Overview
Renaissance actually means this
Rebirth
This development was one of the primary evolutions in Renaissance music.
Polyphony
This English composer is credited with creating the Contenance Angloise style of composition.
John Dunstable
Villancico, a secular form that originated in the countryside but became popular in courts, flourished in this country.
Spain
Martin Luther implemented this innovation, which caused many worshippers to leave the Catholic Church
Congregational singing
Catholics objected to the use of complex polyphony for this reason.
Complexity made the words unintelligible.
This instrument evolved from the Middle Eastern oud.
Lute
Music for two separate groups of singers (St. Marks Cathedral)
Polychoral
This compositional device reflected text meaning.
Word painting
The use of these two intervals led to more complex harmonic textures
Thirds and Sixths
Known for extending the range of the bass line.
JOHANNES OCKEGHEM
A key difference between sacred and secular music was this.
Use of vernacular language
This form became a central feature in Lutheran worship - sung in the vernacular, making the text accessible to everyone.
Chorales.
As a result of their concerns, composers were encouraged to return to a _______style of composition.
Homophonic
This early keyboard instrument produced sound by plucking strings.
Harpsichord
A highly expressive sacred form, set to Latin texts outside of the mass
Motet
This intellectual movement emphasized the value of the individual, the importance of education and nature
Humanism
He is considered the leading composer of the Burgundian School, and was a prolific composer of both sacred and secular music.
Guillaume Dufay
He was known for his lute songs.
John Dowland
Through-composed, word-painting, expressive chromaticism describe this Italian secular form.
Madrigal
This composer blended traditional polyphony with English texts for the Church of England.
William Byrd
He convinced the Catholics that polyphony could still be used - the polyphony loophole!
Giovanni Palestrina
A family of instruments, often built in matched sets of different sizes, was called this term.
Consorts
This German form combined polyphony with folk song influences.
Leid
This music flourished throughout Europe, with different regions developing their own styles.
Secular Music
Northern counterpoint with Italian lyricism defined this composer's work
Josquin (or Ockeghem)
He was one of the most versatile composers of the late Renaissance, highly regarded for dramatic text painting, energetic rhythms and florid use of counterpoint.
Orlando de Lassus (1530-1594)
Songs from this country were lyrical, light, and featured themes of love, and used programmatic elements, e.g. imitating the sounds of battle, or bird songs.
France
The Calvinists created collections of psalms called _____set to simple melodies, sung in unison without instruments.
Psalters
Instruments were considered to be a ....
Distraction from the liturgy
A hybrid instrument curved at the bottom - made from wood, but played with a brass mouthpiece.
Cornetto
An instrumental arrangement of a vocal piece was called this.
Intabulation
In which country did the Renaissance begin
Italy
The composer Binchois was known for this type of music
Secular, courtly love songs
Ave Maria… Virgo Serena was one of the most famous compositions of the Renaissance, written by__________
Josquin des Prez
Who were the predominant patrons of secular music throughout Europe?
The Courts - royalty
What happened at the Diet of Worms?
Martin Luther was condemned
This meeting (1545–1563) discussed music’s role in worship and the need for clearer text setting.
The Council of Trent
A capped double-reed instrument with a buzzing tone and curved shape, popular in court music.
Crumhorn
An early type of instrumental composition using imitation, often improvisatory.
Ricercare
This invention facilitated notational advances, and wider dissemination of music.
Printing press
One of the greatest achievements of the Burgundian School.
Polyphonic Mass Cycles
A German composer of Lied
Ludwig Senfl
In Florence, the name of the powerful family who was a patron (and influencer) of the arts, including music.
Medici
He served as composer under four English monarchs, by changing his style to match the musical convictions of each.
Thomas Tallis
What made Catholic authorities realize they had to take action against the reformation?
They lost most of their congregations
This soft-toned, end-blown flute was one of the most common household instruments of the Renaissance.
Recorder
The technique in which an entire mass or motet on a pre-existing melody, often placed in the tenor voice
Cantus Firmus