The Renaissance
This musical time period took place in Europe during the 15th and 16th century.
What is the Renaissance?
Focused on human life and accomplishments.
What is Humanism?
This type of music was more important than instrumental music.
What is vocal music?
A polyphonic choral work set to sacred Latin text other than the Ordinary of the Mass.
What is a Motet?
A piece for several voices set to a short poem.
What is a Madrigal?
This entity was far less powerful during the Renaissance.
What is the Catholic Church?
The invention of this widened music.
What is printing?
This is a musical depiction of specific words, capturing the emotion and imagery of a text.
What is Word Painting?
A polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Angus Dei.
What is a Mass?
This is the main difference between the Motet and the Madrigal.
What is using word painting and unusual harmonies more often?
This term literally translates to "rebirth."
What is Renaissance?
This type of church music was sung by entire male choirs; in the Middle Ages it was sung by several soloists.
What is Polyphonic Church Music?
Choral music that is sung by unaccompanied voices.
What is A Capella?
Considered a master of Renaissance music, his compositions included masses, motets, and secular vocal pieces. An example of his work is Ave, Maria.
Who is Josquin Deprez?
These are two Italian Madrigalists that were prominent during this time.
Who is Luca Marenzio, and Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa?
This Reformation blew Christendom apart.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This idea of the "Universal Man" was that every educated person was to be trained in ....
What is music?
A typical choral piece will have this many voice parts of nearly equal melodic interest. Making the music sound fuller , expanding the pitch range to more than four octaves.
What is 4-6 voice parts?
His career was centered in Rome due to his devotion to the Catholic Church. Compositions from him can best be understood against the background of the Counter-Reformation. The restraint and simplicity of his works reflected this emphasis on a more spiritual music.
Who is Giovani da Palestrina?
Derived from the Arib instrument known as the ud, this is a plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear.
What is the Lute?
This idea of rebirth can be capsulated by the life of this painter, sculptor, poet, architect, engineer, scientist, and musician.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Many composers came from the Low Country or Flanders. This region included these three countries.
What are Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France?
The music of the Renaissance has more of a gentle flow, each line has great rhythmic independence. Similar to a round, this made music this to perform?
What is a pleasure and a challenge?
This council discussed church music, laying claims that it was too complex and that the sacred text was hard to understand. They wanted to go back to monophonic music and Gregorian Chant for masses.
Who is the Council of Trent?
Andrea Gabrieli and her nephew Giovani Gabrieli were among the finest composers in the Renaissance, they and their followers were considered the Venetian School. Giovani included the organ, an instrumental ensemble, and this term for motets for two or more choirs.
What is a Polychoral Motet?