Composers
This composer was the first female to ever have her music printed in western music history.
Who is Maddalena Casulana?
A polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat eachother at different points in the music.
What is Counterpoint?
Early version of the modern Trombone. Made of Brass and used a slide to change pitch.
What is the Sackbut.
This opera told the story of a greek hero who traveled to the underworld to return his wife to the land of the living and failed.
What is "Orfeo"?
The time period the Renaissance existed.
When is 1400-1600?
This composer bridged the gap between the Renaissance and the Baroque. He was one of the first to compose and write Operas.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This style of music was for entertainment purposes. It was secular, polyphonic music based on poetry often about love.
What is a Madrigal?
Guitar-like instrument used by street performers in both the Medieval and Renaissance period.
What is the Lute?
This famous piece of art work was painted by Leonardo daVinci.
What is the Mona Lisa?
The driving force behind the amount of art, music, and philosophy in the Renaissance Period.
What is money?
English composer who wrote Spem in Alium, a piece that required 40 voices.
Who is Thomas Tallis?
A group of instruments playing together.
What is a consort?
This double reed consort instrument gets its name from the german word for "curved".
The word "Renaissance" means...
What is "Rebirth"
A sung play with extravagant costumes and sets.
What is Opera?
This composer was a master of vocal polyphonic music. He was considred by some to be the greatest composer of the High Renaissance.
Who is Josquin des Prez
A sacred polyphonic vocal piece, usually unaccompanied.
What is a Motet?
This double reed instrument is the ancestor to the modern Oboe.
What is the Shawm?
The Renaissance period wanted to bring back the architecture, art and philosophy from these ancient civilizations.
Who are the Romans and Greeks?
This invention allowed for music to be published eliminating hand copying of music parts and scores.
What is the printing press?
This composer was the Master of Music for the Vatican and was the greatest composer of Catholic litergical music of his time.
Who was Palestrina?
A musical texture/style in which one voice has the melody, while the others serve as the accompaniment.
What is Homophony?
Used in opera, the actors deliver their lines to a melody.
What is recitative?
This Italian family were some of the biggens patrons of the arts during the Renaissance.
Who is the Medicci Family?
These two composers were the only ones granted the right to publish music by Queen Elizabeth I.
Who is Thomas Tallis & William Byrd?