The Renaissance Period

Who composed "Miserere mei"?

• Josquin de Prez

• Thomas Tallis

Select the renaissance composers you can see here.

• Josquin de Prez

• Thomas Tallis

• William Byrd

• Hildegard of Bingen

The word sackbut comes from French — from the verbs saquer and bouter, which mean _________.

• sitting slowly

• push and pull

• sounding sloggish

• heavy instrument

Sackbut was the _______ of the renaissance era.

• Trumpet

• Saxophone

• Trombone

• Lyre

_______ is formed when 2 or more voice parts sing different independent melodies simultaneously.

• Monophony

• Polyphony

• Cacophony

• Octophony

Some instruments that were played in the renaissance period include. (Select all the correct answers)

• Harpsichord

• Lyre

• Sackbut

• Rebec

The Renaissance period ended in the ______ century.

• 14th

• 19th

• 16th

• 11th

Renaissance was a time when people pursued truth and accuracy through ________, and scrutinizing empirical evidence.

• skepticism

• pure belief

• superstitions

• myths