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Early Music - The Renaissance
Early Music - The Renaissance
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Unit study guide for early music through the Renaissance.
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He was the most famous playwright of the Renaissance.
William Shakespeare
Praetorius
Robert Morley
Christopher Columbus
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What is a patron?
Someone who supports artists
someone who designs parsonages
someone who keeps records
someone who has many children
3
Why did people of the Renaissance want to learn to play instruments and sing and dance?
they could get very rich doing it
they did not have TVs, radios, and DVD players
they wanted to be famous
the king made them
4
What were the dates of the Renaissance?
1900-2000
1400-1600
1600-1750
1750-1800
5
What is the difference between sacred and secular music?
Secular music is always in Latin, sacred in English
Sacred music is always in Latin, secular in English
Secular is church music, sacred is everything else
Sacred is church music, secular is everything else
6
"Bourgeois" refers to what?
the lower class
the middle class
the upper class
the no class
7
Most of the music in the Middle Ages was written for and dedicated to whom?
popular athletes
God
the middle class
the king
8
By what year did our music notation system finally look much like it does today?
1900
1450
1750
1600
9
What is true about Gregorian Chant?
It is sung in unison
It has a hard, driving beat
It is usually sung in English
It is a flirtatious song about love
10
Who were the most famous painters of the Renaissance period?
Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Rembrandt
Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael and Leonardo
Dali, Vermeer, Picasso and Gaughin
Rubens, Buffoli, Warhol and Turner
11
What is true about a madrigal?
It is a sacred song written for the church
It has many parts, with women and men singing together
It is sung in unison
It was never very popular
12
Which pope was passionate about organizing and notating the music of the early church?
Pope Paul II
Pope Julius
Pope John I
Pope Gregory
13
What was a person called who traveled from place to place singing of love and battles?
a jouster
a troubadour
a juggler
a music man
14
What invention in the mid-fifteenth century made it easier to be exposed to new music?
the flute
the synthesizer
the tape recorder
the printing press
15
Which modern troubadour is known as the "King of Country Music"?
Adele
Willie Nelson
George Strait
Eminem
16
What was an area of science that exploded during the Renaissance?
All of the above
Anatomy
Geography
Physics
17
What is polyphony?
One part performed by everyone all together
Many melodies and parts performed all together
18
The word "Renaissance" means what?
Revolutionary
Recognize
Reorganize
Rebirth
19
What was an early trombone called?
a wheezer
a viel
a krumhorn
a sackbut
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What language was Gregorian chant most often sung in?
French
Spanish
Latin
English
