Listening Quiz for Chapter 6

1. Which of the following do you hear in this passage from Hildegard of Bingen’s “Columba aspexit”?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   melismas on certain syllables and an instrumental drone accompanying the singers

   B.

   the chorus singing the first stanza and a soloist beginning the second stanza

   C.

   percussion instruments accompanying the singers

   D.

   an example of organum

   Which of the following do you hear in this passage from Hildegard of Bingen’s “Columba aspexit”?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Hildegard of Bingen, Plainchant sequence, “Columba aspexit” in Chapter 6.
2. This excerpt is from which work?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   Bernart de Ventadorn, “La dousa votz”

   B.

   Pérotin, “Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia”

   C.

   the plainchant antiphon “In paradisum”

   D.

   Guillaume de Machaut, “Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient”

   This excerpt is from which work?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Anonymous, Plainchant antiphon, “In paradisum” in Chapter 6.
3. What is especially prominent on the final syllable you hear in this passage?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   the antiphon

   B.

   the reciting tone

   C.

   a melisma

   D.

   a requiem

   What is especially prominent on the final syllable you hear in this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Anonymous, Plainchant antiphon, “In paradisum” in Chapter 6.
4. What describes the texture and meter of this passage?

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   Question

   A.

   monophonic and nonmetrical

   B.

   homophonic and in duple meter

   C.

   melismatic and mournful

   D.

   polyphonic and nonmetrical

   What describes the texture and meter of this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Characteristics of Plainchant and Anonymous, Plainchant antiphon, “In paradisum” in Chapter 6.
5. This is an example of what type of music?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   medieval plainchant

   B.

   a troubadour song

   C.

   organum

   D.

   a chanson

   This is an example of what type of music?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Bernart de Ventadorn, Troubadour song, “La dousa votz” in Chapter 6.
6. This excerpt is from which work?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   Hildegard of Bingen, Plainchant sequence, “Columba aspexit”

   B.

   Pérotin, “Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia”

   C.

   Bernart de Ventadorn, “La dousa votz”

   D.

   Guillaume de Machaut, “Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient”

   This excerpt is from which work?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Guillaume de Machaut, Chanson, “Dame, de qui toute ma joie vient” in Chapter 6.
7. This is an example of what type of music?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   medieval plainchant

   B.

   a troubadour song

   C.

   organum

   D.

   a chanson

   This is an example of what type of music?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Pérotin, Organum, “Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia” in Chapter 6.
8. Which do you hear in this passage?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   The chorus sings with an instrumental drone.

   B.

   The upper voices sing in triple-time rhythms while the lowest voice continues the chant.

   C.

   The chorus sings a homophonic rendering of the chant.

   D.

   The chorus sings the original plainchant in the usual Gregorian style.

   Which do you hear in this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Pérotin, Organum, “Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia” in Chapter 6.
9. This passage is a good example of what type of texture?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   imitative polyphony

   B.

   non-imitative polyphony

   C.

   homophony

   D.

   monophony

   This passage is a good example of what type of texture?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Anonymous, Round, “Sumer Is Icumen In” in Chapter 6.
10. This music is written in what mode?

    Listen

    Question

    A.

    the major mode

    B.

    the minor mode

    C.

    one of the medieval modes

    D.

    It doesn’t have a mode.

    This music is written in what mode?

    Correct.

    Incorrect. See Anonymous, Round, “Sumer Is Icumen In” in Chapter 6.