Renaissance
How were instruments divided during the Renaissance time?
Depending on power or sound intensity
During the renaissance time music acquired great importance especially among..?
The new Bourgeois social class
what was the first known form of Polyphony?
The Organ
What pipe instrument was greatly developed during the Baroque Period?
The Organ
How was the size of the orchestra determined during the Baroque period?
Depended on the number of available instrumentalists.
Name an important composer from Granada during the Renaissance time.
Narváez
Practicing music and dancing during the renaissance period was considered signs of ...?
education and refinement
What was a collective religious song by anonymous authors and free rhythm in Latin and cappella?
Gregorian Chant
Where were Organs built?
Cathedrals and churches
What were orchestras mainly composed of during the Baroque Period?
The string section and the harpsichord.
Name an important composer from Valencia during the Renaissance time.
Luys de Milán
what is Branle?
A dance of French origin that became popular during the Renaissance period.
What is a set of three or more different simultaneous sounds called?
Chord
What was an important keyboard instrument from the Baroque period that is similar to the piano?
Harpsichord
What was the Minute?
A dance characterized by its ternary beat, moderate tempo and a marked rhythm. The minute has a binary form: two sections, each repeating one another.
Name an important composer using the lute during the Renaissance time.
John Dowland
What instrument did the sackbut become?
Trombone
Name one plucked string instrument from the Medieval time.
lute, harp, lyre, psaltery
Who was a very important artist during the baroque period?
Antonio Vivaldi
Name one of the main composers of vocal music during this period.
Bach and Handel
What was the most widely used string instrument during the Renaissance period?
Lute
What instrument did the shawm become?
Modern oboe
Name one percussion instrument from the Medieval time.
cymbals, bells, triangles, drums.
The Baroque Period was a period of great development in what?
Instruments
What is the "Black Nog?"
A dance that originated in England that was performed by country people. The Black Nog was danced with 6 people in three mixed couples arranged in two facing rows.