Early Music -> Renaissance

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth

• Cheese

• Light

• Death

True or False: The Church became MORE powerful during the Renaissance.

• True

• False

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

• rebirth of dancing and music

• rebirth of art and learning

What time period happened before the Renaissance?

• The Medieval Times

• The Dark Times

• The Ancient Times

• The Beginning of time

After the fall of the Roman Empire, what became the dominant institution in Europe?

• Monastaries
• Convents
• The Catholic Church
• England

Define Melismatic.

• One note per syllable.
• a single syllable sustained for many notes.
• 2 to 4 notes per syllable

Name a popular type of music in the medieval era.

• Rap
• Mozart
• Gregorian Chant
• Children's songs

Hildegard von Bingen...

• was a nun

• wrote music -> chant

• wrote music -> motets

• All of the Above

Who made a system to write music down?

• We don't know
• Guido d'arezzo
• Haydn
• Bach

Gregorian Chant usually uses

• piano
• electric guitar
• voices only
• voices and piano