Renaissance Art
Renaissance period started in 1400 and ended in this year.
What is 1600?
Meaning two or more melodic lines played at the same time.
What is Polyphony?
Famous for painting the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
English composer born in 1450, best known for his masses and keyboard compositions
Who is William Byrd?
People like Aristotle and Plato
What are philosophers?
A style of music that was specifically created for long church services, can be polyphonic or monophonic.
What is a Mass?
The oldest of the four artists we discussed.
Who is Donatello?
Italian composer born in 1525, famous for masses and motets composed for the church.
Who was Palestrina?
The definition of Renaissance
What is rebirth?
A form of polyphonic choral music that was first invented in the Medieval period.
What is a Motet?
Who is Michelangelo?
French composer born in 1450, also famous for his masses and motets.
Who was Josquin des Prez?
Michelangelo's most famous painting.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
A secular, polyphonic song that was usually performed acapella.
What is a Madrigal?
He was considered to be the most prolific high Renaissance artist.
Who is Raphael?
A style of composing that uses music to reflect the meaning of lyrics.
What is a Word Painting?
Leonardo Da Vinci was an inventor, painter, sculpture, and many other things. This word was used to describe people like him.
What is a polymath?
This word means "praise" in Italian; a form of poetry praising the Virgin Mary, Jesus, or the Saints.
What is (a) Laude/Lauda?
The rich family that sponsored Michelangelo during his later years.
What is the Medici Family?
An acronym for a music composition technique used to create 4 separate parts.
What is SATB/Soprano Alto Tenor Bass?