Musical Terms
Polyphonic sacred music that was usually unaccompanied.
What is a motet?
Famous, and still famous, inventor during this time.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
This church still ruled during this time.
What is the Roman Catholic Church?
This food, which is cold and often scooped, was invented during this period.
What is ice cream?
The Renaissance period last from these dates.
What is 1450 to 1600?
An ensemble, or a group of instruments.
What is a consort?
This scientist discovered that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
Who is Galileo?
People started to challenge religion because they learned this.
What is how to read?
This invention is the reason we can have paperback books.
What is a printer?
This was a time of invention, or _________, meaning "rebirth."
What is Renaissance?
A polyphonic, secular song based on a poem.
What is a madrigal?
He and Thomas Tallis were the only two composers allowed to print music.
Who is William Byrd?
This major reformation, caused a breakaway from the Catholic Church.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This invention, thought up by Leonardo Da Vinci, allows people to land safely on the ground when dropping from the sky.
What is a parachute?
Although the Renaissance occurred all over Europe, this country was known to have the most "rebirth."
What is Italy.
This early trombone was invented at this time.
What is a Sakbut?
A Flemish composer with over 2,000 works.
Who is Orlando?
These songs, based on poems, would not have been used in church.
What is a madrigal?
This type of boat, also invented by Da Vinci, helped you "paddle" down river.
What is a paddle boat?
Printing led to this, thus improving people's lives.
What is people learning to read.
This early form of a piano had strings that were plucked instead of struck.
What is a harpsichord?
This composer started writing operas and bridged the gap between the Renaissance period and the Baroque period.
Who is Monteverdi?
This instrument, still used today, began to be used in the church
What is an organ?
This violent game, still played today, was played in the streets at this time. It became so violent that Henry the VIII had it banned.
What is football?
These type of people were considered the same as adults, so they had to work, dress, and act like adults.
What are children?