December Music Quiz

What years did the Renaissance era take place

• 1300-1450

• 1600-1750

• 1400-1600

• 1750-1850

The texture of Renaissance music is mostly

• polyphonic

• in harmony

• very loud

• lots of instruments

Vocal music during the Renaissance era was mostly

• with tons of instruments playing

• in the United States

• sung a capella

• sung with a huge choir

What are two popular forms of music during Renaissance era?

• symphonies and operas

• rondo and dance

• motet and madrigal

• rhythm and blues

Which form is about regligion or God?

• motet

• duet

• madrigal

• solo

Which form is NOT about religion or God?

• motet

• duet

• madrigal

• solo

What term describes the way the melody, harmony, and rhythm are combined in a piece of music?

• dynamics

• texture

• arpeggios

• tempo

What is a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, creating chords?

• duets

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• demonstrative

What is a texture in which two or more parts move independently with separate melodies?

• homophonic

• duet

• solos

• polyphonic

Who was a Renaissance composer from Italy?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

• Eric Whitacre

• Mary J. Blige