Renaissance/Baroque Music Quiz

What invention made music more accessible during the Renaissance Era?

• The compass

• The telescope

• The Printing Press

• The steam engine

During the Renaissance Era, music shifted from being mainly for the church to mainly for what?

• The common people

• The courts of nobility

• The merchant class

• The military

Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance music?

• It was monophonic

• It was based on a single mood throughout

• It used imitation in a cappella choral music

• It was mainly instrumental

What is a motet in the context of Renaissance music?

• A dance song with lute accompaniment

• A 3-6 part sacred vocal music

• A secular song for 3 voices

• An instrumental dance music

Which genre of Renaissance music is a multi-movement work used in the Catholic Church?

• Chanson

• Madrigal

• Mass

• Lute song

Which composer is known as a master of Renaissance music and one of the first to show true genius in Western music?

• Orlande de Lassus

• Giovanni Gabrieli

• Josquin Desprez

• None of the above

What is the characteristic of the composition "Ave Maria" by Josquin Desprez?

What is unique about Orlande de Lassus's composition "Missa Venatorum: Kyrie"?

What is a distinctive feature of Giovanni Gabrieli's compositions?

What era is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina associated with?

• The Baroque Era

• The Classical Era

• The Renaissance

• The Romantic Era