This composer wrote the "Pope Marcellus Mass," among his over 100 Masses and over 250 Motets.
Who is Palestrina
100
Term for a short musical phrase repeated in the same voice (most often the lowest) throughout an entire piece.
What is ostinato.
100
Men and women sang together for the first time in this type of Italian choral music.
What is Madrigal.
100
This activity was an important part of musical training during the Renaissance, much like it is an important part of a Jazz musician's training today.
What is improvisation.
100
This is the meaning of the word "Renaissance."
What is "rebirth."
200
This composer frequently used word painting in order to make the music reflect the meaning of the text.
Who is Josquin Dez Pres.
200
The texture in which all voices move together in the same rhythm.
What is homophony.
200
Songs from this zone of Europe were serious and had rigid structures.
What is the North.
200
A large amount of instrumental music was composed for this fun social activity, which was highly regarded and commonly practiced during the Renaissance.
What is dancing.
200
Ottaviano Petrucci published the first _____________ in 1501.
What is the first book of printed sheet music, using the printing press.
300
This composer developed the canon.
Who is Ockeghem.
300
The technique in which a melody is stated and then imitated at the unison or octave. The voices then drop out or continue with counterpoint.
What is fugal imitation.
300
The texts of Madrigals came from these people.
Who are poets.
300
A style of improvisatory keyboard music meaning "to touch."
What is toccata.
300
These values were less emphasized during the Renaissance - HUMAN values became more emphasized instead.
What are spiritual values.
400
This composer was charged with the task of ridding the Catholic Church's music of impurities.
Who is Palestrina.
400
The technique in which every line of poetry receives a different musical setting. (No defined form.)
What is through-composed.
400
Name for the unaccompanied, unison songs of the early Lutheran church.
What are chorales.
400
A piece with several movements written for a solo instrument, sometimes with accompaniment.
What is sonata.
400
This country replaced France as the center of musical life by the mid-15th century.
What is Italy.
500
This composer wrote "De profundis clamazi ad te" (Out of the depths I cry to thee.)
Who is Josquin des Prez
500
The term for the typical "song form" frequently used by composers such as Martin Luther.
What is strophic.
500
This compositional technique helped singers use the music to reflect the meaning of the text they were singing.
What is word painting.
500
Madrigals transformed into a soloist singing one part while the other parts were performed on this stringed instrument.
What is the lute.
500
This is the title of the first book of printed sheet music.