RCM History 2 Test
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| A. A male singer who was castrated during boyhood to preserve the soprano or alto vocal register. This practice was sanctioned by the Catholic church because women were not permitted to sing in the church.B. A collection of compositions modified by Tylman Susato most likely published for wealthy amateur musicians rather than professional dance musicians.C. A polyphonic vocal style of composition. It was popular in the Middle Ages, when it consisted of a tenor voice foundation upon which other tunes were added. D. From the Greek word meaning "reed", therefore meaning something straight or something ruled or measured. A strict counterpoint in which each voice exactly imitates the previous voice at a fixed distance.E. Meaning "Lord, have mercy" in Greek, it is the first movement of the Mass Ordinary and the only movement that contains Greek text.F. A term applied to French(and some German) compositions of the 18th century, implying a light, airy, graceful and ornamented style, in response to the more rigid lines and complex textures of the Baroque era.G. A sonata form movement that is based upon a single theme, rather than a contrast between two different thematic groups.H. The form generally used for the opening movement of the Classical sonata, consisting of three sections: the exposition, development, and recapitulation, with a coda at the end. I. A song structure in which every verse of the text is sung to the same musical tune.J. An old name for a variation used mainly by Baroque composers including Handel.K. From an Old French word, meaning "to shake". It is a country dance that was popular during the Renaissance. Danced by a group of couples, some dancing in a line and some in a circle.L. A 16th century group of instruments from the same family (such as recorders or shawms), but in different sizes. The sounds therefore blended together well.M. One of the oldest surviving purely instrumental forms from the 13th and 14th centuries. Constructed in three to seven separate sections called puncta, each repeated immediately with two closes, the first called ouvert, and the second called clos.N. In England 1588, Nicholas Yonge published the first and most important collection of Italian madrigals in this publication. It means "translated music".O. A Medieval concept which led to rhythmic patterns being regulated by approximately 1250. This system is essentially the first stage of the history of rhythm. P. An anonymous treatise meaning "music manual". It contains the first known polyphonic notation. It was a manual for singers and is one of the major musical documents of the Middle Ages.Q. A pope of the Roman Catholic church from 590 until his death in 604. He is important because he preserved chants from the church. He codified and catalogued many chants.R. Latin for "fixed melody"; the basis of polyphonic compositions during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The tune was taken from a Gregorian chant and would move very slowly underneath more rapid vocal or instrumental lines above it.S. From the Latin "ponere", meaning "to place". A small, single manual (or keyboard) organ which was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries though developed much earlier. Consists of a keyboard, bellows and stops with short legs for a table top.T. A transitional passage which connects two sections of a composition. A common device in the exposition and recapitulation sections of a sonata-allegro movement, generally used between the first and second themes. |
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