Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
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Questions and Answers
- 1.According to the composer profile, all of the following are characteristics of Palestrina's music, except:
- A.
Carefully controlled use of dissonances
- B.
Flowing accompaniment parts for organ
- C.
Seamless rhythmic flow
- 2.The picture on p. 178 shows Palestrina presenting some of his masses to:
- A.
His mother
- B.
His teacher
- C.
The pope
- 3.Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli convinced the Council of Trent not to ban Polyphonic music from the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Compared with Orlande de Lassus, Palestrina's compositional style is said to be:
- A.
Conservative
- B.
Progressive
- C.
Radical
- 5.How many settings of the Mass Ordinary did Palestrina compose?
- A.
88
- B.
104
- C.
162
- 6.Where did Palestrina die in 1594?
- A.
Venice
- B.
Florence
- C.
Rome
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