Reading Quiz 6 Flashcards
The Middle Ages refers to what period of European history?
the fifth to the fifteenth cenury
The official music of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was a great repertory of melodies designated for the liturgy, which were known as
plainchant
Because plainchant does not have clear beat or meter, it is said to be
nonmetrical
Which of the following statements about plainchant is false?
Plainchant is based on the major/minor system
In Gregorian recitation, the pitch on which the text is sung is called the
reciting tone.
Groups of notes sung on a single syllable are called
melismas.
The plainchant genre that consists of a series of short tunes each sung twice, with some variation, is called
sequence.
What were medieval poet-composers called in Germany?
Minnesingers
When all the stanzas of a poem are set to the same melody, the song’s form is called
strophic
The fist step in the development of organum was
Adding a second melody that moved parallel to the original chant, note by note.
Master Leonin and his follower Pertain are known as part of what school of organum?
The Notre Dame School
Sumer Is Icumen In is and example of
a round or canon
The structural technique of repeating long rhythmic patterns over and over at different pitch levels each time is called
Isorhythm.
Machaut’s Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient” is and example of a
Chanson
The salient characteristic of Machaut’s chansons is the use of
non-imitative polyphony
The names of medieval modes-which are different from the major or minor modes-come from which language?
Greek
The Requiem Mass is sung at what occasion?
A funeral
Music in the Middle Ages in Europe was cultivated and supported by
The Christian church.
After 1300, the newer, more sophisticated polyphony being created by composers was known as
Ars nova.
Which type of piece-based on a fragment of chant-often presented more than one set of lyrics simultaneously?
Motet
Which of the following statements is not true about estampies?
They had complex musical arrangements that were meticulously notated.
Why is Hildegard of Bingen so notable?
She composed plainchant melodies in her own style
What is the difference between troubadours and trousers?
The troubadours were from southern France and the trousers were from northern France
Who were the jongleurs?
Popular musicians of the Middle ages
What is the basic form of the sequence?
A series of short tunes that are repeated(AA’BB’CC’)
