Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 20

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Question #1
Early instrumental music relied on the improvisation skills of players.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Early instruments were grouped into the same general families as modern ones.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with
A.   church music.
B.   dance.
C.   song.
Question #4
Instrumental music in the Renaissance was performed strictly with no embellishment of the notated music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Louder (outdoor) Renaissance instruments were categorized as
A.   strings.
B.   bas.
C.   woodwinds.
D.   haut.
Question #6
Musical instruments in the Renaissance were categorized by the loudness of sound they produced.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Renaissance instruments that were appropriate for indoor performances were categorized as
A.   strings.
B.   bas.
C.   haut.
D.   woodwinds.
Question #8
Specific instruments to be used were often identified in the musical scores for Renaissance dance music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Susato is considered a musical jack-of-all trades because he
A.   was a well-known printer.
B.   played virtually all the brass and woodwind instruments of his day.
C.   could not read music.
D.   could only play one instrument.
Question #10
Susato was a member of the ______ city band, an esteemed group of five instrumentalists who performed regular town concerts.
A.   London
B.   Venice
C.   Antwerp
D.   Paris
Question #11
Susato’s Danserye is
A.   a collection of popular dances.
B.   the name of Susato’s civic wind band.
C.   a song collection.
Question #12
Susato’s Three Dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?
A.   galliard
B.   pavane
C.   ronde
Question #13
The knowledge of instruments and performance practice from the Middle Ages and Renaissance comes from
A.   artwork and historical documents.
B.   notated music and historical documents.
C.   notated music.
Question #14
The members of the esteemed Antwerp city band were expert improvisers.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
The pavane, saltarello, and ronde are all
A.   dynamic markings.
B.   names of instruments.
C.   dances.
D.   song forms.
Question #16
The ronde
A.   all possible answers
B.   was originally a country dance.
C.   is a group-oriented dance.
D.   is danced in a circle or line.
Question #17
There was much flexibility of performance of instrumental Renaissance music, based on the occasion and which instruments were on hand.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Tielman Susato was well known for his work as a
A.   composer.
B.   music publisher.
C.   instrumentalist.
D.   all possible answers
Question #19
What do the repeated dance sections of Susato’s Three Dances allow the musicians to do?
A.   Take rests.
B.   Perform melodic embellishments.
C.   Correct any mistakes they may have made the first time.
D.   Take turns dancing.
Question #20
Which instrument is an ancestor of the oboe?
A.   lute
B.   shawm
C.   cornetto

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