Renaissance Quiz

Vocal ensembles that sing without accompaniment are known as singing

Two voices moving away from one another is know as

Who was funded by Ferdinand and Isabella to travel the seas via ship?

Ensembles that consisted of all varieties of instruments were known as

Palestrina’s nickname was

When several work with and against one another for music effect, that is known as

The leading music theorist of the time, writing about counterpoint, was

Which one of these artists was not from the Renaissance era?

Two voices moving in the same direction is known as

Renaissance is a French term meaning

______________ sought to understand through a process guided by reason and faith.

The use of sharps (#) and flats (b) in the Renaissance era was known as

When the music reflected text, this was known as

The successors to the piano were the

Who set sail to circumnavigate the globe, to only lose his life half way through?

Measuring your wealth based off of the number of musicians you had was known as

When the work had new music with each line of new text, this was known as

This was the generic name for an ensemble during the Renaissance era.

Each voice entering in succession with the same musical motive is known as

This was a group of ‘higher ups’ that wanted to cleanse the church.

This musical work contains several voices and is a poem set to music.

Who first used movable type to print music?

Polyphonic vocal music was most often composed for what reason?

An ensemble that consisted of all the same variety of instrument was called a

Martin Luther was known as the