MUS 100 Test #1 Review PDF

MUS 100 Test #1 Review Chapters 2,4-5 Definitions – Match each term with its corresponding definition Melismatic cadence phrase Crescendo madrigal Imitative polyphony Duple Meter monophony Other ideas/terms to study – Study these terms more generally. They could inform other definitions, multiple ch...

MUS 100 Test #1 Review Chapters 2,4-5 Definitions – Match each term with its corresponding definition Melismatic cadence phrase Crescendo madrigal Imitative polyphony Duple Meter monophony Other ideas/terms to study – Study these terms more generally. They could inform other definitions, multiple choice questions, and essay questions. Texture Form Elements of music (4) patronage beat Renaissance meter Text-painting Notre Dame Polyphony Instrumental families Motet text settings printing press counter reformation Listening You should be able to identify major instrumental families based on their sound. Use these examples in your study as guides for what each family sounds like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPXJtFGO-iI – Brass Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXi09_t57c – Woodwind Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGecTrhNzG4 – String Family Composers to study –You should know, in general, when these composers were active. Also be try to be familiar with the specific musical trends that we associated with individual composers. Josquin Desprez Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina John Dunstable Guillame Dufay Essay Questions – Prepare two as thoroughly as possible. You won’t be able to bring prewritten answers to the quiz. Instead, review the information associated with each question and be prepared to write complete answers in essay form during the quiz time. 1. Provide a definition of music and discuss the advantages of such a definition along with how some music defies it. Use specific examples taken from the classical repertoire of both music that fits within your definition and music that lies outside of it in order to demonstrate your points. 2. Discuss and describe the important musical characteristics and trends of the Renaissance. Examples can include important genres, prominent textures, overall sound, role of music in society, etc. 3. Discuss at least 3 ways in which Josquin Desprez highlights the trends we see in the Renaissance. You can discuss musical techniques, technological innovations he made use of, and other cultural trends.