WorksheetsRenaissance Era
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
When did the Renaissance Era Begin?
1430
1455
1450
1466
What era occurred before the Renaissance?
Medieval
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
What was another keyboard instrument that was used in the Renaissance besides the organ?
Piano Forte
Harpsichord
Lute
Shawm
When did the Renaissance end?
1500
1700
1300
1600
What two things could be used on the same parts or changed by the conductor?
Woodwinds, Brasses
Bass, Tenor
Male, Female
Voices, Instruments
What tone color was new and most significant in the Renaissance period? This is a type of voice.
Rebec
Boys
Bass
Girls
Who were the only people allowed to sing in the Catholic church?
Males
Priests
Nuns
Females
Where was sacred music created and performed?
The Church
Town Square
Pubs
Villages
Which European families was secular choral music written for?
Lower Class
Courts
Royalty
Poor
What is it called to sing without instruments? All music in the Sistine Chapel was sung this way.
Harmonizing
A Capella
Melismatic
Humming
Which famous child singer (later composer) was kidnaped by a priest who was jealous of the boys outstanding singing?
Josquin Des Prez
John Dowland
Di Lasso
Thomas Luis de Victoria
What was used very little to not at all when singing in the Renaissance Era? Stated by Thurston Dart in one of his writings.
Dynamics
Expression
Vibrato
Musicality
What was the most important invention in the Renaissance Era? Invented in 1439 and gave composers the ability to duplicate their music.
Harpsichord
Paper
Printing Press
Piano Forte
Music that had a flute and drum accompaniment and was used in Native American music was sung on what interval/ part?
Fourth, four parts
Unison, one part
Octave, eight parts
Second, two parts
Who was an ordained priest in 1575 and was a choirboy in Avila, Spain? (1548-1611)
Orlando di Lasso
Pierre Certon
Thomas Morley
de Victoria
Who was born in England and was granted an exclusive license for printing music in England from Queen Elizabeth I? (1557-1602)
Morley
Josquin
Palestrina
de Victoria
Who was considered the greatest composer of the early sixteenth century? (1450-1521)
Dowland
de Lasso
de Prez
Certon
Who successfully composed Italian madrigals, French chansons, and German lied even though he was born in the Netherlands? (1532-1594)
Palestrina
Morley
Certon
di Lasso
Who was considered the finest lute player of his time? (1562-1626)
Morley
Dowland
Palestrina
de Prez
Who was a French master of choristers at the Sainte-Chappele in 1536 till the end of his life? He also was influential in the development of French chanson during this era. (1510-1572)
de Victoria
Palestrina
Certon
Dowland
Who was named after the the town they were born in and was the most revered composer in Europe? He wrote "Pope Marcellus Mass". (1525-1594)
Palestrina
des Prez
Certon
di Lasso
