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Question #1
Composers in the Renaissance often used ________ in one voice as a basis for elaborate ornamentation in other voices.
A.
Spain.
B.
Greece.
C.
Italy.
D.
England.
Question #2
Despite being of northern European birth, Josquin spent most of his career in
A.
by using a homorhythmic texture
B.
All possible answers.
C.
by using a full-chord sound
D.
by using long note values
Question #3
How does Josquin create musical contrast in the final two lines of the text, "O Mater Dei, memento mei"?
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #4
Humanism was inspired by ancient Greek and Roman cultures.
A.
German
B.
Italian
C.
Latin
D.
French
Question #5
In which language is the text of Josquin’s motet written?
A.
during the triple meter sections.
B.
only briefly at the beginning.
C.
as a cantus firmus throughout the whole work.
D.
He does not incorporate an older Gregorian chant.
Question #6
Josquin’s Ave Maria...virgo serena incorporates an older Gregorian chant
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #7
One of the most popular subjects of the sacred Renaissance motet was the Virgin Mary.
A.
Religious belief shifted to a more personal connection with the divine.
B.
Religious belief was a core aspect of identity.
C.
The Renaissance was an age of unquestioning faith.
D.
Worshippers focused on the Virgin Mary.
Question #8
Which of the following statements about religion during the Renaissance is NOT true?
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #9
Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.
A.
personal; sacred
B.
sacred; secular
C.
secular; personal
D.
secular; sacred
Question #11
The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominantly ______ to a more ______ one.
A.
sixteenth century
B.
seventeenth century
C.
fifteenth century
D.
fourteenth century
Question #12
The ________ is regarded as the golden age of the a cappella style.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #13
The art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.
A.
each voice sings a different text in praise of the Virgin Mary.
B.
there is a musical reference to a preexisting plainchant.
C.
the meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple.
D.
the text is a rhymed poem.
Question #14
The following statements are true about Josquin’s motet EXCEPT which one?
A.
trained male singers.
B.
trained female singers.
C.
trained male and female singers.
D.
the church congregation.
Question #15
The multivoiced sacred music of the Renaissance was sung by
A.
non-imitative polyphony.
B.
imitative polyphony.
C.
homorhythmic.
D.
monophony.
Question #16
The predominant texture in Josquin’s motet Ave Maria...virgo serena is
A.
the Virgin Mary.
B.
the Holy Spirit.
C.
Hildegard of Bingen.
D.
Saint Anne.
Question #17
The text of Josquin’s motet Ave Maria...virgo serena praises the virtues of
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #18
The use of a fixed melody in one voice was a compositional technique found in sacred Renaissance motets.
A.
rhythmic mode
B.
polyphonic melody
C.
dissonant melody
D.
preexisting melody
Question #19
What is a cantus firmus?
A.
"sweeter" thirds and sixths
B.
fuller chords
C.
All possible answers.
D.
carefully controlled dissonance
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