Musical Things
Forms & Genres
Historical Context
Instruments
Misc.
100

A musical device where composers use musical elements to reflect the text of a piece

What is Word Painting?

100

A polyphonic sacred work with five sections

What is Mass?
100

The cultural center of Europe during the 16th century

What is Italy? 

100

Many modern instruments evolved from versions used during this historical period.

What is Renaissance?

100

During the Renaissance, it was expected that this kind of people could both play an instrument and read music notation.

What are Educated Individuals?

200

A texture with one main melody supported by harmonies or chords

What is Homophony (Homophonic)?

200

A texture with one main melody supported by harmonies or chords

What is Homophony?

200

Technology that allowed books and music to be mass-produced and widely accessible

What is the Printing Press?

200
Secular pieces written for solo voice and lute.
What are Lute Songs?
200

Church choirs grew in size but still consisted of only what?

What are Men and Boys?

300

A texture with multiple independent melodies sung or played simultaneously.

What is Polyphony?

300

A texture with multiple independent melodies sung or played simultaneously.

What is Polyphony?

300

A philosophy that values people rather than gods or deities

What is Humanism?

300

Music whose manuscripts were not preserved well, so few pieces have survived

What is Instrumental Music?

300

Musicians were typically employed these people.

What are Nobles and Royalty?

400

Madrigals that were generally lighter and more comical than Italian ones.

What are British Madrigals?

400

A polyphonic sacred work using texts other than the mass ordinary

What is Motet?

400

This system allowed musicians to gain employment in royal courts, producing both secular and sacred music for nobility

What is Patronage?

400

During the Renaissance, instrumental music was often written for this social activity that every educated person was expected to know.

What is Dancing?

400

The economic growth in Europe during the Renaissance contributed to the rise of this social class, allowing them to pursue hobbies beyond mere survival

What is the Middle Class?

500

As a result of the Protestant Reformation, congregational would now do this in churches when they could not before.

Sing In Worship

500

A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, often about love

What is a Madrigal?

500

A movement where parts of the Catholic Church broke away to form a new branch of Christianity, opposing certain Catholic practices and beliefs.

What is the Protestant Reformation?

500

An accomplished lutist and singer who was one of the most famous performers and composers of the time.

Who was John Dowland?

500

This composer, known for saving church polyphony, was influential in creating sacred music during the Renaissance period

Who is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina?

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