Renaissance Quiz

Palestrina’s nickname was

This was a group of ‘higher ups’ that wanted to cleanse the church.

The successors to the piano were the

Who first used movable type to print music?

Polyphonic vocal music was most often composed for what reason?

Renaissance is a French term meaning

Measuring your wealth based off of the number of musicians you had was known as

Martin Luther was known as the

When several work with and against one another for music effect, that is known as

When the music reflected text, this was known as

Ensembles that consisted of all varieties of instruments were known as

Each voice entering in succession with the same musical motive is known as

When the work had new music with each line of new text, this was known as

Two voices moving in the same direction is known as

Who was funded by Ferdinand and Isabella to travel the seas via ship?

This was the generic name for an ensemble during the Renaissance era.

______________ sought to understand through a process guided by reason and faith.

This musical work contains several voices and is a poem set to music.

Vocal ensembles that sing without accompaniment are known as singing

Which one of these artists was not from the Renaissance era?

Two voices moving away from one another is know as

An ensemble that consisted of all the same variety of instrument was called a

The leading music theorist of the time, writing about counterpoint, was

The use of sharps (#) and flats (b) in the Renaissance era was known as

Who set sail to circumnavigate the globe, to only lose his life half way through?