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Renaissance Music Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renaissance means

a)

New Birth

b)

Re-Birth

c)

Post-Birth

d)

Ultra-Birth

2.

A sacred, polyphonic vocal composition, usually unaccompanied is a

a)

Duet

b)

Trio

c)

Quartet

d)

Motet

3.

What is a Madrigal?

a)

a group of instruments playing together

b)

a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music

c)

a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love

d)

a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment

4.

A musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment is called

a)

homophony

b)

counterpoint

c)

consort

d)

madrigal

5.

It can be assumed that the word "homophony" is the developement of what musical term that we know today

a)

articulation

b)

counterpart

c)

harmony

d)

melody

6.

A consort is

a)

A group of instruments playing together

b)

Concert

c)

Collaboration

d)

Unison

7.

A polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music

a)

consort

b)

counterpoint

c)

motet

d)

homophony

8.

The sackbut is known today as the

a)

trombone

b)

oboe

c)

When the quarterback is tackled with the ball

d)

bassoon

9.

Who was the master of music at the Vatican and was one of the greatest composers of Catholic liturgical music of his time?

a)

GIOVANNI GABRIELI

b)

MADDALENA CASULANA

c)

ORLANDO DE LASSUS

d)

GIOVANNI PALESTRINA

10.

Which of these statements is true about Claudio Monteverdi?

a)

He was one of the great contributors to opera and was one of the first to compose them

b)

He bridged the gap from the Renaissance Period to the Baroque Period

c)

All of the Above

d)

None of the Above

11.

Which is FALSE about the Renaissance Time Period?

a)

Football was invented

b)

The Mona Lisa was painted

c)

All of the Above

d)

None of the Above

12.

What was an important development in for music in this time period?

a)

Football

b)

Printing Press

c)

All of the Above

d)

None of the Above