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Southern University – Music Program The Enjoyment of Music 200 STUDY GUIDE The Medieval Period & Renaissance Period 1.

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning a. 450-1000 b. 1000-1150 c. 1150-1450 d. 450-1450 Answer: D 2.

The Romanesque period in Europe encompassed the years a. 450-1000 b. 1000-1150 c. 1150-1450 d. 1450-1600 Answer: B 3.

The gothic period in Europe encompassed the years a. 450-1000 b. 1000-1150 c. 1150-1450 d. 1450-1600 Answer: C 4.

The “dark ages” in Europe a. began about 450 with the disintegration of the Roman Empire b. was a period of peace and tranquility c. was a period of cultural growth d. all of the above Answer: A 5.

In the Middle Ages, most important musicians were a. priests b. traveling entertainers c. peasants d. women Answer: C 6.

A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by a. knights in castles b. monks in monasteries c. professors in universities d. wandering minstrels or jongleurs Answer: B Humanities 242-Three Arts in History (Medieval Period)

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During the Middle Ages, women a. were not permitted to sing in church b. sang at all church services c. could sing only in monasteries d. were not permitted to participate in church services Answer: D 8.

An important woman composer of the Middle Ages was a. Alicia de la Rocha b. Amy Beach c. Hildegard of Bingen d. Madonna Answer: C 9.

Most medieval music was a. instrumental b. vocal c. for the piano d. for the organ

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In the Middle Ages the organ a. had not as yet been invented b. was considered the “king of instruments” c. could be carried around the neck d. gradually evolved into a flexible instrument that could play intricate polyphonic music Answer: D 11.

We know from paintings and literary descriptions of the Middle Ages that a. instruments were used b. trumpets and trombones were prominent c. instruments were seldom used d. large orchestras existed Answer: C 12.

Gregorian chant a. is set to sacred Latin texts b. retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ c. was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years d. all of the above Answer: D

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Gregorian chant a. is monophonic in texture b. is polyphonic in texture c. is homophonic in texture d. has no texture Answer: A 14.

Gregorian chant consists of a. one instrument playing alone b. melody sung without accompaniment c. several voices singing in harmony Answer: B 15.

Which of the following is not true of Gregorian chant? a. It conveys a calm, otherworldly quality. b. Its rhythm is flexible, without meter. c. The melodies tend to move by step within a narrow range of pitches. d. It is usually polyphonic in texture. Answer: D 16.

Gregorian chant is seldom heard today because a. it is very difficult to sing, and those who know how are dying out b. the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65 decreed the use of the vernacular in church services c. it is too old-fashioned for modern services d. all of the above Answer: D 17.

Pope Gregory the Great a. composed all of the Gregorian chants b. published all of the Gregorian chants c. reorganized the Catholic church liturgy during his reign from 590 to 604 d. all of the above Answer: D 18.

The church modes were a. forms of religious ritual b. only used in the music of the Catholic church c. the basic scales of western music during the Middle Ages d. chalices to hold holy relics Answer: C 19.

Hildegard of Bingen was a. the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived b. abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg c. a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs

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d. all of the above Answer: D 20.

The French secular songs of the Middle Ages usually dealt with a. the Crusades b. spinning c. love d. all of the above Answer: D 21. Syllabic definition below: a. two or three notes a syllable b. one syllable to one note c. many notes to a syllable d. none of the above Answer: B 22. Neumatic definition below: a. many notes to one syllable b. two or three notes a syllable c. three or more notes a syllable d. none of the above Answer: B 23. Melismatic definition below: a. many notes to one syllable b. two or htree notes a syllable c. three or more notes a syllable d. none of the above Answer: A 24.

The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was a. Paris b. Rome c. Reims d. London Answer: A 25.

The most celebrated Italian composer of the fourteenth century was a. Leonin b. Hildegard of Bingen c. Francesco Landini d. Guillaume de Machaut Answer: C

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An outstanding composer of the ars nova was a. Guillaume de Machaut b. Perotin c. Leonin d. Pope Gregory I Answer: B 27.

The foremost composer of fourteenth-century France was a. Guillaume de Machaut b. Hildegard of Bingen c. Charles V d. Péronne d’Armentières Answer: A 28.

Guillaume de Machaut was a __________ as well musician. a. court official b. poet c. priest d. all of the above Answer: D 29.

Guillaume de Machaut’s compositions consist mainly of a. music for church services b. Gregorian chants c. dance music d. love songs with instrumental accompaniment Answer: B 30.

Which of the following is not a part of the mass ordinary? a. Ave Maria b. Gloria c. Kyrie d. Credo Answer: A 31.

The Notre Dame Mass by Guillaume de Machaut was a. written for three voices without instrumental accompaniment b. written for the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris c. the first polyphonic treatment of the mass ordinary by a known composer d. all of the above Answer: D 32. An estampie is a medieval: a. dance b. method of soile cultivation c. type of jewelry

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d. all of the above Answer: A 33. Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways except for: a. as choirmasters, singers, and organists b. as instrument builders or players c. as music printers and publishers d. as professional orchestral conductors Answer: D 34. The notes in the Middle Ages were called: a. Melismatic b. Nuemes c. Modes d. Syllabic Answer: B 35. The Gregorian Chant has ____parts: a. Four b. Five c. Six d. Three Answer: B 36. The “Ars Nova” was a representation of: a. new music, new style, new technique b. word painting c. Mass d. Gregorian Chant Answer: A 37. The Renaissance is a term representing: a. French b. Italian c. German d. Spanish Answer: A 38. The “Father of the Catholic Church Music” was: a. Francesco Landini b. Josquin des Prez c. Giovanni Palesltrina d. Martin Luther Answer: C

39. List five instruments of the Medieval and Renaissance Period?

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TRUE OR FALSE: 40. The two centers of power in the Medieval Period were the Feudal lord and the state. Answer: False 41. Most of the surviving music from the early Medieval Period is secular. Answer: False 42. The knowledge of early civilization and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries. Answer: True 43. The Renaissance was characterized by an increased awareness of the cultures of learned civilizations: Answer: True 44. The early exploration of the New World took place during the Renaissance. Answer: True 45. The early exploration of the New World took place during the Renaissance. Answer: True 46. In Italy during the Renaissance, a new philosophy called “humanism” developed. The emphasis of humanism is on lthe quality of life on earth, much different from earlier beliefs tht life should be viewed as a preparation for death. Answer: True 47. Claudio Monteverdi was one of the leading composers of madrigals. Answer: True 48. Martin Luther was the leader of the “Catholic Reformation.” Answer: False 49. Polyphony is a musical composition that uses simultaneous but multiple independent melodic parts, lines, or voices. During the Renaissance er, polyphonic music became widespread throughout the culture in both sacred and secular settings due to the revival of interest in art and literature. Answer: True 50. Read carefully all power points in the Medieval and Renaissance Period sections.

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