josquin des Prez

Question 18

What term does “a chordal (homophonic) texture results” refer to?

Answer 18

homorhythmic texture

Question 19

What composer does “masterful use of counterpoint: for example, imitation, canon” refer to?

Answer 19

Josquin des Prez

Question 20

What term does “could occur at any place in the work, and would often feature a motive other than the imitative theme heard at the beginning” refer to?

Answer 20

points of imitation

Question 21

What composer does “imitation and canon create complex polyphony while still allowing clarity of text” refer to?

Answer 21

Josquin des Prez

Question 22

What composer does “included an array of different textures in his music, ranging from complex patterns of imitation to more homorhythmic passages” refer to?

Answer 22

Josquin des Prez

Question 23

What composer does “incredible sense of linking music and text for expressive effect” refer to?

Answer 23

Josquin des Prez