Quiz 2 Music 9 Renaissance Music

The Renaissance period was a movement that started in Italy, spanned roughly from 1400 to 1600. Which of the following does NOT define the Renaissance?

• Rediscovery

• Revival

• Reformation

• Rebirth

Sacred music became popular as a form of entertainment during the Renaissance period?

• True

• False

What philosophy was influential during the Renaissance?

• Humanism

• Rationalism

• Individualism

• Fascism

What is a characteristics of Renaissance music?

• Monophonic texture

• Solo instrumental

• Polyphonic texture

• Electronic sounds

Which statement is NOT true about Renaissance music?

• Known as the "Golden Age of Polyphony"

• Known as the "Golden Age of A Capella"

• Composers wrote music based on what they call chant

• Music having clarity and balance

It is a Latin religious composition not specifically connected to the liturgy of the mass?

• Credo

• Chanson

• Mass

• Motet

It refers to primary form of sacred vocal polyphony set into Latin text of the Eucharistic liturgy.

• Troubadour

• Madrigal

• Mass

• Motet

It is the performance of a song without any accompaniment.

• Solo singing

• A Capella

• Instrumental

• Symphony

He is known as the "Father of the English Madrigal".

• Adam de la Halle

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

• Thomas Morley

Which of the following is a section of the Mass?

• Fugue

• Cantata

• Kyrie

• Concerto