MUSIC 101- Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions
Song: Viderunt omnes - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chant
Song: O rubor sanguinis - Hildegard CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chant
Song: Viderunt omnes - Perotinus CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; organum
Song: Kyrie of Messe de Nostre Dame - Machaut CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval;
medieval mass
Song: A chantar mer - Countess of Dia CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chanson
Song: Agincourt Carol - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; carol
Song: Ave Maria - Josquin CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance; motet
Song: Missa Papae Marcelli - Palestrina CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance;
renaissance mass
Song: Pavane and Galliard - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance; dance
music
Song: As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending - Weelkes CORRECT ANSWERS
Renaissance; madrigal
chant CORRECT ANSWERS 1 voice part (1 person singing or multiple people singing
in unison), non-metric, a cappella, sacred, latin. Hildegard and Anonymous
organum CORRECT ANSWERS polyphonic (multiple voice parts), a cappella, chant
line is now tenor line, sacred, latin, non-metric and metric. Leoninus and Perotinus.
medieval mass CORRECT ANSWERS polyphonic (two voices about tenor, one below),
mass proper (holidays, holy days), Mass ordinary (everyday in mass. Know: Kyrie,
Gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei), mostly polyphonic, some monophony. Machaut
(notre dame de messe).
chanson CORRECT ANSWERS Invented by troubadours and trouveres, usually
monophonic, songs spoke of valor and love, simple instrumental accompaniments, sung
in the vernacular. Countesss of Dia Troubadour (played with the vielle, predecessor of
violin)
, carol CORRECT ANSWERS In vernacular or latin, celebrated something, strophic-
verse and chorus (hymns are strophic). Anonymous.
motet CORRECT ANSWERS Sacred, latin, choir, a cappella, often imitative, humanistic
used music to heighten meaning. Josquin.
renaissance mass CORRECT ANSWERS Latin, a cappella, imitative, music clarifies
text, cantor/choir utilized call and response. Palestrina-saved music.
dance music CORRECT ANSWERS Pavane (slow, gliding dance in duple meter),
galliard (fast, leaping dance in triple meter), secular, AABBCC. Jacques Moderne
madrigal CORRECT ANSWERS Began in Italy, 4-5 solo singers both men and women,
word painting, text emphasized music, love poems set to music. Weelkes.
Medieval Era CORRECT ANSWERS 476-1450
Dark Ages CORRECT ANSWERS 476-1000
Gothic Period CORRECT ANSWERS 1000-1450
Renaissance CORRECT ANSWERS 1450-1600
pitch CORRECT ANSWERS is the relative position, high or low, of a musical sound
genre CORRECT ANSWERS Opera, Ballet, Symphony, Concerto, Oratorio, Art Song
(singing), Sonata, String Quartet.
movements CORRECT ANSWERS independent pieces that have their own
characteristics
symphony CORRECT ANSWERS a work for orchestra in 4 movements or sections as
follows:
-1st Medium tempo
-2nd slow
-3rd Dance
-4th Faster
tone CORRECT ANSWERS sound with a definite, consistent pitch
Tone poem CORRECT ANSWERS a one movement work or orchestra that tries to
capture, in music, the emotions and events associated with a story, play, or personal
experience.
Complete Solutions
Song: Viderunt omnes - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chant
Song: O rubor sanguinis - Hildegard CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chant
Song: Viderunt omnes - Perotinus CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; organum
Song: Kyrie of Messe de Nostre Dame - Machaut CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval;
medieval mass
Song: A chantar mer - Countess of Dia CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; chanson
Song: Agincourt Carol - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Medieval; carol
Song: Ave Maria - Josquin CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance; motet
Song: Missa Papae Marcelli - Palestrina CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance;
renaissance mass
Song: Pavane and Galliard - Anonymous CORRECT ANSWERS Renaissance; dance
music
Song: As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending - Weelkes CORRECT ANSWERS
Renaissance; madrigal
chant CORRECT ANSWERS 1 voice part (1 person singing or multiple people singing
in unison), non-metric, a cappella, sacred, latin. Hildegard and Anonymous
organum CORRECT ANSWERS polyphonic (multiple voice parts), a cappella, chant
line is now tenor line, sacred, latin, non-metric and metric. Leoninus and Perotinus.
medieval mass CORRECT ANSWERS polyphonic (two voices about tenor, one below),
mass proper (holidays, holy days), Mass ordinary (everyday in mass. Know: Kyrie,
Gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei), mostly polyphonic, some monophony. Machaut
(notre dame de messe).
chanson CORRECT ANSWERS Invented by troubadours and trouveres, usually
monophonic, songs spoke of valor and love, simple instrumental accompaniments, sung
in the vernacular. Countesss of Dia Troubadour (played with the vielle, predecessor of
violin)
, carol CORRECT ANSWERS In vernacular or latin, celebrated something, strophic-
verse and chorus (hymns are strophic). Anonymous.
motet CORRECT ANSWERS Sacred, latin, choir, a cappella, often imitative, humanistic
used music to heighten meaning. Josquin.
renaissance mass CORRECT ANSWERS Latin, a cappella, imitative, music clarifies
text, cantor/choir utilized call and response. Palestrina-saved music.
dance music CORRECT ANSWERS Pavane (slow, gliding dance in duple meter),
galliard (fast, leaping dance in triple meter), secular, AABBCC. Jacques Moderne
madrigal CORRECT ANSWERS Began in Italy, 4-5 solo singers both men and women,
word painting, text emphasized music, love poems set to music. Weelkes.
Medieval Era CORRECT ANSWERS 476-1450
Dark Ages CORRECT ANSWERS 476-1000
Gothic Period CORRECT ANSWERS 1000-1450
Renaissance CORRECT ANSWERS 1450-1600
pitch CORRECT ANSWERS is the relative position, high or low, of a musical sound
genre CORRECT ANSWERS Opera, Ballet, Symphony, Concerto, Oratorio, Art Song
(singing), Sonata, String Quartet.
movements CORRECT ANSWERS independent pieces that have their own
characteristics
symphony CORRECT ANSWERS a work for orchestra in 4 movements or sections as
follows:
-1st Medium tempo
-2nd slow
-3rd Dance
-4th Faster
tone CORRECT ANSWERS sound with a definite, consistent pitch
Tone poem CORRECT ANSWERS a one movement work or orchestra that tries to
capture, in music, the emotions and events associated with a story, play, or personal
experience.
