Instruments and Composers
Purpose
Style
Genre
General
100

What instruments were used during this period of time?

A.) Piano

B.) Recorder

C.) Marimba

D.) All of the above



B.) Recorder

100

What was the role of music during the renaissance?

    A. for the background music.

B.  to make people worship in both the Catholic and burgeoning Protestant Churches

C. Music for people who are sad.

D. All of the above.



B.  to make people worship in both the Catholic and burgeoning Protestant Churches

100

What is the Renaissance music style?

A.) Jazz
B.) Modes and Polyphony

C.) Short, accented pieces



B.) Modes and Polyphony

100

Which was an important music genre of the Renaissance period? 

A.) Chanson, madrigal, and instrumental dance music

B.) Baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary music 



A.) Chanson, madrigal, and instrumental dance music

100

Was Brunelleschi an architect that lived during the Renaissance? 

A. Yes

B. No



A. Yes

200

How did Renaissance musicians make a living? 

A. They earned income from both church and local courts

B. They traveled from place to place to create chaos, 

C. They used music both inside and outside of the church to manipulate people’s minds



A. They earned income from both church and local courts

200

What is Renaissance sacred music? 

A.) Used for religious purposes, such as worship and during ceremonies,

B.) Non-religious and only instrumental



A.) Used for religious purposes, such as worship and during ceremonies,

200

What is unique about Renaissance music? 

A.) Richer texture 

B.) Four or more independent melodic parts being performed at the same time

C.) Blending rather than contrasting, 

D.) All of the above



D.) All of the above

200

How did religion influence Renaissance music? 

A. it shaped purpose, content, and style of compositions,

b. It shaped the amount of pages per piece of music, 

c. it shaped all the instruments that were able to be played



A. it shaped purpose, content, and style of compositions,

200

How did the Renaissance influence music today? 

A. Enriched plays today

B. Chromatics, which is used today in classical music, 

C. Some rock and roll music,

D. all of the above



D. all of the above

300

Who created the music for ceremonies? 

A. The Church

B. The peasants

C. The Lords and Nobles

D. Dadeedee



A. The Church

300

What purpose did Renaissance music serve? 

A.) Worship in both the Catholic and burgeoning Protestant Churches, 

B.) Entertainment and edification of the courts, 

C.) Used for dancing, 

D.) All of the above 



D.) All of the above 

300

H

ow do you identify Renaissance music? 

A. new growth of polyphonic music,

B. rise of new instruments, 

C. burst of new ideas regarding harmony, 

D. All of the above



D. All of the above

300

Why does Renaissance music sound fuller? 

A. Composers started to experiment with complicated harmonic structures,

B. People tried to blast music through a tube to make it louder,

 C. People made it more difficult to play instruments so it needed more effort to make a loud sound



A. Composers started to experiment with complicated harmonic structures,

300

How long did Renaissance music last? 

A.) Mid-15th century to early 17th century,

B.) Mid-14th century to present day, 

C). mid-17th century to mid-2000th century 



A.) Mid-15th century to early 17th century,

400

Who was one of the most famous composers in renaissance music?

A. Peter Maxwell Davies

B. Richard Wagner

C. Josquin Des Prez

D.All of the above



C. Josquin Des Prez

400

What was Renaissance music associated with (in other words, who or what was it made for?) 

A.) The peasants 

B.) The rulers

C.) the church

D.) Merchants and knights 



C.) the church

400

What are the main two types of Renaissance music? 

A. Secular and Madrigal music,

B. Classical and Romantic Music, 

C. Interesting Luwen Music



A. Secular and Madrigal music,

400

What are the main two types of Renaissance music? 

A. Secular and Madrigal music,

B. Classical and Romantic Music, 

C. Interesting Koharu Cerri Chen Music



A. Secular and Madrigal music,

400

What came before Renaissance music? 

A.) Baroque Music, 

B.) Medieval Music,

C.) Classical Music, 

D.) Romantic music



B.) Medieval Music,

500

Who are some composers of the Renaissance time period? 

A.) Guillaume Du Fay

B.) Thomas Tallis 

C.) William Byrd

D.) Shakespeare

E. ) Leonardo da Vinci

F. ) Jayden Thi

G. ) A, B, and C

H. ) A, B, and E 

I. ) All of the above



C.) William Byrd

500

How did Renaissance music influence history? 

A. For Entertainment, 

B. For Religious rituals, 

C. For Communication, 

D. For Social cohesion, 

E. All of the above



E. All of the above

500

What is the structure of Renaissance music?

A. a polyphonic blending of vocal and instrumental music for a unified effect, 

B. a homophonic, one-line melody, used for lyrical songs, 

C. multiple instruments creating a bird song

D. multiple people singing together to create chaos and death



A. a polyphonic blending of vocal and instrumental music for a unified effect, 



500

What are examples of music that was played during the Renaissance?

A. Toccata 

B. Prelude

C. Lasagna

D. Bologna

E. A & B

F. B & D

G. All of the above



E. A & B

500

What instruments today were influenced by instruments in the Renaissance time period? 

A. Oboe

B. Trumpet

C. Violin

D. Zither

E. A and D

F. A, B, and C

G. (A, B, C, D)



F. A, B, and C