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WorksheetsRenaissance Music
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 2mins
When did the Renaissance begin?
1600
1400
1860
450
The word "Renaissance" means?
Fancy cheese
Rebirth
Death
Ridiculous
Which invention greatly influenced the Renaissance movement?
Gunpowder
Eye glasses
Coffee houses
The printing press
What kind of music was most popular during the Renaissance?
Instrumental
Vocal
Renaissance means
New Birth
Re-Birth
Post-Birth
Ultra-Birth
What is a Madrigal?
a group of instruments playing together
a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music
a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love
a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment
Who was the master of music at the Vatican and was one of the greatest composers of Catholic liturgical music of his time?
GIOVANNI GABRIELI
MADDALENA CASULANA
ORLANDO DE LASSUS
GIOVANNI PALESTRINA
What was an important development in for music in this time period?
Football
Printing Press
All of the Above
None of the Above
Renaissance Music ran from...
1300-1500
1200-1400
1700- 1900
1400- 1600
What was this called?
Gutenberg printing press
Michelangelo printing press
Leonardo printing press
Table press
Why was the invention of the Gutenberg printing press important?
It allowed musicians to compose more
It allowed musicians to become better at their instrument
It allowed musicians to share their music with musicians all over the world
It allowed musicians to remember their music better
Secular Music is
Music written only for oboe choir
Popular music that is not connected with the church or religion
Music written only for dogshows.
Music that is written only for religious services.
The invention of the printing press allowed more people to become educated and was one of the prime reasons for the “rebirth” that took place in the Renaissance.
True
False
Acapella refers to a type of singing which is always accompanied by brass band and drum ensemble. It is always performed outside at events such as bond-fires, barbeques and executions.
True
False
A capella means “in the chapel” and refers to music sung with voices only and no instrumental accompaniment.
True
False
A Madrigal was a secular style of choral music that often polyphony, word painting and was usually about
philosophical questions
love
minerals
religious topics
Word painting is a really fun technique where the composer attempts to portray text and images with music such as raining, running, low, flying, roaring and climbing.
True
False
What song came out of the Renaissance and is still popular today?
O Magnum
Greensleeves
Hit me baby one more timeth
Tik of the Tok
What year did Columbus land in the Bahamas?
1200
1379
1412
1492
Before the Renaissance, all music was composed for the...
royals
church
The lowest voice part is:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
This was first seen in the Renaissance and became a big deal.
monks
drums
singing
harmony
True or False: Rounds and Canons are polyphonic.
True
False
In what year did Gutenberg invent the printing press?
1400
1415
1436
1492
Which composer wrote over 700 vocal and instrument works during this time?
Flintstone
Palestrina
Gutenberg
Vesta
Troubadours were still playing for what group of people?
royalty
average people
the church
In word painting, what would happen to the music if the words said, "ascending"?
the music would go up
the music would go down
the music only had 2 parts playing
Nothing
