Renaissance Facts
The English translation of the word "Renaissance"
What is "rebirth"?
An important instrument during the Renaissance Period that you probably played in 3rd Grade Music.
What is the "recorder"?
A genre of music introduced during the Baroque Period where all of the lines are sung.
What is "opera"?
An important Baroque instrument that is high-pitched and made of metal.
What is the "flute"?
The most prominent form of music during the Renaissance Period
What is "vocal" music?
An important instrument during the Renaissance Period that resembles a mini-harp.
What is a "lyre"?
The most influential country during the Baroque Period.
What is "Italy"?
An important Baroque instrument that resembles a piano and has long pipes, usually leading up to the ceiling.
What is an "organ"?
An invention during the Renaissance that helped distribute written music
What is the "printing press"?
An important composer from the Renaissance Period who wrote "The Carman's Whistle" and "Ave Verum Corpus".
Who is "William Byrd"?
A form of music that became much more popular during the Baroque Period.
What is "instrumental music"?
An important instrument family during the Baroque Period with strings.
What is the "violin family"?
Music became more __________ during the Renaissance Period.
What is "complex"?
The time period that the Renaissance Period happened.
Two German composers were influenced by Italian music ideas. Which one composed the Fugue in C minor?
Who is "J.S. Bach"?
An important Baroque composer who composed the Hallelujah chorus you typically hear at Christmastime in church.
Who is "George F. Handel"?
The Renaissance was a time of great activity for _________________ and the ____.
What is "academics" and "arts"?
An important composer from the Renaissance Period whose name is Italian.
Who is "Giovanni da Palestrina"?
The time period in which the Baroque Period occurred.
What is 1600-1750 A.D.?
An important Baroque composer with an Italian name, who we did not listen to in class. HINT: He shares the first name of the wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Who is "Antonio Vivaldi"?