Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 3: Secular Music in the Renaissance

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in
A)England.
B)France.
C)Italy.
D)Flanders.
2
A versatile plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear, popular during the Renaissance, was the
A)lute.
B)recorder.
C)viol.
D)shawm.
3
The leading English composer of lute songs was
A)Thomas Weelkes.
B)John Dowland.
C)Luca Marenzio.
D)Carlo Gesualdo.
4
Thomas Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its
A)word painting.
B)completely homophonic texture.
C)instrumental accompaniment.
D)monophonic texture.
5
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
A)the concert hall.
B)religious worship.
C)dancing.
D)the piano.
6
The madrigal anthology The Triumphes of Oriana was written in honor of
A)Queen Anne.
B)King Henry VIII.
C)the goddess Diana.
D)Queen Elizabeth I.
7
The development of the English madrigal can be traced to 1588 and considered a result
A)of the Spanish armada.
B)of a decree by Queen Elizabeth.
C)of the writings of Shakespeare.
D)of the publication in London of a volume of translated Italian madrigals.
8
The _____________ is a stately dance in duple meter similar to the pavanne.
A)galliard
B)passamezzo
C)saltarello
D)minuet
9
During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
A)play an instrument, dance, and read musical notation.
B)sing Gregorian chant.
C)be a composer.
D)All answers are correct.
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