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Monteverdi Test
1. Monteverdi spent the first part of his career in the employ of which family?
A
Gonzaga
B
Sforza
C
Medici
D
Plantagenet
2. Monteverdi wrote in all of the following genres except
A
madrigal
B
motet
C
opera
D
oratorio
3. All of the following are operas by Monteverdi except:
A
The Return of Ulysses
B
The Coronation of Peppea
C
La favola d'Orfeo
D
Orfeo ed Eurydice
4. Monteverdi spent the last part of his career in the employ of:
A
tthe Gonzaga family
B
the city of Cremona
C
the city of Florence
D
the church
5. The chief source of wealth in northern Italian cities in the Renaissance was
A
works of art
B
textiles
C
glass
D
wool
6.Monteverdi wrote more secular music than
A
True
B
False
7. All of the following are characteristic of Monteverdi's Vesper music except:
A
It shared some style characteristics with opera.
B
The contained hymns.
C
The contained settings of the Psalms.
D
They were sung by large choirs with at least 4 singers per voice part.
8. Monteverdi died in which city?
A
Venice
B
Mantua
C
Cremona
D
Rome
9. All of the following statements about hymns are true except:
A
They are newly composed.
B
They have their origins in the Greek Orthodox service.
C
They are based on a pre-existing chant.
D
They could be included in Vesper services.
10. The predominating texture in Monteverdi's opera is:
A
homophonic
B
polyphonic
C
monophonic
D
heterophonic
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