Why did Renaissance-era church choirs typically consist entirely of men?
a) Composers only wrote music for low voices.
b) Women sang better than men, and the men were jealous.
c) Churches used students from singing schools, which were all male.
d) Women did not know how to read music.
c
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a. part of the Mass b. part of a Requiem Mass c. a morality play d. a secular drama e. a revision of a ancient Greek drama
Josquin's "The Cricket" uses what kind of form?
a. binary b. ternary c. sonata d. none of the above
How is "The Cricket" performed?
a. singers alone b. singers with instruments c. played on different kinds of instruments d. any of the above
Peter Abelard’s moral reputation was tainted because he
a) pursued a love affair with his student Héloïse. b) prosecuted Bernard of Clairvaux for heresy. c) advocated for the admission of women to the university. d) rejected dialectical reasoning and promoted belief by faith alone.