Music History 250
Supplementary Examination
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Directions: Please address major points in five of the proposed questions. You must write a comprehensive response highlighting key points throughout. If you have any questions, please raise your hand I will come to you or ask that you come to the front of the class. Bon Chance! Type your response dbl. space using 12 point font.
What were the principal vocal genres of the Medieval era? Now, give some examples of each genre you have listed.
Who was Guillame Machaut and why was he such a significant persona of the Medieval era?
Define the theory or belief associated with the Doctrine of Ethos.
A series of psalms and chants performed eight times throughout the day during the Medieval era was known as what?
The “courtly love” as expressed in song during the Medieval era typically described what?
In early Organum, the voice which had the most decorated part is known as the what?
The earliest known polyphonic cycle of the Mass ordinary was composed by what 14th. Century compose?
Dufay composed in a variety of genres, what were they?
Who were the Troubadours and Troveres of France? What were they best known for?
The musical composition “Summer is A Coming In” is an example of which polyphonic musical form?