Instruments and Styles
The brass instrument sounded three times before a play
What is the trumpet?
The monarch Thomas Tallis and William Byrd composed for
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
The religious affiliation of Queen Elizabeth I
What is Protestant?
The keyboard instrument Shakespeare's works frequently featured
What is the virginal?
What is Roman Catholic?
Queen Elizabeth I established this church, shaping the tone of religious music during her reign
What is the Elizabethan Church?
The simple song style frequently sung during church services
This ongoing tension defined much of the political and religious landscape during the Renaissance
What is the conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
Lutes were typically used in these types of Shakespeare’s plays
What are comedies?
The most prevalent music style of the English Renaissance
What is polyphony?
The Renaissance spanned approximately these two centuries
What are the 15th and 17th centuries?
Music was featured in all of Shakespeare’s plays, which were divided into these three genres
What are comedy, tragedy, and history?
The song style similar to pop music in the present day
What is madrigal?
The two music periods that Renaissance music continued to evolve from
What are the Baroque period and the Classical period?
Music from Queen Elizabeth's reign often reflected this type of societal conflict
What are religious conflicts?