Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 14 Quiz

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Question #1
The text of Josquin’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena praises the virtues of:
A.   the Virgin Mary
B.   the Holy Spirit
C.   Saint Anne
Question #2
In which language is Josquin’s motet text written?
A.   French
B.   Italian
C.   Latin
Question #3
The predominant texture in Josquin’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:
A.   monophony
B.   imitative polyphony
C.   homorhythmic
Question #4
The following statements are true about Josquin’s motet EXCEPT:
A.   The text is a rhymed poem.
B.   Each voice sings a different text praising the Virgin Mary.
C.   The meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple.
Question #5
How does Josquin create musical contrast in the final two lines of the text, “O Mater Dei, memento mei”?
A.   by using long note values
B.   by using a homorhythmic texture
C.   neither a nor b
D.   both a and b
Question #6
Which of the following is NOT typical of the Renaissance motet?
A.   monophonic texture and sung in the vernacular
B.   set to Latin texts, often in praise of the Virgin Mary
C.   for multiple voices, sometimes based on a chant
Question #7
Despite being of northern European birth, Josquin spent most of his career in:
A.   Spain
B.   Paris
C.   Italy
Question #8
Composers in the Renaissance often used ________ in one voice as a basis for elaborate ornamentation in other voices.
A.   a cappella singing
B.   homorhythm
C.   a cantus firmus
Question #9
Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena incorporates an older Gregorian chant:
A.   only briefly at the beginning
B.   as a cantus firmus throughout the whole work
C.   during the triple meter sections
Question #10
The period in which there was a surge in rational, scientific problem solving in the Renaissance is called:
A.   divinity
B.   humanism
C.   the Romanesque
Question #11
The most popular subject of the sacred Renaissance motet was the Virgin Mary.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
The text of most sacred Renaissance motets was in Latin.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Humanists were inspired by ancient Egyptian culture.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
Cathedral choir schools were training centers for male singers in the Renaissance.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
A cappella style refers to singing with instrumental accompaniment.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
The use of a fixed melody in one voice was a compositional technique found in sacred Renaissance motets.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
The preeminent composers of sacred Renaissance motets were from southern Italy.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Homorhythm describes a texture in which all of the voices are rhythmically aligned.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
The art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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