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What is organum

A: A style of early polyphony.

What is and example for a libretto opera

The 'libretto' is the words or story of the opera.

The Reformation was sparked by the posting of what document

the 95 thesis

How many times would the A section be heard in ABACA form

3 Times

Which instrument is shaped like half a pear

Lute

Which was an important Renaissance wind instrument

Recorder

Singing a melody without alternating voices or groups is called

direct psalmody

The Italian term for a loud volume level is

forte.

Tempo describes the speed of the beats in a piece of music

True

Which term describes the simplest method of performing chant

Monophonic is the simplest method of performing chant.

The Italian term that means to gradually increase volume is

Aumentando

Which instrument is an ancestor of the modern tuba

One ancestor is an instrument called the serpent.

Which term describes alternation between two choirs

Antiphonal

Which composer is given credit for inventing chant notation on a staff

Guido d'Arezzo

A Metronome marking of 200 would most likely be labeled

vivace

The technique used to create form that changes something already heard is

variation

Alternation between a cantor chanting psalm verses and a choir singing a refrain is called

responsorial psalmody.

What secular performance technique is similar to responsorial psalmody

Call and respond

Fast songs are always in major keys.

Not necessarily. Upbeat songs can be fast and they tend to be in major keys, but the time signature has nothing to do with the key.

ABA means:

A three-section musical form where the music for the first and third sections is the same.

Which instrument did Andrea Amati invent

violin

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