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15th Century
1. All of the following statements about 15th century art music are true except:
A
There was a close connection to folk music.
B
All composition were in triple meter.
C
English music had a fuller, richer sound than French music.
D
English music made freer use of third and sixths than French music.
2. Sumer is icumen in (ca. 1250) is a canon in 4 voices singing aginst a two part
pes
or lower part. This kind of canon is known as a:
A
contrafacta
B
quodlibet
C
hocket
D
rota
3. All of the following are characteristic of the English carol except:
A
It could use both English and Latin texts.
B
It had a burden or refrain at the end of every verse.
C
It was always associated with Christmas.
D
It was usually homophonic.
4. In the 15th century the courts of the Duke of Burgundy were immensely wealthy. Burgundy included land in all of the following present day countries except:
A
Belgium
B
Holland
C
Switzerland
D
France
5. The basic chant repertory in England was that of the Sarum rite, not the Roman rite of the Liber Usualis.
A
True
B
False
6.The works of Leonin and Perotin were unknown in England.
A
True
B
False
7. All of the following were Burgundian composers except:
A
Ockeghem
B
Dunstable
C
Dufay
D
Binchois
8. A mass setting that used the same thematic material at the beginning of all sections of the Mass was known as a _____ mass:
A
motto
B
plainsong
C
unified
D
cantus firmus
9. The sound of fauxbourdon was that of:
A
parallel first inversion chords
B
parallel second inversion chords
C
parallel fifths
D
parallel octaves
10. In the cantilena style the dominant voice is the:
A
tenor
B
bass
C
treble
11.English conductus features rows of parallel third and sixths.
A
True
B
False
12. An innovation of the 15th century was the appearance of the cantus firmus in the middle voices.
A
True
B
False
13. By the end of the 15th century four part writing that resembled our soprano, alto, tenor, and bass distribution was being widely used.
A
True
B
False
14. A mass setting that built every movement around the same cantus firmus which was placed in the tenor voice is called a____________mass:
A
plainsong
B
cantus firmus
C
motto
D
thematic
15. French chansons in the 15th century were almost always solo songs with amorous texts.
A
True
B
False
16. Franco-Flemish composers frequently found employment in Italy.
A
True
B
False
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