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Renaissance Era

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Renaissance Era Begin?

a)

1430

b)

1455

c)

1450

d)

1466

2.

What era occurred before the Renaissance?

a)

Medieval

b)

Baroque

c)

Romantic

d)

Classical

3.

What was another keyboard instrument that was used in the Renaissance besides the organ?

a)

Piano Forte

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Lute

d)

Shawm

4.

When did the Renaissance end?

a)

1500

b)

1700

c)

1300

d)

1600

5.

What two things could be used on the same parts or changed by the conductor?

a)

Woodwinds, Brasses

b)

Bass, Tenor

c)

Male, Female

d)

Voices, Instruments

6.

What tone color was new and most significant in the Renaissance period? This is a type of voice.

a)

Rebec

b)

Boys

c)

Bass

d)

Girls

7.

Who were the only people allowed to sing in the Catholic church?

a)

Males

b)

Priests

c)

Nuns

d)

Females

8.

Where was sacred music created and performed?

a)

The Church

b)

Town Square

c)

Pubs

d)

Villages

9.

Which European families was secular choral music written for?

a)

Lower Class

b)

Courts

c)

Royalty

d)

Poor

10.

What is it called to sing without instruments? All music in the Sistine Chapel was sung this way.

a)

Harmonizing

b)

A Capella

c)

Melismatic

d)

Humming

11.

Which famous child singer (later composer) was kidnaped by a priest who was jealous of the boys outstanding singing?

a)

Josquin Des Prez

b)

John Dowland

c)

Di Lasso

d)

Thomas Luis de Victoria

12.

What was used very little to not at all when singing in the Renaissance Era? Stated by Thurston Dart in one of his writings.

a)

Dynamics

b)

Expression

c)

Vibrato

d)

Musicality

13.

What was the most important invention in the Renaissance Era? Invented in 1439 and gave composers the ability to duplicate their music.

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Paper

c)

Printing Press

d)

Piano Forte

14.

Music that had a flute and drum accompaniment and was used in Native American music was sung on what interval/ part?

a)

Fourth, four parts

b)

Unison, one part

c)

Octave, eight parts

d)

Second, two parts

15.

Who was an ordained priest in 1575 and was a choirboy in Avila, Spain? (1548-1611)

a)

Orlando di Lasso

b)

Pierre Certon

c)

Thomas Morley

d)

de Victoria

16.

Who was born in England and was granted an exclusive license for printing music in England from Queen Elizabeth I? (1557-1602)

a)

Morley

b)

Josquin

c)

Palestrina

d)

de Victoria

17.

Who was considered the greatest composer of the early sixteenth century? (1450-1521)

a)

Dowland

b)

de Lasso

c)

de Prez

d)

Certon

18.

Who successfully composed Italian madrigals, French chansons, and German lied even though he was born in the Netherlands? (1532-1594)

a)

Palestrina

b)

Morley

c)

Certon

d)

di Lasso

19.

Who was considered the finest lute player of his time? (1562-1626)

a)

Morley

b)

Dowland

c)

Palestrina

d)

de Prez

20.

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)

a)

de Victoria

b)

Palestrina

c)

Certon

d)

Dowland

21.

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)

a)

Palestrina

b)

des Prez

c)

Certon

d)

di Lasso