Question: Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with?

Answer: Dance

Question: Because instruments were not yet specified in the musical scores for Renaissance dance music, there was much flexibility in performance.

Answer: True

Question: Instrumental music in the Renaissance was performed strictly with no embellishment of the notated music.

Answer: False

Question: Medieval and Renaissance musicians often improvised ________ or melodic decorations, as they saw fit to produce rich and varied sounds.

Answer: Embellishments

Question: Musical instruments in the Middle Ages and Renaissance were categorized by the volume of sound (soft or loud) they produced.

Answer: True

Question: Prior to the medieval era, instrumental music was largely passed on from musician to musician (as opposed to notated).

Answer: True

Question: Renaissance instruments that were appropriate for indoor performances were categorized as _____

Answer: bas

Question: Which of the following instruments were categorized as haut (loud, outdoor) in the Renaissance and which were not?

Answer: Correct: Cornetto, shawm, sackbut,

Incorrect: lute, rebec

Question: Which of the following instruments were categorized as soft (bas, indoor) in the Renaissance and which were not?

Answer: Correct: Rebec, Lute, recorder

Incorrect: shawm, sackbut

Question: The Susato dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?

Answer: ronde