Enj. Mus. Chapter 19

Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:

• high or low

• string or wind

• soft or loud

• folk or aristocratic

The ________ is an end-blown flute with a breathy tone.

• crumhorn

• recorder

• shawm

• psaltery

Early instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and the sackbut, were categorized as:

• soft

• loud

• small

• large

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?

• the flute

• the recorder

• the rebec

• the shawm

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:

• sackbut

• cornetto

• shawm

• nakers

Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?

• pavane

• ronde

• allemande

• galliard

Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?

• Paris

• London

• Rome

• Antwerp

Which of the following does NOT characterize the dances that Susato published?

• binary forms

• irregular phrase lengths

• lively rhythms

• occasional embellishments