Composer
She studied counterpoint under Benedetto Re.
Caterina Assandra
What type of instrument are the viol family?
String
When there is multiple lines of music.
Polyphony
Literally means "rebirth"
Renaissance
When was the Renaissance Period?
1400-1600 or 1450-1600
Name 1 of the 2 composers who was a master of polyphony.
Josquin des Prez or Giovanni Palestrina
True or false: The oboe still used in modern-day bands?
True
Name 2 different forms of music.
Mass
Motet
Madrigal
Chansons
Credos
Music performed for only voice and no instruments.
A Capella
What were the 3 main phases the Renaissance was broken up into?
Early, Middle, Late
He was one of the first composers to write style markings in the music.
Giovanni Gabrieli
Which keyboard instrument was used during this time?
Organ
A sacred, polyphonic vocal composition, usually unaccompanied.
Motet
Multiple lines of music
Polyphony
Masses were classified as what type of music?
Sacred Music
He is considered one of the greatest English composers of this period.
William Byrd
What instrument was an early form of a Trombone?
Sackbut
A secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love.
Madrigal
A secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love.
Madrigal
What language was music performed in?
Latin
Claudio Monteverdi
What instrument is a double-reed, J-shaped wind instrument?
Crumhorn
A musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment.
Homophony
A group of instruments playing together.
Consort
What were the 2 categories that Renaissance music was broken up into?
Sacred and Secular