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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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1
Which modern troubadour is known as the "King of Country Music"?
Eminem
Willie Nelson
Adele
George Strait
2
What is true about Gregorian Chant?
It is sung in unison
It is a flirtatious song about love
It is usually sung in English
It has a hard, driving beat
3
The word "Renaissance" means what?
Recognize
Rebirth
Revolutionary
Reorganize
4
Who were the most famous painters of the Renaissance period?
Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael and Leonardo
Dali, Vermeer, Picasso and Gaughin
Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Rembrandt
Rubens, Buffoli, Warhol and Turner
5
"Bourgeois" refers to what?
the lower class
the upper class
the middle class
the no class
6
Most of the music in the Middle Ages was written for and dedicated to whom?
the middle class
popular athletes
God
the king
7
He was the most famous playwright of the Renaissance.
Robert Morley
Christopher Columbus
William Shakespeare
Praetorius
8
What were the dates of the Renaissance?
1750-1800
1900-2000
1600-1750
1400-1600
9
Which pope was passionate about organizing and notating the music of the early church?
Pope Gregory
Pope Julius
Pope Paul II
Pope John I
10
What was an area of science that exploded during the Renaissance?
Anatomy
All of the above
Geography
Physics
11
Why did people of the Renaissance want to learn to play instruments and sing and dance?
the king made them
they wanted to be famous
they could get very rich doing it
they did not have TVs, radios, and DVD players
12
What was an early trombone called?
a krumhorn
a viel
a wheezer
a sackbut
13
What is polyphony?
One part performed by everyone all together
Many melodies and parts performed all together
14
By what year did our music notation system finally look much like it does today?
1900
1600
1750
1450
15
What was a person called who traveled from place to place singing of love and battles?
a troubadour
a juggler
a music man
a jouster
16
What is a patron?
someone who keeps records
Someone who supports artists
someone who has many children
someone who designs parsonages
17
What is true about a madrigal?
It is sung in unison
It was never very popular
It is a sacred song written for the church
It has many parts, with women and men singing together
18
What is the difference between sacred and secular music?
Sacred is church music, secular is everything else
Sacred music is always in Latin, secular in English
Secular is church music, sacred is everything else
Secular music is always in Latin, sacred in English
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What language was Gregorian chant most often sung in?
Spanish
English
French
Latin
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What invention in the mid-fifteenth century made it easier to be exposed to new music?
the printing press
the flute
the tape recorder
the synthesizer
