Renaissance Period Review

Longer sacred works, part of church service

The recorder was an instrument used during this time

The Renassiance Period occured from ______ to ______.

Music became a way for individual expression during the Renassiance

Focus shifted from the church to the

________ is one of the defining techniques of the era.

Secular Italian polyphonic music performed in groups of four to six players

The Renaissance was preceded by the ________ ________

What finacned and supported musicians?

A secular polyphonic French song for two to four voices.

The Renassiace was an age of darkness and death

What was invented in 1439 that made music easier to record and distributed

Of German origin - setting poetry to music to create polyphonic music

A "rebirth" of ideas inspired by:

The shawm was an instrument during this era

Shorter songs set to religious text

What was the only instrument used in the Catholic church?

The Mass has 5 parts, and the languages used are Latin and Greek

The Renassiance started in _________.

Humanism was the idea that man was the center of his own universe

When musical events reflect or illustrate the texture?

Who was a famous composer during this era?

Why was the chorale extremely important to the development of worship?

What school helped to unify Gregorian Chant during this era?

A hymn to be sung by the congregation

Instrumental __________ music was extremely popular

Music began to have more variety in rhythm, range, harmony, form and notation.

Renassiance means "rebirth" in French

Who was a famous composer during this era?

The sackbut was an instrument used during this time