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100

Name one instrument used during the Renaissance.

What is the lute, the tenor viol, the organetto,the rebec, tenor recorder, harpsichord, crumhorn, guitern, trumpet, or drums.

100

Who influenced the music development in the Roman Catholic Church?

Who is Giovanni Palestrina?

100
Music not written for church.
What is secular music?
100
True of False? Renaissance music was only played in churches.
What is false? Sacred music was only in the church.
100

This was created to help the distribution of music.

What is the printing press?

200

No instruments, but just voices in a song is called:

What is A capella?

200

This composer was known for their many Masses and Motets.

Who is Josquin de Prez?

200
Music written for church.
What is sacred music?
200

Music of the Renaissance took place from the ______'s to the ________'s

What is 1400, 1600.

200

True or false, music notation in the Renaissance generally were written in score form.

What is false?
300
The most common instrument during the Renaissance.
What is the lute?
300

An Italian Renaissance composer, organist, and teacher, celebrated for his sacred music, including massive choral and instrumental motets for the liturgy.

Who is Giovanni Gabrieli 

300
Polyphonic
What is a combination of 2+ independent melodies or musical parts?
300

This is what the word "Renaissance" means.

Rebirth or Revival

300

This event was the largest change to the church during the Renaissance.

What is the reformation?

400

This keyboard instrument became the most popular instrument of this era because of the large amounts of Cathedrals being built in Europe.

What is the Organ.

400

An English composer of High Renaissance music. His compositions are primarily vocal, and he occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music.

Who is Thomas Tallis.
400

About love ♥_♥

What is madrigal?

400
True or False? There were dynamic markings written on the music. (dynamics markings say whether you should play/sing louder or softer)
What is false?
400

Composers sought patronage from these individuals instead of the church during the Renaissance.

What is Nobles (nobility).

500
The _________ is similar to the piano
What is the harpsichord?
500

Considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he was a central figure of the Franco-Flemish School and had a profound influence on the music of 16th-century Europe.

Who is Josquin des Prez.

500

This form of music was born in Italy at the end of the Renaissance. It involves multiple voices singing a long story and has instrument accompaniments.

What is opera?

500

During the Early Renaissance, the ________ was the lowest voice.

What is the melody?

500

A secular work with light character and polyphonic context written for 4 to 6 voices.

What is a madrigal.

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