A composer devoted to writing sacred music, he successfully unveiled lyric meaning and emotions in music.
Who is Josquin?
100
Painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, this artist was also a gifted scientist.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
100
This invention by Gutenberg revolutionized the copying of music during the Renaissance era.
What is the printing press?
100
A single unaccompanied melody.
What is monophonic?
100
This is another name for the Renaissance era?
What is Rebirth?
200
One of the first Renaissance composers to include instruments in sacred choral music, write music only for instruments, and write music in an antiphonal style.
Who is Gabrieli?
200
English author of "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", Macbeth, among other plays.
Who is Shakespeare?
200
This explorer traveled to America in 1492.
Who is Columbus?
200
Two of more melodies performing at the same time.
What is polyphonic?
200
Just like "pop" music today, this type of music other than sacred music became popular during the Renaissance era?
What is secular music?
300
Renaissance composer who convinced the church to allow the continued use of polyphony and instruments in sacred music.
Who is Palestrina?
300
Artist credited in painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting "David".
Who is Michelangelo?
300
This church leader challenged the Catholic church and started the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
300
To sing without instrumental accompaniment.
What is a cappella?
300
Another humorous name for the trombone in the Renaissance era.
What is the sackbutt?
400
He wrote many madrigals and one of the first operas entitled "L'Orfeo".
Who is Monteverdi?
400
Author of "The Prince".
Who is Machiavelli?
400
Modern astronomy was started in the year 1543 by this man.
Who is Copernicus?
400
A form of secular music with verses and repeated choruses like todays pop music.
What is a madrigal?
400
Just like pop song lyrics today, many of the secular music songs contained poetry about this emotion.
What is love?
500
This English composer worked for four Monarchs and was given exclusive rights to the countries printing press.
Who is Thomas Tallis?
500
Names of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles featured in a cartoon during the 1980's.
Who are Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Rafael?
500
This famous explorer circled the globe in 1519.
Who is Magellan?
500
An early style of stereo sound, this type of music made famous by Gabrieli would place choirs or instruments in different parts of a church or hall.
What is antiphonal?
500
The pavane, the saltarello, the galliard, the allemande, and the ronde were all popular forms of this body movement in the Renaissance era.