People
Christopher Columbus
Music of the church was written in this language
Latin
The term, renaissance meaning...
this texture involves a melody that is accompanied by harmony
homophonic texture
This is the full time period of the Renaissance
1450-1600
This person invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Music in the church has what kind of instrumentation
Acapella (sometimes with organ)
SSATTB
2 soprano, 1 alto, 2 tenor, 1 bass
Voice
around 1500s
Name four Renaissance artists that were named similarly to other specific characters
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, Raphael
The rhythm and harmony of sacred music in the Renaissance is described as follows
tbd
planets orbiting the sun (sun is the center of universe)
tbd
The time of the Protestant Reformation was led by this man
Martin Luther
This person confirmed the idea of a heliocentric universe
Galileo
Polyphony
Describe what a refrain is
a line or phrase of lyrics and music that repeats throughout a song, often at the end of each verse
This type of secular music combines homphonic and polyphonic textures usually singing short poems about love
Madrigals
The Renaissance Balletto used the following two syllables
Fa-La
This poet wrote works such as Hamlet and Julius Caesar
What are the 5 musical parts of the Catholic Church?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
This term is a musical technique where the music's melodic and harmonic gestures visually represent the meaning of the lyrics or story elements in a piece of music. Essentially, the music aims to mirror the emotions, actions, or sounds described in the text.
Text/Word Painting
As most sacred music during the Renaissance is only sung with vocals (no instruments), that makes this period the "Golden Age of _________"
Acapella
The year the printing press was made
1440