Music 101 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
The early history of Western music was determined by the... - Answer-church
The only people who wrote music down were... - Answer-clergy
What would be another name for plainchant? - Answer-Gregorian chant
The modification and decoration of plainchant melodies in early renaissance music. -
Answer-organum
A general term for sound quality, either of a momentary chord or of a whole piece or
style. - Answer-Timbre
The 15th century also saw the beginning of composed homophony that is... - Answer-
Metrical
A simple religious song in several stanzas for congregational singing in church. -
Answer-Hymn
In Renaissance music the term "paraphrase" refers to what procedure? - Answer-The
elaboration of a plainchant melody by adding notes and new rhythms.
Which of the following techniques began to be used in notated music in the 15th
century? - Answer-imitative counterpoint
The most popular large scale musical composition of the Renaissance was the... -
Answer-Mass
Around 1500 a new style emerged for masses, motets, and chansons that would hold
sway for much of the 16th century. The chief characteristic of the high renaissance
musical style was a careful blend of two kinds of musical textures: - Answer-polyphony
and homophony
Most polyphony became imitative during the... - Answer-high renaissance
The passage from Josquin Desprez's Pange Lingua Mass "Gloria" is performed a
cappella, which means... - Answer-without instrumental accompaniment
Which term refers to a brief passage of imitative polyphony that usually uses a single
melodic motive? - Answer-Motet
The way words are set to music in terms of rhythm and accent... - Answer-text setting
Answers
The early history of Western music was determined by the... - Answer-church
The only people who wrote music down were... - Answer-clergy
What would be another name for plainchant? - Answer-Gregorian chant
The modification and decoration of plainchant melodies in early renaissance music. -
Answer-organum
A general term for sound quality, either of a momentary chord or of a whole piece or
style. - Answer-Timbre
The 15th century also saw the beginning of composed homophony that is... - Answer-
Metrical
A simple religious song in several stanzas for congregational singing in church. -
Answer-Hymn
In Renaissance music the term "paraphrase" refers to what procedure? - Answer-The
elaboration of a plainchant melody by adding notes and new rhythms.
Which of the following techniques began to be used in notated music in the 15th
century? - Answer-imitative counterpoint
The most popular large scale musical composition of the Renaissance was the... -
Answer-Mass
Around 1500 a new style emerged for masses, motets, and chansons that would hold
sway for much of the 16th century. The chief characteristic of the high renaissance
musical style was a careful blend of two kinds of musical textures: - Answer-polyphony
and homophony
Most polyphony became imitative during the... - Answer-high renaissance
The passage from Josquin Desprez's Pange Lingua Mass "Gloria" is performed a
cappella, which means... - Answer-without instrumental accompaniment
Which term refers to a brief passage of imitative polyphony that usually uses a single
melodic motive? - Answer-Motet
The way words are set to music in terms of rhythm and accent... - Answer-text setting
