CHAPTER 19 Glory Be: Music for the Renaissance Mass
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is
a. Vespers. c. the Mass.
b. Matins. d. the Office.
2. Which portion of the Mass remains the same in every celebration of the service?
a. the Proper c. the Gradual
b. the Ordinary d. none of the above
3. Depending on the feast celebrated, which portion of the Mass changes from day to day?
a. the Proper c. the liturgy
b. the Ordinary d. none of the above
4. What was the primary language of the Mass?
a. Hebrew c. Italian
b. Greek d. Latin
5. Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?
a. Introit, Gradual, Offertory, Agnus Dei
b. Kyrie, Collect, Offertory, Gradual
c. Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
d. Agnus Dei, Communion, Dies irae, Kyrie
6. The first section of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy, is called the
a. Sanctus. c. Gloria.
b. Credo. d. Kyrie.
7. Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?
a. the Credo c. the Kyrie
b. the Gloria d. the Sanctus
8. Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c. Saint Ignatius Loyola
b. Martin Luther d. Ascanio Sforza
9. In the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on
a. spectacular polyphonic works. c. congregational singing.
b. the inclusion of instruments in the service. d. a return to Gregorian chant.
10. After the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture
the loyalty of its people. This was known as
a. the Crusades. c. the Counter-Reformation.
b. the Reformation. d. the Thirty Years’ War.
11. The Council of Trent made all of following recommendations EXCEPT
a. removing all secularism from church music.
b. making the words more understandable.
c. disciplining the irreverent attitudes of church musicians.
d. using more musical instruments to enhance church music.
12. Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
a. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c. Guillaume Du Fay
b. Josquin des Prez d. Johannes Ockeghem
13. Which of the following best describes the intended performance practice for the Pope Marcellus Mass?
a. It would have been sung by a full choir.
b. It would have been sung by an all-male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos.
c. It would have been sung by a choir with instrumental accompaniment.
d. It would have been accompanied by an organ.
14. Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?
a. monophony c. four-voice polyphony
b. three-voice polyphony d. six-voice polyphony
15. Palestrina spent the last years of his life working at which church?
a. St. Peter’s in Rome c. Notre Dame in Paris
b. St. Mark’s in Venice d. Westminster Abby in London
16. The Kyrie is sung in what language?
a. Greek c. French
b. Latin d. Italian
17. Which part of the Mass Ordinary includes the text, “Hosanna in the highest?”
a. Kyrie c. Credo
b. Gloria d. Sanctus
18. Which part of the Mass Ordinary includes the text, “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty”?
a. Kyrie c. Angus Dei
b. Credo d. Sanctus
19. The text “Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world” is heard in which part of the Mass Ordinary?
a. Angus Dei c. Sanctus
b. Credo d. Kyrie
20. Martin Luther and John Calvin both believed that congregational singing should be in
a. Latin. c. the vernacular.
b. Greek. d. English.
TRUE/FALSE
1. The texts of the Mass that change for each service make up the Ordinary.
2. The Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary of the Mass.
3. The text for the final portion of the Ordinary, the Agnus Dei, is divided into three parts.
4. Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement.
5. The reform movement in the Catholic Church brought about by the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter-Reformation.
6. The Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century.
7. The dense counterpoint in the Pope Marcellus Mass obscures the words.
8. The upper voice parts of the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices.
9. The entire mass Ordinary is sung in Latin.
10. There is no difference between the mass Ordinary and the mass Proper.
11. The Catholic Church celebrated the Mass in Latin until the middle of the twentieth century.
12. Palestrina and Martin Luther both took part in the Council of Trent.
13. The music of Palestrina represents the pure a cappella style of vocal polyphony of the late Renaissance.
14. Palestrina wrote many popular Italian songs still sung to this day.
15. Palestrina wrote more Masses than any other composer.
1. Describe the structure of the Catholic Mass.
2. How did the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation affect music? Provide an example for each.
3. What are the differences between the mass Ordinary and the mass Proper?
4. Discuss how religious music changed from the time of Hildegard von Bingen through Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus Mass.