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WorksheetsRenaissance Period Music History Quiz - Grade 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Renaissance Period occured from ___________________ .
1450 - 1600
1600 - 1750
1300 - 1450
1400 - 1550
Renaissance means ________________ .
new music
rebirth
happy
running
The arts, _______________ , and learning became extremely important aspects of life during the Renaissance.
sports
languages
sciences
social studies
An important invention during the Renaissance Period was the _________________________ .
printing press
telephone
piano
pencil
What is the proper last name of Josquin des ______________ ?
Paris
Purpose
Parade
Prez
What does counterpoint mean?
One melody against another.
One musician against another.
One instrument against another.
One animal against another.
Sacred music is also known as ___________ music.
movie
church
parade
television
A motet was written for _____________ voices.
three or four
seven or eight
nine or ten
one or two
The _________ is the most important religious service in the Roman Catholic church.
mass
pavane
waltz
march
We can think of secular (non-church) music in the Renassiance Period as ______ music.
pop
rock and roll
rap
jazz
___________________ became very important to the Renaissance cultures.
Puppets
Animals
Instruments
Sports
Another name for a trombone is a ______________ .
slider
sackbutt
whistle
euphonium
The instrumentation for the dances was determined by whether the performances were going to be ______________ .
upstairs or downstairs
in the morning or the afternoon
indoors or outdoors
Which two of the following were dances in the Renaissance Period?
Saltarello
Pavane
Waltz
Tap
Palestrina and Gabrieli shared the first name of __________ .
Peter
John
Giovanni
Matthew
Reform means to ______________ .
change
question
hate
love
Gabrieli wrote music where ___________ were placed in different locations in the cathedrals when singing.
choirs
orchestras
teams
Dynamics in music indicate different _____________ .
speeds
volumes
singers
instruments
Chansons were set to _________ poetry from France.
love
humourous
hate
Every ________________ person was expected to be trained in music in the Renaissance Period.
tall
short
educated
sporty
