Multiple melodies at the same time

Renaissance Period Flashcards

1

What is secular music?

Catholic music
Non church music
Protestant music
Church music

2

Which is NOT a Renaissance painting?

The Sistine Chapel
The Scream
The Last Supper
The Creation of Adam

3

When did the Renaissance Period take place?

1400 BC- 1700 BC
500 AD-1400 AD
1000 AD-1350 AD
1400 AD-1600 AD

4

What does "Renaissance" mean?

Redone
Return
Rebirth
Revisit

5

Which ideal did the people of the Renaissance Period NOT return to?

Greek clothing
Greek art
Greek philosophy
Greek architecture

6

What is word painting?

Descriptive text about courtly love
The melody depicts the text
Poetry with oil paint
Pretty, pretty colors

7

What did Martin Luther do?

Began the Atheism Society
Began the Renaissance Music Society
Began the CounterReformation
Began the Protestant Reformation

8

What is polyphony?

Multiple melodies at the same time
A single melody with instrumental accompaniment
Men and women singing together
Two or more notes sounding in a chord

9

Which of the following is NOT a Renaissance instrument?

Hurdy gurdy
Harpsichord
Viol
Sakbut

10

Who was NOT a composer of the Renaissance period?

di Lassus
des Prez
de Palestrina
diGiuseppe

11

Which wealthy family commissioned artists and musicians?

The Whittington Family
The Medici Family
The Knockturn Family
The da Vinci Family

12

Which of the following is a Renaissance instrument?

Clarinet
French Horn
Violin
Lyre

13

True or False: Straight tone singing was preferred over vibrato.

True
False

14

Who is this guy?

Thomas Tallis
William Byrd
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther

15

What new ideal was important in the Renaissance Period?

Innovation
Altruism
Creationism
Realism

16

True or false: Renaissance music had a wider vocal range than Medieval.

False
True

Renaissance Period

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Renaissance Period

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