The Mass ____ was liturgical music in which the text changed depending on the calendar or occasion.
Proper
Martin Luther was responsible for the increase in use and popularity of the
chorale
The societal system of the Medieval era was based on land ownership and the feudal system.
True
What one word best encompasses Medieval music?
religion
Choose the statements that are true of the Medieval arts.
Stained-glass windows helped teach a mainly illiterate populace.
Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.
Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.
Medieval music’s tonality is
modal
What was the earliest type of polyphony that developed by adding another vocal line to plainchant?
organum
Which Medieval composer was also a politician and author famous for his writings on music theory?
Philippe de Vitry
What invention paved the way for the great interest in education and learning during the Renaissance?
printing press
With the rise of education, Renaissance people began to study historic classicism, the life, art, and example of historic
Greece and Rome
Which of the following men was a great literary artist during the Renaissance?
William Shakespeare
In which musical genre was the word painting most extreme during the Renaissance?
madrigal
Motets were usually _____ during the Renaissance.
sacred
Secular Renaissance music held _____ to sacred Renaissance music.
secondary importance
Renaissance people eagerly acknowledged _____ as the best composer of his day.
Josquin
