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Music in the Renaissance period

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rennaissance is French for?

a)

Remind

b)

Rebirth

c)

Regain

d)

Remember

2.

The split of the Christian church into two churches was known as the —

a)

Crusades

b)

Eastern Split

c)

Roman Crusade

d)

Great Schism

3.

Where is this artwork displayed?

a)

The Sistine Chapel

b)

The Sistine Church

c)

The Sister's Chapel

d)

The Sister's Church

4.

What are the kinds of works that musicians did when they work in Court Chapels?

a)

Servants

b)

Administrators

c)

Clerks

d)

Aristocrats

5.

What is the type of tuning that all semitones have the same ratios and are exactly the same?

a)

Mean Tone

b)

Pythagorean

c)

Just Intonation

d)

Equal-temperament

6.

In music printing, what is printed on the third impression?

a)

Staff

b)

Words

c)

Notes and letter ornaments

d)

The name of the composer

7.

Binchois (ca.1400-1460) was famous for what genre?

a)

Chansons

b)

Motets

c)

Magnificats

d)

Mass Ordinary

8.

Who was known as the 'Master of Motets?'

a)

Guillaume Du Fay

b)

Josquin des Pres

c)

Binchois

d)

Martin Luther

9.

What are the characteristics of the Lutheran Church Music

a)

The text was in the vernacular and some Latin

b)

Some of the music sung was Gregorian Chant

c)

The Chorale's melodies came from existing secular music

d)

The melody is in the highest voice

10.

The following are the impacts of the Madrigals EXCEPT

a)

The music reflects the meaning

b)

Through-Composed

c)

Only performed by men

d)

Used in plays and other theatricals