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WorksheetsRenaissance Music History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What were the dates of the Renaissance period?
750-1450
1450-1600
1450-2000
1600-1750
What historical event helped spread written music during the Renaissance?
The invention of the printing press
The splitting of the church
The invention of the book
Which instrument was NOT widely used during the Renaissance period?
Lute
Organ
Bassoon
Harpsichord
The _______ includes six specific parts and is performed as part of the Catholic church service.
Madrigal
Opera
Mass
Hymns
Which event did NOT occur during the Renaissance period?
Joan of Arc was executed
Columbus discovered America
Martin Luther composed his theses
The first Christian Crusade
Madrigals were usually ___________ songs.
Fast
Love
Evil
Boring
Polyphonic choral compositions with four or five voice parts singing one religious Latin text.
Madrigals
Motet
Quartets
What was the predecessor of the trombone?
Cornett
Sackbut
Viol
Lute
What is this instrument?
Piano
Guitar
Lute
Shawm
What Italian composer wrote over 104 masses during the Renaissance period?
Giovanni Palestrina
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hildregard of Bingen
Thomas Weelkes
Pavane and Galliard are types of...
Chansons
Church songs
Love songs
Dances
