Beliefs Inventory

Before reading the text, mark at the beginning of the questions whether you believe the statements are true or false.As you read, write down clues that you find to prove whether the statements are actually true or false.Cite the location of where you found the information.Ex.The text indicates this statement is true because “by the fourteenth century, the polyphonic style took hold in secular music.”I found this statement under “The Rise ofCourtly Culture” which was under the heading “Musical Context,” which was under the heading “Middle Ages.”

Before 

reading, 

I believed:

T/F     1.  Most of the music of the Middle Ages was written for the church.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F     2.  Much of the music of the Middle Ages has been preserved because people took 

great care to print the music. 

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   3.  The Renaissance Period was a time of “rebirth” and rediscovery.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   4.  Three types of music were written in the Renaissance Period:sacred, secular 

and instrumental.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   5.  The cantus firmus is a monophonic style development of the Middle Ages.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F6.   Baroque composers tried to find ways for music to move the listener in a real and 

physical way.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   7.  Instrumental music became equal with vocal music during the Baroque Period.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   8.  The piano became the most important solo instrument in the Renaissance Period.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   9.  The return to nature and simple balance was important in the Classical Period.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   10.  Composers began to write works based on the stories of exotic lands and people 

during the Romantic Period.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   11.  During the Romantic Period, composers were still dependent on nobility for their

income instead of the support of the public and the patronage of individuals.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   12.  Composers in the Twentieth Century have done a lot to lesson the gap between 

“art” music and “popular” music.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   13.  Technology has had a huge impact on the music of the Twentieth Century.

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 
 

T/F   14.  Anything goes in the musical style of the Twentieth Century.All sounds are 

possible, (even no sounds at all).

The text indicates this statement is true/false because…
 
 

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