MUSIC - Maam Precious

The following are the characteristics of the Renaissance music except:

• Mostly monophony

• Imitation among voices is common

• Use of word painting in texts and music

It is known as non-religious music.

• Concerto

• Sacred music

• Secular music

It is an alteration between loud and soft sounds

• Dynamic contrast

• Melodic lines

• Primarily contrapuntal

Harpsichord and organ are the keyboard instruments that are commonly used

during this period.

• Baroque Period

• Medieval period

• Renaissance Period

It was the most prominent instrument of the Renaissance Era.

• Keyboard

• Harpsichord

• Lute

It was during this period that secular music became popular.

• Medieval period

• Renaissance Period

• Baroque Period

It is a piece for several voices set to a short poem, usually about love, and it is used in its vernacular language.

• Mass

• Madrigal

• Motet

It is considered as the golden age of a Capella music.

• Medieval Period

• Renaissance Period

• Baroque Period

He was a prolific composer who wrote the most famous oratorio, The Messiah.

• Vivaldi

• J.S. Bach

• G. F. Handel

10. The monophonic melodies of its music, to which improvised accompaniment may have been added were often lively.

• Medieval Period

• Renaissance Period

• Baroque Period