Composers
This composer is English, and known of one of the most famous English composers of all time. (Hint: His first and last name start with the same letter.)
Who is Thomas Tallis?
Early version of the trombone.
What is the sackbut?
The Renaissance was able to happen due to politics and the economy being in a state of this.
What is stability?
This is the English word for Renaissance.
What is rebirth?
The country that my breakfast tea originated in.
What is Ireland?
This composer, unlike most others, was not from Italy, England, or France; he was from what is now known as Brussels. He wrote a mixture of sacred and secular music.
Who is Guillame Dufay?
Keyboard instrument gaining popularity during the Renaissance, uses air through long pipes to produce sound.
What is the organ?
Major event that resulted in the expansion of the church beyond standard Catholicism.
What is the reformation?
This is a style of music sung at Catholic church services by the same name; has 5 sections
What is mass?
Ms. Humble's middle name.
What is Paige?
This composer is often heralded as the most famous Renaissance composer, of English descent. Known for writing madrigals and organ music.
A keyboard instrument that sounds similar to an acoustic guitar, though it plays like a piano.
The term for music that is religious in nature.
What is sacred?
Mainly secular songs that expanded upon the ideas of polyphony.
What are madrigals?
The second section of Mass.
What is a Gloria?
Early Renaissance composer that influenced later composers of the era. English composer leading innovation of the use of the cantus firmus melody.
The most common household instrument during the Renaissance. Easy to play (like a guitar), and useful for playing dance music.
What is a lute?
A type of music that grew in popularity after medieval times and throughout the Renaissance; non-religious music
What is secular?
A style of music that began to emerge at the very end of the Renaissance and into the Baroque era; plays with music.
The baked root vegetable I had for dinner last night.
What is a potato?
The two Giovannis (two different people, both with the first name Giovanni).
Who are Palestrina and Gabrieli?
The instrument that is a modern comparison to the sound of a crumhorn.
What are bagpipes?
This invention helped to spread music and literature to a broader audience, allowing for expansion in knowledge.
What is the printing press?
French lyric song, secular in nature.
What is a chanson?
The color of Ms. Humble's eyes.
What is brown?