Monteverdi quiz

When did Thomas Morley recommend the singing of madrigals?

• After studying

• After a meal

• After exercise

• After a bath

Which instrument was most often used to signal the arrival of a king or queen?

• Lyre

• Keyboard

• Trumpet

• Medieval fiddle

Trumpeter John Blanke worked at the court of which ruler?

• Francis I of France

• Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

• Elizabeth I of England

• Henry VIII of England

The monk Artusi objected to Monteverdi's madrigal 'Cruda Amarilli' because:

• He couldn't sing the polyphony

• He thought the words were too rude

• He thought the dissonance sounded absurd and imperfect

• He thought that the text-setting should be more syllabic

Which of these was NOT a member of the Florentine Camerata?

• Giulio Caccini

• Giovanni de'Bardi

• Vincenzo Galilei

• Claudio Monteverdi

In the prima pratica, according to Monteverdi,

• The harmony is the mistress of the words

• The words are the mistress of the harmony

In the seconda pratica, according to Monteverdi,

• the harmony is the mistress of the words

• the words are the mistress of the harmony

What was Monteverdi representing in the stylo rappresentativo?

• Speech

• Character

• Emotion

• All of these