Renaissance

Question 1

Qualm pulcra es composer

Answer 1

Dunstable

Question 2

Qualm pulcra es harmonic content reflects countenance angloise by

Answer 2

3rds and 6ths being prominent in mostly triadic harmonies

Question 3

Qualm pulcra es date

Answer 3

First half of the 15th century

Question 4

Se la face ay pale

Composer

Answer 4

Dufay

Question 5

Se la face ay pale

Form

Answer 5

Considered a ballade, but not in the strict sense of forme fixe

Question 6

Se la face ay pale is rhythmically ____ than other examples from this period

Answer 6

Less complex

Question 7

Se la face ay pale phrases are ____

Answer 7

Short and primarily syllabic

Question 8

T or F?

Se la face ay pale has English influence of 3rds and 6ths

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Se la face ay pale texture

Answer 9

3 voice non imitative texture with hints of imitation

Cantus and tenor have relatively equal roles

Question 10

Se la face ay pale date

Answer 10

1430’s

Question 11

T or F?

Missa Se la face ay pale is a cantus firmus mass

Answer 11

True

Question 12

cantus firmus mass means

Answer 12

a pre-existing melody forms the basis of the composition

Question 13

Missa Se la face ay pale composer

Answer 13

Du Fay

Question 14

Du Fay incorporates his Se la face ay pale chanson into the ____ line of _____ of the mass setting.

Answer 14

tenor line of each section

Question 15

Missa Se la face ay pale date

Answer 15

1453

Question 16

T or F?
In Missa Se la face ay pale each voice of the mass is a distinct layer with its own melodic and rhythmic logic and function

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Ave Maria…Virgo serena composer

Answer 17

Josquin

Question 18

T or F?

Josquin compositions are limited to homophonic textures

Answer 18

False

Josquin Desprez is a master of texture. He creates a sense of variety by gracefully transitioning between various textures such as imitation, homophony, and using different layerings of the voice parts from single, double, triple, and all voices singing simultaneously.

Question 19

Ave Maria…Virgo serena date

Answer 19

ca 1480-85

Question 20

How many sections does Ave Maria…Virgo serena have?

Answer 20

Seven

Question 21

T or F?
Josquin composed a different musical texture and purpose with each section of the sacred text of Ave Maria…Virgo serena .

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T or F?

Ave Maria…Virgo Serena ends with a four-lined prayer

Answer 22

False. It ends with a two-lined prayer

Question 23

Mille regretz composer

Answer 23

Josquin

Question 24

Mille regretz date

Answer 24

ca 1520

Question 25

In Mille regretz how does Josquin use music to express the emotion of the text?

Answer 25

Descending lines to help portray the sadness in words and phrases mentioning regrets and distress. Repeating the final phrase “my days will soon dwindle away”, as if the music is dwindling away with the text.

Question 26

cantus firmus mass means that

Answer 26

a pre-existing melody forms the basis of the composition

Question 27

Io Parto composer

Answer 27

Gesualdo

Question 28

Io Parto date

Answer 28

ca 1600

Question 29

How extreme is the word painting in Gesualdo's Io Parto?

Answer 29

Very! Hahaha

Question 30

Io Parto is about

Answer 30

A man who is aroused by the distress of the woman he ended a relationship with and then made love to.

Question 31

What is it called when composers such as Gesualdo and Josquin use the music to highlight the text?

Answer 31

Word painting

Question 32

What genre is Io Parto?

Answer 32

Italian Madrigal

Question 33

Tant que vivray composer

Answer 33

Sermisy

Question 34

Tant que vivray genre

Answer 34

Parisian chanson

Question 35

Tant que vivray date

Answer 35

1525

Question 36

What encouraged the new genre of Parisian Chanson?

Answer 36

The music printing press in Paris

Question 37

voice setting of parisian chanson

Answer 37

4 voice setting of French verse

Question 38

T or F? | The subject and style of the Parisian chanson are heavier in nature. (Tant que vivray)

Answer 38

False. | The subject and style are somewhat lighter than earlier chansons

Question 39

Texture of Tant que vivray is:

Answer 39

mostly homophonic

Question 40

T or F? | Tant que vivray is strophic with repeated sections

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What is strophic?

Answer 41

same music and melody repeated with different text

Question 42

As Vesta was (composer)

Answer 42

Weelkes

Question 43

As Vesta was (genre)

Answer 43

English Madrigal

Question 44

Six musical Characteristics of As Vesta was

Answer 44

``` Simple rhythms Clear harmonies Crisp engaging melodic motives Natural declamation Repetition of text phrases Word painting ```

Question 45

As Vesta was (date)

Answer 45

ca 1601

Question 46

As Vesta was / Tant que vivray musical form:

Answer 46

AAB

Question 47

Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador (composer)

Answer 47

Narváez

Question 48

Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador (date)

Answer 48

ca 1538

Question 49

Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador was composed for what instrument?

Answer 49

Vihuela (a Spanish plucked string instrument related to viol and lute)

Question 50

Mille Regres de Josquin: Why did Narváez add scales, turns, and other figuration to Josquin's orignial composition?

Answer 50

Because the vihuela can't sustain notes like voices. Also to make the rhythm livelier.

Question 51

Ein feste Burg (composer)

Answer 51

Walter

Question 52

Ein feste Burg came as a result of

Answer 52

the protestant reformation (Martin Luther's effort to reform the catholic church)

Question 53

T or F? | Ein feste Burg became the Lutheran anthem

Answer 53

True

Question 54

Ein feste Burg (genre)

Answer 54

chorale

Question 55

Why was the chorale genre established?

Answer 55

to involve the congregation in the service

Question 56

Ein feste Burg (form)

Answer 56

AAB - typical of chorale genre - same music 2x's (with diff text), then diff music

Question 57

Ein feste Burg (date)

Answer 57

1529

Question 58

Sing Joyfully (composer)

Answer 58

William Byrd

Question 59

Sing Joyfully (date)

Answer 59

ca 1585

Question 60

Sing Joyfully (genre)

Answer 60

Full anthem (more contrapuntal than originally allowed)

Question 61

T or F? | Sing Joyfully employs complex counterpoint and word painting.

Answer 61

True

Question 62

Sing Joyfully (texture)

Answer 62

predominantly imitative | homophonic when "blow the trumpet" comes. Makes the declaration really stand out.