ACELLUS MUSIC APPRECIATION
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
One of the important developments of renaissance music was...
- CORRECT ANSWER- The madrigal, polyphony
During the renaissance period music was transitioning... -
CORRECT ANSWER- to include religious and secular music,
both for voice and instruments.
one musical form developed during the renaissance period was
the motet,... - CORRECT ANSWER- a short piece of sacred
choral music
During the renaissance period, a school of composers trained
in the Netherlands developed a musical style that was a
combination of two or more independent melodies into a single
harmonic texture. This music style is called... - CORRECT
ANSWER- polyphony
Josquin des Prez's famous mass "Missa Pange Lingua" is
known for the "paraphrase technique" -- which consists of a
preexisting tune carried out... - CORRECT ANSWER- by all
of the voices-- some sustaining, some moving.
,Josquin des Prez's musical style was... - CORRECT
ANSWER- sometimes austere and sometimes wildly ornate.
Josquin de Prez was a famous composer of the (blank) period.
- CORRECT ANSWER- Renaissance music
Which of the following is part of the historical setting of a
musical time period? - CORRECT ANSWER- A country
winning independence from a monarchy is part of the historical
setting
What is an example of a cultural influence on music? -
CORRECT ANSWER- folk songs being handed down in a
community is an example of a cultural influence on music.
Which of the following is part of the musical setting? -
CORRECT ANSWER- the form of the work- mass,
symphony, opera, suite- is part of the musical setting
the aesthetics of a work of music have to do with... -
CORRECT ANSWER- composers' intent and the listeners
response
which of the following is an example of the musical setting? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The development of new instruments
is an example of the musical setting
,The Renaissance music we will study covers the time period
from... - CORRECT ANSWER- 1400 to 1600
What historical event influenced people of the renaissance to
view their lives less controlled by fate and more open to
opportunity? - CORRECT ANSWER- the invention of the
printing press
What historical event influenced people of the renaissance to
view their lives as under their own control and open to
opportunity? - CORRECT ANSWER- Martin Luther
challenged the catholic church
What was a major historical event that took place in the
renaissance period? - CORRECT ANSWER- the end of the
roman empire 1453
which of the following was an artist who painted during the
renaissance period? - CORRECT ANSWER- Leonardo da
Vinci
The best definition of a "madrigal" is a... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Part song that incorporates polyphony, is usually
on a secular subject, and is often unaccopmanied.
, The music written by Josquin des Prez is... - CORRECT
ANSWER- both sacred and secular
Josquin des Prez was a master of the emerging high
renaissance composition style of... - CORRECT ANSWER-
complex polyphonic vocal music
Giovanni da Palestrina is known for his... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Development of renaissance counterpoint
Giovanni da Palestrina was a native of ... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Rome
Giovanni da Palestina, a composer known for his developments
in counterpoint,... - CORRECT ANSWER- composed motets,
offertories, masses, and madrigals
At one point in his life, Palestina was given the prestigious
honor of being invited to become part of the pope's... -
CORRECT ANSWER- personal choir
Giovanni da Palestrina was frantically supported by... -
CORRECT ANSWER- clergy and ruling families
Which of the following is true of the relationship of composer
Palestrina with Pope Marcelus? - CORRECT ANSWER-
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
One of the important developments of renaissance music was...
- CORRECT ANSWER- The madrigal, polyphony
During the renaissance period music was transitioning... -
CORRECT ANSWER- to include religious and secular music,
both for voice and instruments.
one musical form developed during the renaissance period was
the motet,... - CORRECT ANSWER- a short piece of sacred
choral music
During the renaissance period, a school of composers trained
in the Netherlands developed a musical style that was a
combination of two or more independent melodies into a single
harmonic texture. This music style is called... - CORRECT
ANSWER- polyphony
Josquin des Prez's famous mass "Missa Pange Lingua" is
known for the "paraphrase technique" -- which consists of a
preexisting tune carried out... - CORRECT ANSWER- by all
of the voices-- some sustaining, some moving.
,Josquin des Prez's musical style was... - CORRECT
ANSWER- sometimes austere and sometimes wildly ornate.
Josquin de Prez was a famous composer of the (blank) period.
- CORRECT ANSWER- Renaissance music
Which of the following is part of the historical setting of a
musical time period? - CORRECT ANSWER- A country
winning independence from a monarchy is part of the historical
setting
What is an example of a cultural influence on music? -
CORRECT ANSWER- folk songs being handed down in a
community is an example of a cultural influence on music.
Which of the following is part of the musical setting? -
CORRECT ANSWER- the form of the work- mass,
symphony, opera, suite- is part of the musical setting
the aesthetics of a work of music have to do with... -
CORRECT ANSWER- composers' intent and the listeners
response
which of the following is an example of the musical setting? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The development of new instruments
is an example of the musical setting
,The Renaissance music we will study covers the time period
from... - CORRECT ANSWER- 1400 to 1600
What historical event influenced people of the renaissance to
view their lives less controlled by fate and more open to
opportunity? - CORRECT ANSWER- the invention of the
printing press
What historical event influenced people of the renaissance to
view their lives as under their own control and open to
opportunity? - CORRECT ANSWER- Martin Luther
challenged the catholic church
What was a major historical event that took place in the
renaissance period? - CORRECT ANSWER- the end of the
roman empire 1453
which of the following was an artist who painted during the
renaissance period? - CORRECT ANSWER- Leonardo da
Vinci
The best definition of a "madrigal" is a... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Part song that incorporates polyphony, is usually
on a secular subject, and is often unaccopmanied.
, The music written by Josquin des Prez is... - CORRECT
ANSWER- both sacred and secular
Josquin des Prez was a master of the emerging high
renaissance composition style of... - CORRECT ANSWER-
complex polyphonic vocal music
Giovanni da Palestrina is known for his... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Development of renaissance counterpoint
Giovanni da Palestrina was a native of ... - CORRECT
ANSWER- Rome
Giovanni da Palestina, a composer known for his developments
in counterpoint,... - CORRECT ANSWER- composed motets,
offertories, masses, and madrigals
At one point in his life, Palestina was given the prestigious
honor of being invited to become part of the pope's... -
CORRECT ANSWER- personal choir
Giovanni da Palestrina was frantically supported by... -
CORRECT ANSWER- clergy and ruling families
Which of the following is true of the relationship of composer
Palestrina with Pope Marcelus? - CORRECT ANSWER-
