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To what does a cappella refer?

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Vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment.

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What is the passamezzo?

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A stately dance in duple meter similar to the pavane.

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Why did the Council of Trent attack the church music of the Renaissance?

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It used secular tunes and theatrical singing.

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Besides the madrigal, the ________ was another type of secular vocal music that enjoyed popularity during the Renaissance.

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lute song

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The Renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in this country ______.

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Italy

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What is the Renaissance motet?

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A polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass

Front

Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.

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homophonic

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What is the Renaissance madrigal?

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A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.

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In what region was Palestrina's career centered?

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Rome

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What is the name for the movement in which the Catholic church sought to correct abuses and malpractices within its structure?

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Counter-Reformation