Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 13 Quiz

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Question #1
The English version of Sumer is icumen in is best described as:
A.   secular music
B.   liturgical music
C.   sacred music
Question #2
The melodic texture of Sumer is icumen in is best described as:
A.   polyphonic
B.   monophonic
C.   homophonic
Question #3
The text of Sumer is icumen in tells of:
A.   the praise of the Virgin Mary
B.   tales of victorious battles
C.   Summer, the season of renewal
Question #4
In which form is Sumer is icumen in set?
A.   round
B.   ternary
C.   melismatic
Question #5
The texture of Sumer is icumen in is best described as:
A.   stereophonic
B.   monophonic
C.   polyphonic
Question #6
The lower two voices in Sumer is icumen in sing short repeated ideas known as:
A.   a refrain
B.   an ostinato
C.   a verse
Question #7
Which era does Sumer is icumen in exemplify?
A.   Classical
B.   Renaissance
C.   Middle Ages
Question #8
Fair Phyllis is best described as a:
A.   madrigal
B.   motet
C.   melisma
Question #9
One of the earliest examples of secular polyphony comes from:
A.   England
B.   France
C.   Italy
Question #10
The constant imitation from beginning to end in between the voices of Sumer is icumen in is characteristic of its genre, which is:
A.   a ballad
B.   a rondeau
C.   a round
Question #11
The original singers of Sumer is icumen in were probably male.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
The main rhythmic pattern found in Sumer is icumen in is short-short-short-long.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Sumer is icumen in has no repeated musical sections.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
Fair Phyllis features repeated sections with repeated text.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some 20 years.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
The principal genres of Renaissance secular music are strictly monophonic in texture.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
The madrigal flourished principally in France.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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