Dance
Sacred Polyphony
Secular Polyphony
Instruments
Misc.
100
A very popular dance form.
What is binary form?
100
The name of a sacred choral acapella work for 3, 4, or more voices usually based on the Virgin Mary.
What is the motet?
100
A secular acapella work set in French.
What is the chanson?
100
Names of instruments for the outdoors.
What is haut?
100
A famous patron of the arts.
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
200
The name used when a line is decorated.
What is ornamentation or embellishment?
200
Using either a gregorian chant or another piece in the tenor line.
What is cantus firmus technique?
200
On the words "up and down" the notes go up and down.
What is word painting?
200
A double-reeded instrument similar to an oboe
What is the shawm?
200
This movement focused on the individual as opposed to seeking definition from a higher power.
What is humanism?
300
A slow stately dance in duple time that was meant to show off people's dresses.
What is the pavane?
300
This composer wrote over 100 masses. He is considered the saviour of church music.
Who is Palestrina?
300
A famous composer of the English madrigal that is not Farmer.
Who is Morely?
300
One of the most important plucked instruments in this era.
What is the lute?
300
A very popular tune heard in the Renaissance
What is l'homme arme?
400
A famous dance master.
Who is Arbeau?
400
This composer wrote at least 17 masses. He is also a master of imitative polyphony.
Who is Josquin?
400
This composer championed the Baroque era with his set of Italian madrigals.
Who is Monteverdi?
400
This stringed instrument is played in between the legs.
What is the viol da gamba?
400
A famous playwright from this era.
Who is Shakespeare?
500
One of the most popular dance collections of the 16th centruy was published in Antwerp (modern-day belgium) by this person.
Who is Susato?
500
This composer experimented with chori spezzati and poly choral music.
Who is Gabrieli?
500
The name given to syllables that don't have any meaning.
What are nonsense syllables?
500
The precursor to the trombone
What is the sackbutt?
500
The approximate dates of the Renaissance era.
What are 1450-1600?
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