wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Renaissance Period Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance began in year ___________ and ended in the year _______.

a)

1300,1600

b)

1400, 1600

c)

1380,1500

d)

1500,1600

2.

Sacred choral music of the Renaissance was created and performed for the ________________.

a)

monastery

b)

courts

c)

church

d)

convent

3.

Secular choral music was written for the ______________ of the European royal families.

a)

courts

b)

palace

c)

home

d)

chapel

4.

The period prior to the Renaissance Era was the ________________ Era.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Medieval

c)

Roman

d)

Baroque

5.

During the Renaissance, ____________ and _____________ could be used on the same parts, or in any way the conductor so chose.

a)

drums, lute

b)

saxophone, organ

c)

guitar, piano

d)

voices, instruments

6.

Other than the church organ, the major keyboard instrument used in the Renaissance was the ______________.

a)

harpsichord

b)

grand piano

c)

guitar

d)

drum set

7.

The most significant new tone color was produced by voices of the ___________.

a)

men

b)

boys

c)

ladies

d)

girls

8.

Only _____________ were permitted to sing in Catholic churches.

a)

ladies

b)

Nuns

c)

Men

d)

Priest

9.

In his writing of the Renaissance period, Thurston Dart stated that little or no _____________ should be used when singing choral literature.

a)

air

b)

tremolo

c)

vibrato

d)

support

10.

All music in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican was sung ___________ (without the use of instruments)

a)

with pipe organ

b)

fast

c)

unison

d)

a cappella