WorksheetsRenaissance Music: Secular
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Renaissance means
New Birth
Re-Birth
Post-Birth
Ultra-Birth
A sacred, polyphonic vocal composition, usually unaccompanied is a
Duet
Trio
Quartet
Motet
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
What was an important development in for music in this time period?
Football
Printing Press
All of the Above
None of the Above
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
What was the different between Renaissance Music and Medieval Music
It was harsher
It was louder
It was quieter
It was smoother and more gentle
What are two musical innovations that came with the Renaissance period?
Polyphonic texture and Printed music, rather than hand-scripted
Dancing added to the music in church
Printed music and dance added to the music in church
Unaccompanied choral music is
A cappella
Georgian chant
In most lute songs, the lute accompaniment
Most medieval music
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.
A Madrigal was a secular style of choral music that often polyphony, word painting and was usually about
philosophical questions
love
minerals
religious topics
What is the most popular musical texture in the Renaissance
monophony
polyphony
symphony
phonyphony
2 A secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance period.
Madrigal
Gregorian Chant
Mass
Troubadour
What was the Renaissance Ballet (Fa-la)?
A sacred text
A composition from a Mass
A simpler type of secular vocal music compared to a madrigal.
A Gregorian chant
Where did the madrigal and the fa-la ballet originate from?
England
Italy
Germany
France
What was one main characteristic composers used in the renaissance period?
Notes
Rhythm experiementation
Sacred text
Word Painting
True or False:
Composers stayed away from imitating the sounds of nature in their pieces.
True
False
What is a chanson?
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven English song, usually polyphonic and secular.
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven Italian song, usually polyphonic and secular.
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven Spanish song, usually polyphonic and secular.
A chanson is in general any lyric-driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular.
