General Facts
What years did the Renaissance time period last?
1450-1600
Who is considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance?
Josquin des Prez
What type of music was mostly secular during the middle ages but transitioned to sacred during the Renaissance?
Motet
Name one of the three most important genres of secular music during the Renaissance.
Chanson, Instrumental dance music, or madrigal.
What is another word for "Renaissance?"
Rebirth
Who was the leader of the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was the other major type of sacred music in the Renaissance other than the motet?
The mass
What genre of music had three parts and was set to love poetry.
Chanson
What invention greatly affected the music world during the Renaissance?
The printing press
Who was a leader in reforming music for the Catholic Church in the Renaissance?
Palestrina
What are the two parts of the mass?
The proper and the ordinary
What genre of music was similar to the motet but dealt with a variety of subjects such as love, humor, and politics. It generally had 4-6 voices.
Madrigal
What is it called when there is more than one melody happening at the same time?
Counterpoint
Who helped transition Renaissance music into the next time period: the Baroque period?
Gabrieli
Which of the two parts of the mass would change everyday?
The proper
What determined what types of instruments were used in the instrumental dance songs?
Indoor vs outdoor
Who was expected to be trained in music?
All educated people. Usually the middle and upper classes. No longer just the clergy/church.
Name at least one other composer from the Renaissance.
Johannes Ockeghem
Roland de Lassus
Claudio Monteverdi
What are the five parts of the ordinary of the mass? Bonus points if they are in order.
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei.
Name at least one of the instruments that were used in outdoor dance music.
Shawm or sackbutt