Renaissance Period

The Madrigal emerged in ______ during the _______.

• Italy, 1520’s

• America, 1920’s

• Bahamas,1840’s

• Bingen, Middle Ages

Among the most popular and prolific madrigalists was:

• Luciano Pavorotti

• Thomas Marley

• Chuck Berry

• Giacomo Puccini

The madrigals generally contained four to six parts and were performed acappella.

• True

• False

Printing made music

• more quickly disseminated

• much less expensive

• much more widely available

• Answers a, b, and c are correct

The challenge for madrigal composers was to

• be able to write out all of those notes clearly

• find the right audience for their works

• integrate words and music - to have the music enhance the message of the words.

• make enough money to feed their families as composers

Row Row Row Your Boat

• Text or word Painting

• Thomas Morley

• Imitation

• Lute

A true “Renaissance Man”

• Thomas Morley

• lute

• text or word painting

• Imitation

To highlight the meaning of a text or single word using the musical elements

• Imitation

• Thomas Morley

• text or word painting

• lute