Renaissance
When was the Renaissance period?
1450 - 1600
What is vocal music?
Music that is sung by the human voice, with or without instruments.
Italy
What is instrumental music?
Instrumental music is music played using instruments without singing.
What was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance period?
the lute
Polyphony is music with two or more independent melodies played or sung at the same time.
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What is 'a capella'?
Music sung by voices only, without instruments.
Who were the two most famous Italian Renaissance composers?
Palestrina and Lassus
What is homophony?
Homophony is music with one main melody and accompaniment, where the parts move together.
The Renaissance was a “rebirth” of which two ancient cultures?
What is imitation in music?
When one voice or instrument copies another.
Which secular Hungarian composer wrote songs and poetry about battles?
Tinódi Lantos Sebestyén
What was the main type of secular music?
madrigal
What is humanism?
Humanism is a Renaissance idea that focuses on human thinking and learning, not just religion.
What is the simplest type of polyphony?
canon
Which Hungarian composer wrote lots of instrumental music for the lute, and played the lute in royal courts across Europe?
Bakfark Bálint
What are the two main types of sacred music?
Clue: they both start with “m”
mass and motet