MUS 1030 Part 2 Ch 5 Questions and Answers Graded A+

MUS 1030 Part 2 Ch 5 Questions and Answers Graded A+ The correct definition for "a cappella" is: unaccompanied vocal music Which statement accurately defines "motet"? a composition for choir setting a religious, devotional, or solemn text Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:10 / 0:15 Full screen What is a "castrato"? a boy or adult singer who was castrated to keep his voice from changing so that it would remain in the soprano register The Protestant Reformation is important in Western history because it removed the monopoly that the Roman Catholic Church had on official religion in the West, giving rise to competing religious groups. The Counter-Reformation in Western history provided reform of spiritual and financial practices within the Roman Catholic Church. The madrigal is best described as: a popular genre of secular vocal music, originating in Italy, in which four or five voices sing love poems Identify the correct definition for "word painting." the process of depicting the text in music, be it subtly, overtly, or even jokingly, by means of expressive musical devices Which statement does NOT apply to the concept of "humanism"? Humans are the conduit for gifts descending from heaven. (Aesthetic pleasure in the human form. It indulged a passion for invention and discovery. People have the capacity to shape their world. Works of art can exist for pleasure rather than utility.) "Imitation" is best defined as the process by which one or more musical voices, or parts, enter and duplicate exactly for a period of time the music presented by the previous voice. What was the purpose of the Council of Trent? to consider reforms for the Roman Catholic Church Identify the statement about Josquin that is INCORRECT. He was employed at various times by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy. (He was born near the present border between France and Belgium. Attracted by the potential for professional and monetary gain, much of his early career was spent in Italy, where he was a singer in the chapel of various important personages. He composed his most famous motet, Ave Maria, around 1485. Although he wrote in all musical genres of his day, he excelled in composing motets.) Which statement concerning the Renaissance motet is NOT true? sung in the vernacular language of the country of composition (often made use of imitation, intended for devotional use at home or in church, most motet texts drawn from the Old Testament of the Bible, composition for choir) Identify the INCORRECT statement concerning the madrigal. It could be sung by a group of men or women, but never by a mixed group. (The invention of printing made madrigal collections relatively inexpensive. The text was a vernacular poem, most often about love. It was expected that each part would be sung by a solo voice. Music reflects each nuance of the text.) Listen to the opening section of Josquin's Ave Maria and identify the statement that does NOT describe the passage. in triple meter (strong beats are consonant, sung by a choir of a cappella voices, text set in imitative counterpoint, melody moves primarily in conjunct motion) Identify the INCORRECT statement concerning As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending. A consort of string instruments was expected to support the singers. (It was one madrigal in a larger collection dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. The text includes an eclectic mixture of images derived from classical mythology. The composer not only wrote the music but is believed to have written the text as well. The music often depicts the text by its motion or by its texture.)