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Music of the Renaissance
Music of the Renaissance
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Characteristics, instruments, ideas, science, art and compoers of the Renaissance
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1
Humanists believed that they had control over their lives and actions. True or False?
false
true
2
Amati is famous for inventing which instrument in 1555?
guitar
violin
viol
amaryllis
3
Listen to this example. What do you notice about the voices?
none of the above
all of the above
they are all men singing
the rhythm is very fast
4
The period was noted as the rise of what movement?
Impressionism
Counter Reformation
Reformation
Humanism
5
Popular instruments in the Renaissance include all of these except which?
lute, viol, organ, harpsichord
lute, violin, sackbut, shawm
shawm, lute, clarinet, serpent
lute, viol, serpent, sackbut
6
Listen to this example. Would you expect it to be from the Renaissance period?
no
yes
7
What instrument was used predominantly in the last video?
guitar
recorder
shawm
serpent
8
The lute has multiple strings like a guitar and this notable characteristic. What is it?
there are 9 strings
you needed to tune it in 5ths
the neck is at a 90 degree angle
it was bigger than today's guitar
9
The most popular instrument was the?
violin
lute
viol
harpsichord
10
There are 7 church modes. We have kept 2 of them today. Which are they?
ionian, lydian
ionian, phrygian
ionian, aeolian
aeolian, mixolydian
11
Ionian and Aeolian are the basis of what scales today?
major and melodic minor
harmonic and melodic minor
major and natural minor
major and harmonic minor
12
Music was written in diamond shapes and direction rather than filled in. Why was this?
all of the above
music interpretation was up to the individual
the instrumentalists were expected to embellish (ad lib.)
it took a long time to write music out
13
Polyphony was the style of the period. Polyphony means?
parts move in the same direction on top of one another
parts move in the opposite direction
a singular melody with harmony accompaniment
instruments and vocal line are in competition with one another
14
The Renaissance saw the rise of secular music because of the invention of the printing press. Who invented it?
Amati
Giocosso
Williamsburg
Gutenberg
15
Music of the Renaissance was primarily?
instrumental music
church music
vocal music
organ music
16
Renaissance music is characterized by these types of genres
motets, madrigals and string quartets
symphonies
madrigals, church modes, motets
madrigals, masses, protestant hymns
17
The Renaissance period dates from when to when?
before 1400
1450-1600
1685-1750
1600-1685
18
Shakespeare wrote plays, while this artist painted. Who was it?
de Prez
DaVinci
Faust
Monteverdi
19
The translation of the word Renaissance means?
recreate
rebirth
return
regurgitate
20
Which paintings do we know Leonardo da Vinci painted?
The Sistene Chapel
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
all of the above
