Deck 6: The Middle Ages

Question 1

Who composed "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

A) Pérotin
B) Léonin
C) Josquin Desprez
D) Guillaume Dufay

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The form of "La dousa votz" can be described as having:

A) one main melody recurring with variations.
B) several stanzas in an a a¢ b form.
C) no real structure; it is free-flowing.
D) several tunes, each sung twice, with one single tune at the end.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which does not change throughout "Columba aspexit"?

A) pitch
B) melody
C) rhythm
D) instrumental accompaniment

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When was "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia" written?

A) c. 1200
B) c. 1100
C) c. 900
D) c. 700

Question 5

In the last line of "In paradisum," the last syllable of the word aeternam:

A) is followed by a pause before the word habeas.
B) is divided into two parts.
C) slowly rises and falls in pitch.
D) is accented.

Question 6

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

A) Lazaro.
B) Angelorum.
C) aeternam.
D) paradisum.

Question 7

Who composed "Columba aspexit"?

A) Guillaume de Machaut
B) Hildegard of Bingen
C) Pope Gregory I
D) not known

Question 8

Who composed "La dousa votz"?

A) Hildegard of Bingen
B) Bernart de Ventadorn
C) Guillaume de Machaut
D) Pérotin

Question 9

What is the texture of "Columba aspexit," excluding the instrumental accompaniment?

A) monophony
B) homophony
C) imitative polyphony
D) non-imitative polyphony

Question 10

What type of selection is "La dousa votz"?

A) troubadour song
B) plainchant
C) sequence
D) trouvère song

Question 11

The performing forces in "La dousa votz" are:

A) a male vocal soloist, a choir, and a drum.
B) a female vocal soloist, a plucked stringed instrument, and a choir.
C) a female vocal soloist, a recorder, and a drum.
D) a male vocal soloist and a plucked stringed instrument.

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Which structure do you hear in "Columba aspexit"?

A) a number of tunes sung twice, with one single tune at the end
B) the same tune sung over and over with slight changes each time
C) one recurring tune interspersed with contrasting sections
D) many phrases, each with a different melody

Question 14

Which changes provide contrast in "Columba aspexit"?

A) changes in tempo
B) changes in instrumentation
C) changes from the soloist to a group of singers
D) changes from long, drawn-out notes to short, quick notes in the rhythm

Question 15

After the initial "In paradisum," the music:

A) recedes into a monotone.
B) becomes increasingly disjunct.
C) develops an approximate duple meter.
D) becomes more and more melodic.

Question 16

The performing forces in "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia" are:

A) male voices, unaccompanied.
B) an organ and a solo male voice.
C) a bowed stringed instrument and a solo male voice.
D) a mixed choir, unaccompanied.

Question 17

Who composed "In paradisum"?

A) Guillaume de Machaut
B) Hildegard of Bingen
C) Pope Gregory I
D) not known

Question 18

How would you characterize the mood of "In paradisum"?

A) bright and dancelike
B) cheerful and energetic
C) slow and solemn
D) festive and celebratory

Question 19

The performing forces in "Columba aspexit" consist of:

A) a soprano solo voice and a drone.
B) a choir of mixed voices and a drone.
C) a solo tenor voice, a pipe organ, and a lute.
D) one solo female voice, a female choir, and a drone.

Question 20

"In paradisum" is sung by:

A) a mixed choir.
B) women's voices.
C) men's voices plus a drone.
D) men's voices.

Question 21

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

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.

Question 22

The performing forces in "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient" are:

A) a choir and a lute.
B) two high vocal soloists.
C) four voices.
D) two high vocal soloists and a viol.

Question 23

The type of music most likely to be written down in the Middle Ages was:

A) music of the troubadours and trouvères.
B) the standard repertory of the concert hall.
C) religious music.
D) music for weddings, parties, and other festivities involving the middle class.

Question 24

The chant in "Alleluia Diffusa est gratia," sung by the lowest voice,at times:

A) is moving with the upper voices.
B) drops out periodically.
C) is in triple rhythms.
D) is reduced to a series of lengthy drones.

Question 25

Most of the music of medieval times that has been preserved for us was written down by:

A) kings and queens.
B) professional instrumentalists.
C) amateur singers and instrumentalists.
D) monks and other members of religious orders.

Question 26

Which is not a characteristic of plainchant?

A) It is monophonic.
B) It is metered.
C) It is unaccompanied.
D) It is church music.

Question 27

A lengthy ceremony that might happen more than once a day in cathedrals and monasteries is known as:

A) the Divine Office.
B) the Mass.
C) a plainchant sequence.
D) organum.

Question 28

The early history of Western music was dominated by:

A) troubadours.
B) the Christian church.
C) trouvères.
D) motets.

Question 29

Another term for Gregorian chant is:

A) troubadour song.
B) motet.
C) madrigal.
D) plainchant.

Question 30

What can be heard below the four voices singing the main tune of "Sumer Is Icumen In"?

A) a plainchant fragment
B) two soprano voices
C) a bowed stringed instrument
D) two low voices repeating "sing cuckoo"

Question 31

Which is true of the relative speed of the upper and lower voices during the organum section of "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

A) All the voices move together.
B) The higher voices move more quickly than the lower voices.
C) The higher voices move more slowly than the lower voices.
D) The relative speeds of the upper and lower voice parts change constantly, for variety.

Question 32

The role of a chant in church services defines the chant's:

A) texture.
B) mode.
C) genre.
D) tempo and meter.

Question 33

Who composed "Sumer Is Icumen In"?

A) Guillaume de Machaut
B) Hildegard of Bingen
C) not known
D) Bernart de Ventadorn

Question 34

Who composed "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient"?

A) Guillaume de Machaut
B) Hildegard of Bingen
C) Philippe de Vitry
D) Bernart de Ventadorn

Question 35

Which textures do you hear in "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia"?

A) monophony, then imitative polyphony, then homophony
B) monophony, then organum, then monophony
C) homophony, then monophony, then homophony
D) organum, then homophony, then organum

Question 36

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

A) plainchant.
B) madrigals.
C) chansons.
D) Masses.

Question 37

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

A) long melismas on many syllables
B) chordal accompaniment
C) variation of theme
D) modulation

Question 38

Who is traditionally associated with collecting and codifying the chants of the church?

A) Léonin
B) Pérotin
C) Pope Gregory I
D) Guillaume de Machaut

Question 39

What contributes to the intricacy of "Dame,de qui toute ma joie vient"?

A) the harmony
B) the small vocal range used
C) the complex polyphony
D) the performing forces

Question 40

The Middle Ages,or medieval era,covers the time period of the:

A) fifth century to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
B) twelfth century to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
C) ninth and tenth centuries to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
D) fourth and fifth centuries to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Question 41

"In paradisum" is an example of a(n):

A) antiphon.
B) estampie.
C) late medieval sequence.
D) troubadour song.

Question 42

Which is true about the sources of artistic and political influence over the course of the Middle Ages?

A) The Christian church remained the only influence.
B) Kings and barons completely took over the influence once enjoyed by the Christian church.
C) Kings and barons gained influence, but the Christian church retained some power.
D) The middle class rose and took over artistic life in society.

Question 43

"In paradisum" would most likely have been used:

A) during the Mass.
B) as a procession from the church to the graveyard.
C) at a royal coronation.
D) for courtly entertainment.

Question 44

A medieval mode is:

A) a musical interlude between two parts of the Mass.
B) a style of melodic writing.
C) a type of polyphony.
D) a different way of orienting the scale.

Question 45

Who was a troubadour?

A) Hildegard of Bingen
B) Countess Beatriz of Dia
C) Léonin
D) Pérotin

Question 46

"In paradisum" is part of the liturgy for:

A) celebrating Easter.
B) the dead.
C) celebrating Communion.
D) the worship of the Virgin Mary.

Question 47

Who were the medieval poet-composers of southern France?

A) troubadours
B) trouvères
C) Léonin and Pérotin
D) Minnesingers

Question 48

A plainchant sequence consists of:

A) a simpler melody than an antiphon.
B) a series of short tunes repeated with some variation.
C) a choir accompanied by an instrumental drone.
D) a soloist accompanied by an instrumental drone.

Question 49

The medieval modes were traced back to ancient:

A) Rome.
B) Greece.
C) Egypt.
D) Israel.

Question 50

The subject of "Columba aspexit" is:

A) praise for St. Maximinus.
B) unrequited love.
C) the coming of spring.
D) praise for St. Francis of Assisi.

Question 51

Subjects reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères include all except:

A) crusaders' adventures.
B) laments for dead princes.
C) religious praise.
D) love, or lack thereof.

Question 52

The troubadours,trouvères,and Minnesingers date back to the ________ centuries.

A) eleventh and twelfth
B) twelfth and thirteenth
C) thirteenth and fourteenth
D) eleventh through fourteenth

Question 53

Hildegard of Bingen composed in the ________ century.

A) ninth
B) tenth
C) eleventh
D) twelfth

Question 54

Who were considered the popular musicians of the Middle Ages?

A) troubadours
B) trouvères
C) jongleurs
D) Minnesingers

Question 55

Routine texts of church services typically used:

A) simple recitation on a single pitch.
B) intricate melodies.
C) polyphonic texture.
D) lots of variation.

Question 56

"In paradisum" is sung by:

A) the priest and the entire religious community.
B) only the priest.
C) a special choir for the occasion.
D) a pair of boy sopranos.

Question 57

Which composition is a plainchant sequence?

A) "Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient"
B) "La dousa votz"
C) "Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia"
D) "Columba aspexit"

Question 58

Which is a "dawn song"?

A) pastourelle
B) jongleur
C) estampie
D) alba

Question 59

Which two characteristics do all plainchants share?

A) All are in triple meter and use minor tonality.
B) All have polyphonic texture and are unaccompanied.
C) All are nonmetrical and use medieval modes.
D) All have homophonic texture and use medieval modes.

Question 60

Which is not a medieval mode?

A) Dorian
B) Lydian
C) Grecian
D) Phrygian

Question 61

The meaning of the text of "Sumer Is Icumen In" involves:

A) admiration for a saint.
B) a farewell to a departing love.
C) contentment in love.
D) celebration of the arrival of summer.

Question 62

The few surviving medieval court dances are called:

A) sequences.
B) estampies.
C) albas.
D) troubadour songs.

Question 63

Music of the Notre Dame school was later referred to as:

A) ars nova.
B) ars antiqua.
C) the new school.
D) the isorhythmic school.

Question 64

The meaning of the text of "La dousa votz" involves:

A) admiration of a saint.
B) contentment in love.
C) betrayal in love.
D) the joys of springtime.

Question 65

In the ars nova,which genre was increasingly intricate,using complex rhythm patterns?

A) alba
B) motet
C) estampie
D) plainchant

Question 66

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

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.

Question 67

Guillaume de Machaut composed in the ________ century.

A) twelfth
B) thirteenth
C) fourteenth
D) fifteenth

Question 68

The medieval polyphonic form that resulted from the addition of texts to the upper parts while retaining the Gregorian chant in the lower part is called the:

A) motet.
B) Mass.
C) madrigal.
D) estampie.

Question 69

The earliest type of polyphony,dating from around 900 C.E.,is:

A) the isorhythmic motet.
B) plainsong.
C) organum.
D) the sequence.

Question 70

What happened to polyphonic music during the thirteenth century?

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.

Question 71

Pérotin composed "Alleluia.Diffusa est gratia" for:

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

Question 72

Which is commonly observed of the way early music was notated?

A) Tempo was never indicated in the score.
B) Instruments were indicated for accompaniments.
C) Solos and choral sections were indicated in the score.
D) Specific notes were not indicated in the score.

Question 73

Estampies are considered:

A) dances in an irregular meter.
B) music for voice and instrumental accompaniment.
C) unassuming one-line dance pieces repeated many times in varied forms.
D) sacred music for performance in monasteries.

Question 74

The early compositional style consisting of a plainchant melody with another melody sung simultaneously with the same words is called:

A) monophony.
B) organum.
C) Gregorian chant.
D) an estampie.

Question 75

Which is true of Bernart de Ventadorn?

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.

Question 76

An outstanding composer of the French ars nova was:

A) Guillaume de Machaut.
B) Pérotin.
C) Hildegard of Bingen.
D) Pope Gregory I.

Question 77

Who were the two great composers of the Notre Dame school?

A) Guillaume Dufay and Josquin Desprez
B) Léonin and Pérotin
C) Hildegard of Bingen and Bernart de Ventadorn
D) Guillaume de Machaut and Philippe de Vitry

Question 78

Early polyphony flourished at:

A) St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.
B) the Vatican.
C) Winchester Abbey in England.
D) Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Question 79

One of the chief characteristics of the late medieval motet is:

A) surprising cadences.
B) the jarring use of dissonance.
C) intricate and complex rhythmic combinations.
D) smooth, regular rhythms and brief melodies.

Question 80

In Western music,the musical style in the period after 1300 was called:

A) plainsong.
B) early experimental polyphony.
C) the first flowering of polyphony at Notre Dame.
D) ars nova.