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Chapter 6 Quiz
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not completed
.
___________ posted his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, effectively beginning the Protestant Reformation.
a) Henry VIII
correct
incorrect
b) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
c) Martin Luther
correct
incorrect
d) Jean Calvin
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The ___________ was a strophic German hymn sung in the Lutheran church.
a) Tenorlied
correct
incorrect
b) Chorale
correct
incorrect
c) Ricercare
correct
incorrect
d) Motet
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Martin Luther severely limited musical singing in church, only allowing monophonic psalms to be sung.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A continuous bass line, with realized harmonies, is called ___________.
a) Ricercare
correct
incorrect
b) Contrafactum
correct
incorrect
c) Concertato style
correct
incorrect
d) Basso continuo
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In its original sense, "concertato style" refers to ___________.
a) The use of contrasting timbres as a central compositional characteristic
correct
incorrect
b) A genre featuring a solo instrument, accompanied by an orchestra
correct
incorrect
c) A style in which voice parts and instrumental parts are interchangeable
correct
incorrect
d) The "old style" practiced by Palestrina
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Marco Cara was a noted Italian composer of frottole.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not an example of vernacular song in sixteenth-century Europe?
a) Frottole
correct
incorrect
b) Chanson
correct
incorrect
c) Madrigal
correct
incorrect
d) Motet
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the sixteenth-century madrigal?
a) Responsive to the text
correct
incorrect
b) In the ars perfecta style
correct
incorrect
c) Polyphonic
correct
incorrect
d) Through-composed
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The poetry of Petrarch was frequently set in sixteenth-century ___________.
a) Chansons
correct
incorrect
b) Frottole
correct
incorrect
c) Madrigals
correct
incorrect
d) Motets
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The vocal and instrumental piece In ecclesiis was composed by ___________.
a) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
b) G. Gabrieli
correct
incorrect
c) Josquin
correct
incorrect
d) Monteverdi
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which composer was roundly criticized by Giovanni Artusi for breaking the traditional rules of counterpoint?
a) Monteverdi
correct
incorrect
b) G. Gabrieli
correct
incorrect
c) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
d) William Byrd
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The early Italian madrigal was dominated by Franco-Flemish composers, but Italian composers gradually took over the genre.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following does not describe Orlando di Lasso?
a) Master of many distinct national styles
correct
incorrect
b) Wrote music in several languages
correct
incorrect
c) Was a proponent of ars perfecta, promoting the international style
correct
incorrect
d) Franco-Flemish
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The Italian madrigal is the best representative of sixteenth-century "literary" music.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Of the following, who was known for composing English madrigals?
a) Thomas Weelkes
correct
incorrect
b) John Ward
correct
incorrect
c) John Wilbye
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
___________ posted his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, effectively beginning the Protestant Reformation.
a) Henry VIII
correct
incorrect
b) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
c) Martin Luther
correct
incorrect
d) Jean Calvin
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The ___________ was a strophic German hymn sung in the Lutheran church.
a) Tenorlied
correct
incorrect
b) Chorale
correct
incorrect
c) Ricercare
correct
incorrect
d) Motet
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Martin Luther severely limited musical singing in church, only allowing monophonic psalms to be sung.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
A continuous bass line, with realized harmonies, is called ___________.
a) Ricercare
correct
incorrect
b) Contrafactum
correct
incorrect
c) Concertato style
correct
incorrect
d) Basso continuo
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
In its original sense, "concertato style" refers to ___________.
a) The use of contrasting timbres as a central compositional characteristic
correct
incorrect
b) A genre featuring a solo instrument, accompanied by an orchestra
correct
incorrect
c) A style in which voice parts and instrumental parts are interchangeable
correct
incorrect
d) The "old style" practiced by Palestrina
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Marco Cara was a noted Italian composer of frottole.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not an example of vernacular song in sixteenth-century Europe?
a) Frottole
correct
incorrect
b) Chanson
correct
incorrect
c) Madrigal
correct
incorrect
d) Motet
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the sixteenth-century madrigal?
a) Responsive to the text
correct
incorrect
b) In the ars perfecta style
correct
incorrect
c) Polyphonic
correct
incorrect
d) Through-composed
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The poetry of Petrarch was frequently set in sixteenth-century ___________.
a) Chansons
correct
incorrect
b) Frottole
correct
incorrect
c) Madrigals
correct
incorrect
d) Motets
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The vocal and instrumental piece In ecclesiis was composed by ___________.
a) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
b) G. Gabrieli
correct
incorrect
c) Josquin
correct
incorrect
d) Monteverdi
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which composer was roundly criticized by Giovanni Artusi for breaking the traditional rules of counterpoint?
a) Monteverdi
correct
incorrect
b) G. Gabrieli
correct
incorrect
c) Palestrina
correct
incorrect
d) William Byrd
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The early Italian madrigal was dominated by Franco-Flemish composers, but Italian composers gradually took over the genre.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Which of the following does not describe Orlando di Lasso?
a) Master of many distinct national styles
correct
incorrect
b) Wrote music in several languages
correct
incorrect
c) Was a proponent of ars perfecta, promoting the international style
correct
incorrect
d) Franco-Flemish
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
The Italian madrigal is the best representative of sixteenth-century "literary" music.
a) TRUE
correct
incorrect
b) FALSE
correct
incorrect
*
not completed
.
Of the following, who was known for composing English madrigals?
a) Thomas Weelkes
correct
incorrect
b) John Ward
correct
incorrect
c) John Wilbye
correct
incorrect
d) All of the above
correct
incorrect
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