Chapter 17 Quiz

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. What was William Byrd's official title?

Principal Violinist for the London Philharmonic correct incorrect

Composer in Residence at Buckingham Palace correct incorrect

Westminster Abbey Choirmaster correct incorrect

Organist at London's Chapel Royal correct incorrect

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. What is the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book?

A training manual for English dances correct incorrect

A manuscript of nearly 300 compositions for the harpsichord correct incorrect

A collection of instrumental pieces of varying genres dedicated to Elizabeth I correct incorrect

A collection of sacred instrumental pieces dedicated to St. Mary correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the term for a Renaissance bowed string instrument played upright?

Harpsichord correct incorrect

Lute correct incorrect

Viol correct incorrect

Recorder correct incorrect

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. Unlike Byrd, Dowland was a Catholic-thus, he was forced to leave England and find favor in foreign courts.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Renaissance composers for instrumental music often invented a bass pattern which they repeated frequently throughout a composition in order to provide a stable foundation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Notated music intended solely for instruments was not unheard of before the late Renaissance, but it's not until the 16^th century that we find substantial quantities of such music.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Match the English monarch to their contribution to the nation's conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism

Henry VIII

Reverted to a Protestantism, but used royal power to limit the influence of the most ardent Reformers Reverted the nation to Catholicism and burned Protestants at the stake as heretics Split from the Catholic Church by declaring himself head of the English Church Oversaw the publication of the first Book of Common Prayer

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Edward VI

Reverted to a Protestantism, but used royal power to limit the influence of the most ardent Reformers Reverted the nation to Catholicism and burned Protestants at the stake as heretics Split from the Catholic Church by declaring himself head of the English Church Oversaw the publication of the first Book of Common Prayer

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Queen Mary

Reverted to a Protestantism, but used royal power to limit the influence of the most ardent Reformers Split from the Catholic Church by declaring himself head of the English Church Oversaw the publication of the first Book of Common Prayer Reverted the nation to Catholicism and burned Protestants at the stake as heretics

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Queen Elizabeth

Reverted to a Protestantism, but used royal power to limit the influence of the most ardent Reformers Reverted the nation to Catholicism and burned Protestants at the stake as heretics Oversaw the publication of the first Book of Common Prayer Split from the Catholic Church by declaring himself head of the English Church

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. Match the genre to its definition.

Pavan

slow, ceremonial dance in duple meter polyphonic composition built around consecutive points of imitation sprightly, fast dance in triple meter

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Galliard

polyphonic composition built around consecutive points of imitation slow, ceremonial dance in duple meter sprightly, fast dance in triple meter

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Fantasia

slow, ceremonial dance in duple meter sprightly, fast dance in triple meter polyphonic composition built around consecutive points of imitation

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. Listen to the following selection from Byrd's "Pavana Lachrymae." How can you tell that this is the second section (first variation of A)?

The bottom notes are held far longer than in the original statement of the theme correct incorrect

The theme is restated in multiple voices, rather than only one correct incorrect

The theme is varied with a series of faster falling pitches, first in the soprano, then in the tenor correct incorrect

Byrd changes keys entirely, with this section in a far sunnier "major" key than the original theme correct incorrect