Renaissance Music Quiz

During which time period is the Renaissance dated?

• 1000-1200 AD

• 1400-1600 AD

• 1700-1900 AD

• 2000-2200 AD

Which city was at the epicenter of the Renaissance?

• London

• Florence

• Paris

• Rome

Who was the English composer from the late medieval and early Renaissance periods?

• John Dunstable

• Antonio de Salazar

• Thomas Tallis

• William Byrd

What was the interval that Renaissance composers began to rely on, which was considered dissonant?

• Third

• Octave

• Fifth

• Second

Who granted the exclusive license to print music in England to Thomas Tallis and William Byrd?

• Queen Victoria

• King James I

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Henry VIII

What was the name given to a group of similar instruments in England during the Renaissance?

• Consort

• Chamber

• Ensemble

• Orchestra

What was a common woodwind instrument from the Renaissance that is constructed similarly to the bagpipe?

• Oboe

• Crumphorn

• Clarinet

• Flute

Which keyboard instrument appeared in the early 16th century and visually resembles a grand piano?

• Piano

• Organ

• Clavichord

• Harpsichord