Question 1

Which characteristic makes "La dousa votz" different from "Columba aspexit"?

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A)   "La dousa votz" is sung.
B)   "La dousa votz" is sacred.
C)   "La dousa votz" is medieval in style.
D)   "La dousa votz" is secular.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

What is organum? During what time period did composers use this style of composition?

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Question 3

Differentiate between the music of ars antiqua and that of ars nova.Name two composers of each style.

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Question 4

Do performers today know how early music sounded? Explain.Include a discussion of tempo,vocal forces,and instruments in your answer.

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Question 5

Guillaume de Machaut composed in the ________ century.

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A)   twelfth
B)   thirteenth
C)   fourteenth
D)   fifteenthE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The melody of "K¢adnikini¢ya¢" is organized around a:

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A)   soloist.
B)   specific mode.
C)   disjunct tune.
D)   reciting tone.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What happened to polyphonic music during the thirteenth century?

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A)   It became more and more closely linked with church services.
B)   It became more and more popular as middle-class family entertainment.
C)   It became more and more removed from church services.
D)   It became more and more monophonic.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Qur'anic recitation is thought of as ________ the sacred text.

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A)   reading
B)   dancing
C)   singing
D)   actingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

"In paradisum" is sung by:

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A)   a mixed choir.
B)   women's voices.
C)   men's voices plus a drone.
D)   men's voices.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which is true of the rhythm of "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

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A)   The meter is compound triple, then simple duple, then free.
B)   The tempo is slow throughout the selection.
C)   The meter is free, then compound duple, then free.
D)   The meter is a slow simple duple throughout the selection, with syncopation.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

"Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient" is a:

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A)   motet.
B)   chanson.
C)   sequence.
D)   troubadour song.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Pérotin composed "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia" for:

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A)   a Christmas festival.
B)   middle-class home entertainment.
C)   the birthday of Pope Gregory I.
D)   the Mass.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which is true of Bernart de Ventadorn?

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A)   He had a humble background but worked for Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II.
B)   He was born a prince but later became a priest-composer.
C)   He had a humble background but ended his life as a bishop, working for Pope Gregory I.
D)   He was the first major composer of plainchant.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which do you hear in "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient"?

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A)   long melismas on many syllables
B)   chordal accompaniment
C)   variation of theme
D)   modulationE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Who composed "La dousa votz"?

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A)   Hildegard of Bingen
B)   Bernart de Ventadorn
C)   Guillaume de Machaut
D)   PérotinE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The melodic high point of "In paradisum" is on the word:

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A)   Lazaro.
B)   Angelorum.
C)   aeternam.
D)   paradisum.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which is true of the rhythm of "La dousa votz"?

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A)   There is no identifiable meter.
B)   The tempo changes frequently.
C)   The meter is triple.
D)   The meter is duple.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Describe the role of the early Christian church in the music of the Middle Ages.

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Question 19

The single-line melodies of the early Christian church are known as:

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A)   plainchant.
B)   madrigals.
C)   chansons.
D)   Masses.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Hildegard of Bingen composed in the ________ century.

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A)   ninth
B)   tenth
C)   eleventh
D)   twelfthE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 6: The Middle Ages

What happened to polyphonic music during the thirteenth century?

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Guillaume de Machaut composed in the ________ century.

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Who composed "La dousa votz"?

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"Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient" is a:

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The melodic high point of "In paradisum" is on the word:

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"In paradisum" is sung by:

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Which is true of the rhythm of "La dousa votz"?

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Hildegard of Bingen composed in the ________ century.

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Which characteristic makes "La dousa votz" different from "Columba aspexit"?

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Which is true of Bernart de Ventadorn?

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Qur'anic recitation is thought of as ________ the sacred text.

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What is organum? During what time period did composers use this style of composition?

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Which do you hear in "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient"?

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The melody of "K¢adnikini¢ya¢" is organized around a:

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The single-line melodies of the early Christian church are known as:

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