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Unit 4: Renaissance Music Answers

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Listen to this audio clip: Player unsupported. Click to open the audio sample in a new browser tab.What is likely TRUE about what you hear?

A
The piece is purely instrumental.
B
The piece uses singers and instruments.
C
The piece is purely acapella.
D
The piece uses only one singer and one instrument.
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Listen to this audio clip: Player unsupported. Click to open the audio sample in a new browser tab.Who composed this famous piece?

A
Beethoven
B
Mozart
C
Vivaldi
D
Bach
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Monophonic music became increasingly popular during the Renaissance.

A
True
B
False
4

Listen to this audio clip: What is MOST notable about this work?

A
It was written for the first Protestant church service.
B
It was the first song to be printed using the printing press.
C
It was one of the most famous songs of the Renaissance.
D
It was composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
5

Fernando wants to learn more about consort music. Which composer should he study to learn more about this type of music?

A
Giovanni Gabrieli
B
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
C
Josquin des Prez
D
William Byrd
6

Woodwinds are instruments that involve a column of air within a pipe.

A
True
B
False
7

Christopher has trouble determining whether a song is a motet or a Mass. What is the BEST way for him to distinguish between these two types of music?

A
A Mass is always flexible in its form; a motet is very standardized.
B
A Mass is always religious; a motet can be secular.
C
A Mass is always polyphonic; a motet is monophonic.
D
A Mass is composed in Latin; a motet is written in Greek.
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Listen to this audio clip: Player unsupported. Click to open the audio sample in a new browser tab.Who composed this song?

A
William Byrd
B
John Bennet
C
Guillaume Dufay
D
Josquin des Prez
9

Renaissance music was a reaction to medieval music. How was this BEST demonstrated?

A
Renaissance music was more complex than medieval music.
B
Renaissance music was smoother and lighter than medieval music.
C
Renaissance music was more detailed and ornamented than medieval music.
D
Renaissance music was more religious than medieval music.
10

At the start of the Renaissance, composers wrote polyphonic music but began to emphasize the equal balance of the voices. What type of musical piece MOST likely resulted from this new style?

A
chant
B
antiphon
C
canon
D
lyric poem

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