General Info
Another word for "Renaissance"
What is rebirth?
All sacred music is this kind of music
What is Religious?
The first name of Palestrina
What is Giovanni?
This kind of music was the most popular kind of instrumental music
What is dance music?
The arts, sciences, and this became more important during the Renaissance
What is learning?
Sung by a single singer or single choir in unison
What is Monophony?
The most important form of sacred music in the Renaissance
What is the Mass?
He was an early beneficiary of the printing press (pg 43)
Who is Josquin Desprez?
This was the most popular keyboard instrument of the Renaissance era
What is the harpsichord?
The invention of this greatly affected the music world
What is the Printing Press?
The Renaissance began around this year
What is 1400?
Religious songs in the Renaissance were always sung in this language
What is Latin?
He wrote madrigals, more than 105 masses and 50 motets
Who is Giovanni da Palestrina?
This is where non-religious instrumental music was usually performed
What are noble courts?
Musical activity shifted from the churches to this during the Renaissance
What is the Courts of the Nobility?
The pitting of two or more melodies against one-another
What is Polyphony?
The seeds of Protestantism were sown by this man
Who is Martin Luther?
He was one of the first composers to set English words to psalms, canticles and anthems (pg. 45)
Who is Thomas Tallis?
This 4 letter instrument with strings became very popular. (pg 56)
What is the Lute?
This 7 year epidemic caused the population of Europe to decrease by up to half
What is the Black Plague?
The Renaissance ended around this year
What is 1600?
Name one of the five sections of "the Ordinary of the Mass" (page 49)
What is the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei)
He is known as the Eternal Father of Italian Music (hint: yellow page)
Who is Giovanni da Palestrina?
You probably have played this instrument that was often used to accompany songs (hint: pg 55)
What is the recorder?
While in the Middle Ages things were usually made to be functional, people and art were appreciated more for their own value in the Renaissance. This new movement began with an H
What is Humanism?