Renaissance Music History ... 5E

When did the Renaissance begin?

• 1600

• 1450

• 1860

• 450

The word "Renaissance" is French for what?

• Fancy cheese

• Rebirth

• Death

• Ridiculous

Who was expected to be trained in music during the Renaissance?

• Blacksmiths

• Any educated person

• Candlemakers

• Butchers

What kind of music became more popular during the Renaissance?

• Instrumental

• Vocal

True or false: the Catholic church became MORE powerful during the Renaissance.

• True

• False

In church music, this type of composition became popular.

• Tune

• Chorale

• Mass

• Ballad

Which of the following composers was famous during the Renaissance?

• Clara Schumann

• J.S. Bach

• Josquin des Prez

• Ludwig van Beethoven

Renaissance Music ran from...

• 1300-1500

• 1200-1400

• 1700- 1900

• 1400- 1600

Why was the invention of the Gutenberg printing press important?

• It allowed musicians to compose more

• It allowed musicians to become better at their instrument

• It allowed musicians to share their music with musicians all over the world

• It allowed musicians to remember their music better

What is a Madrigal?

• a group of instruments playing together

• a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music

• a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love

• a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment