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(T/F) During the Renaissance, stylistic differences between religious and secular music and between vocal and instrumental music became apparent.
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TRUE
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Sixteenth-century Italy introduced a new type of song to the secular repertoire, the
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madrigal.
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The madrigal was like the motet in all of the following ways except
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-both were polyphonic.
-both were essentially vocal rather than instrumental forms. X both had religious texts. -both were important forms during the Renaissance period. |
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The madrigal form, like that of the motet, was
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through-composed.
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(T/F)The madrigal, like the motet, was mostly polyphonic in texture, with passages in syllabic or homorhythmic style.
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TRUE
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The following are all significant differences between the motet and the madrigal except
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X the madrigal was written in Latin.
- most madrigals did not have a religious text. -extreme examples of word painting were used in madrigals. -madrigals were sung at social gatherings and private meetings. - anyone who could read music and sing could perform madrigals. |
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Madrigals became known for dramatic, extreme examples of word painting called
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madrigalisms.
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The madrigal originated in Italy but soon became very popular in
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England
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(T/F) Unlike the emotional Italian madrigals, English madrigals were often light in mood, whimsical, gently humorous, sentimental, or festive.
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True
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(T/F) Although Renaissance composers were primarily concerned with setting religious texts to music for worship services, instrumental music was increasingly appreciated for its own sake.
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True
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(T/F) The term stylized dances refers to musical works that have the rhythms and character of a particular dance, but are intended for listening rather than dancing.
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True
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(T/F) Renaissance dance pieces were often organized into sets of from four to seven movements.
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False
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(T/F) Renaissance composers sometimes indicated that a piece might be "either played or sung," but did not specify which instruments were to play given parts until late in the sixteenth century.
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True
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It was not until the _______ century that composers customarily wrote music for specific voices or instruments.
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Seventeenth
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The most widely used instrument during the sixteenth century was a plucked string instrument called the
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lute
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One of the greatest performers and composers of Renaissance lute music was
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John Dowland
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During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the most popular string instrument that was bowed rather than plucked was the
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viol
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The __________ was a quiet keyboard instrument capable of subtle changes of volume and even a slight vibrato.
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clavichord
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All of the following are TRUE of the harpsichord except
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-stops provided a change in timbre and allowed abrupt changes of dynamic level.
X the harpsichord could produce vibrato. -the cases were often elaborately carved and painted. -the instrument was a source of visual as well as aural beauty. -some harpsichord cases were even inlaid with precious stones. |
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(T/F) Sixteenth-century organs had many stops and the full pedal keyboard that is found on organs today.
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False
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All of the following are Renaissance instruments except
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- recorders.
-trumpets. -trombones. X clarinets. |
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Instrumental ensembles consisting of members of the same instrument family (organized much like vocal choirs, with soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ranges) were called
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consorts
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(T/F) During the Renaissance, girls were generally not provided much education, and only the wealthy and those reared in religious institutions received formal music lessons.
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True
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All of the following instruments required no change in facial expression, could be played in "graceful" positions, and were considered suitable for women to play, except the
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- viol.
-lute. X recorder. - harpsichord. |
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(T/F) Very late in the Renaissance, the low female singing voice came into vogue, and female ensembles performed the male parts in madrigals and other secular songs.
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False
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-secular song introduced in Italy that became popular in England as well
-Polyphonic in texture and expressive in mood -are written in the vernacular |
madrigal
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plucked string instrument; the instrument most widely usied in the 16th century
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lute
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most popular bowed string instrument of the Renaissance.
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viol
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keyboard instrument capable of producing subtle changes of volume and even a slight vibrato
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clavichord
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rapid variation of pitch lending warmth to the tone of a voice or instrument
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vibrato
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-end-blown wind instrument
-sometimes called a whistle flute -developed in the Middle Ages and very popular in the Renaissance |
recorder
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ensemble of several members of the same instrument family
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consort
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