Medieval/Renaissance Period

Who was the most famous composer of Gregorian chant?

Dates of the Renaissance are:

Thomas Weelkes was the master of the madrigal because he was great at word painting.

What is a motet?

Dates of the Medieval Period

Cantus firmus was the second melodic line added to form polyphony

The epicenter of sacred music in the Renaissance was Italy.

Desprez was:

The first music notation symbols are called:

The madrigal and the lute song are two genres of:

Leonin and Perotin were the two composers of the Notre Dame School; they added polyphony and meter to chant

Palestrina was the master of the:

John Dowland composed masses in Italy.

The lute song was written for a soloist and a lute.

Aeolian church mode became our major scale

Who were the two composers of Ars Nova (New Art)?

Ionian church mode became our major scale

How many of these are part of the Mass?

Gregorian chant characteristics include: