string instrument of the Renaissance

Music History-after Med/Ren vocab Flashcards

1

What kind of music is Gregorian chant?

boring
sacred
polyphonic
secular

2

What time period was the earliest in music history?

Baroque
Modern
Renaissance
Medieval

3

A Mass from the Renaissance period was sung in

Latin
English
Pig Latin
Chinese

4

What is one musical characteristic of chant?

Fast
has piano
no rhythm
uses instruments

5

What country is Bach from?

Austria
France
Australia
Germany

6

Chant is....

in unison
set to a rhythm
in harmony
lots of different parts

7

Sacred means

it's popular
it's legit
it is non-religious
it has religious meaning

8

What new musical invention in the Renaissance marked the beginning of harmony?

mass
polyphony
sacred
secular

9

What is an example of secular music?

Motet
Chant
A mass
Madrigal

10

What is a lute?

String instrument of our modern times
string instrument of the Renaissance
Dolla dolla bills
wind instrument of the Renaissance

11

Which is the correct order of musical eras, beginning with the earliest?

Baroque, Renaissance, Medieval
Renaissance, Baroque, Medieval
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque

12

How many years did the Medieval era last?

five thousand
a thousand
one hundred and fifty
a hundred

13

The printing press and education for middle and upper class came about during the _______ era?

Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
Baroque

14

Which voice part is missing? Soprano, Tenor, Bass

opera
Awaiting
Alternative
Alto

15

What does polyphony mean?

many shapes
many sides
many sounds
many fake things

Music History-after Med/Ren vocab

Questions 15

Music History-after Med/Ren vocab

Questions 15