The Liturgies™
This liturgical book was used in England after their split from Catholicism.
What is the Book of Common Prayer?
This genre of renaissance music dominated the secular music scene throughout the period of the renaissance.
What is an Italian Madrigal?
This war was fought in England between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads.
What is the English Civil War(s)?
This was the main characteristic of Baroque Music.
What is Expression of Emotion?
This composer is considered to be the greatest to ever live and wrote over 1100 pieces of music.
Who is J.S. Bach?
This was the name of the songbook that John Calvin had made for his reformed churches.
What is the Genevan Psalter?
This genre of music became popular in churches in the Baroque era after the invention of the Opera. They typically revolved around the stories of characters in the Bible.
What is an Oratorio?
This war was fought between the Catholics and Protestants .
What is the Thirty Years War?
Claudio Monteverdi's idea that Music should support the text.
What is Seconda Practica?
This composer acted as the bridge between the Renaissance and the Baroque Eras. He is most famous for his madrigals.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
What is the Council of Trent?
This type of song was popularized by Martin Luther and contained a text and tune, usually based on an older Gregorian Chant or folk Melody.
What is a Chorale
Who was the Ruler of England that sought to reinstate Catholicism after Henry VIII broke away from it in 1533.
Who is Queen Mary?
The Author of the Genevan Psalter, hired by John Calvin.
Who is Louis Bourgeois?
This Composer was considered to be the "Savior of Sacred Music" and was employed by the council of trent to purge the Catholic liturgy of "bad" music.
Who is Palestrina?
Religious movement within the Lutheran church that had a heavy influence on Bach and based on the writings of P.J. Spener.
What is Pietism?
This genre was made popular by the Puritans during England's short-lived commonwealth era and involved leaders and congregants singing Psalms line by line.
What is Lining Out?
Also accept: Psalm Singing.
This man was the morning star of the and opposed the Catholic church 100 years before Luther did.
Who is John Wycliffe?
What is the Well-Tempered Clavier?
This Composer was an organist for the Chapel Royal and also wrote operas and choral works.
This man was the primary author of the Book of Common Prayer and held the prestigious title of Archbishop of Canterbury.
Who is Thomas Cranmer?
This Genre was made popular by the Chapel Royal in England and was the highest form of musical artistry within the Chapel Royal.
What is a Verse-Anthem?
This is the document that Martin Luther posted to the door of Wittenberg church on October 31st.
What is the 95 Theses?
This Composer was the leading composer in England in the 16th century and wrote through the time of many different rulers.
Who is Thomas Tallis?
This Composer wrote during the time of the Thirty Years War and composed mostly smaller scale works.
Who is Heinrich Schutz?