Medieval/Renaissance Music Test Review

Hildegard von Bingen was an abbess and composer during this era and often wrote music based on her religious visions.

During this era many people died of the plague, or Black Death.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument was kind of like a bag pipe only with a goat or sheep bladder with a reed inside.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument is J-shaped and has a double-reed instrument.

This term literally means "many sounds" or a complex musical texture with many melodies singing at a time.

Music that is more happy sounding is in this sort of key.

This term literally means "one sound" or a simple musical texture with one melody singing at a time.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument was a stringed instrument with a crank that spun a wheel inside a box.

Music that is more sad sounding is in this sort of key.

This term literally means "in the style of the church" or singing without instruments.

This era is by far the longest in years.

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci was painted during this era of prosperity.

The printing press was a turning point in history and made this era of knowledge and prosperity possible.

This era means "rebirth" in French and was a time where there was a rediscovery of knowledge from the Ancient Greeks.

This term describes music that was not religious or not in the church (about love, nature, or poems).

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument was played by buzzing in a mouthpiece and was shaped like a flattened "S".

This French term means a street musician who performed music to entertain passers-by.

This term describes music that was religious or was part of the church.

What language is most Medieval/Renaissance sacred vocal music sung in?

What country was the cultural center for music and the arts during the Renaissance?

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument was shaped like a snake and played by buzzing into a mouthpiece.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument has a bag full of air with a double reed inside. Several pipes produce sounds.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument was an ancestor to the modern trombone.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument is like the guitar except it has a rounded back, shorter neck, and more strings.

This Medieval/Renaissance instrument is a handheld string instrument where each plucked string is a different note