Renaissance Music Introduction

When did the first printed music book appear in Italy?

• 1600

• 1540

• 1501

• 1400

Which city became one of the most important centers for harpsichord building in Europe?

• Florence

• Venice

• Milan

• Rome

What was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance?

• Lute

• Viola

• Harpsichord

• Clavichord

Which instrument is known to have derived from the Arabic instrument, the Oud?

• Clavichord

• Harpsichord

• Lute

• Recorder

What was a new 'serious' form of vocal music written in the 1520s and 1530s?

• Frottola

• Motet

• Madrigal

• Sonata

Who recommended furnishing the house with musical instruments because they delight the ears and please the eye?

• Marx Unverdorben

• Niccolo Gaddi

• Giovanni Baffo

• Fra Sabbada Castiglione

What was the motto above the keyboard of a harpsichord made by Jerome of Bologna in 1521?

• "There is dancing when I sing"

• "Music is the language of the soul"

• "I make the eyes and the heart happy at the same time"

• "See how everything from the air, sea and earth is brought out by the modulation of the sweet voice"

At what age was it recommended that musical education for boys should start?

• Five

• Twelve

• Seven

• Ten

Which book became one of the most popular and reprinted books of music of the period after its first publication in 1538?

• Arcadelt's first book of madrigals

• The Book of Lute

• Musicatransalpina

• Harpsichord Melodies

Compare what you've just read about the Renaissance period with what you already know about the Medieval period.

What things seem the same? What things seem to have changed?