Renaissance Period

what does Renaissance mean?

• rebirth

• restore

• relive

• revive

this period marked the revival of culture and the arts of Greece and Rome

• Renaissance Period

• Baroque Period

• Gothic Period

• Contemporary Period

form of philosophy which focuses on human progress, virtues, and aesthetics

• humanism

• humanity

• realism

• surrealism

a philosophy that focuses on the mind, beauty, power, and value of an individual rather than the supernatural.

• humanism

• humanity

• realism

• surrealism

dominated the style of art and sculpture in this period and features accurate, detailed, and realistic human faces and bodies.

• humanism

• humanity

• realism

• surrealism

popular artists in the world of Renaissance art

• da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

• Picasso

Renaissance music sounds fuller than medieval music because the bass part was now added below the tenor voice.

• True

• False

Music in this period was also characterized by the mild and gentle flow of rhythm, elegant flowing melody, and chiefly polyphonic texture.

• True

• False

Music became more popular when the ___________ was introduced, which helped spread out or disseminate copies of musical sheets.

• printing press

• photocopier

• printer

• news outlets

Similar to the medieval period, instrumental music was still more important than vocal music.

• True

• False