HCS Music History - The Renaissance

These are four famous Renaissance artists.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

Gilles Binchois spent his entire creative life in this region.

A major difference between Medieval and Renaissance sacred music was that

What were the classics?

Today, composition students are almost always taught to write in the style of this composer.

How did art change during the Renaissance?

What invention helped to make music more accessible by the common man during the Renaissance?

What is the Renaissance time period?

Queen​ ​Elizabeth​ ​I​ loved music & played the lute in this country where madrigals developed?

Using the music to match the lyrics of a song is called _________ .

The Renaissance began in which country before sweeping across Europe?

What is a patron?

This influential composer served as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Music with multiple independent parts moving at different times is called ___________ .

What does secular mean?

_________ permitted the navigation of the world's oceans and the discovery of faraway lands.

Which is a type of Renaissance music?

This composer helped push the limits of sacred music composition.

Instrumental music during the Renaissance was used primarily for ____________ .