Castrati, Palestrina, Dances

Question 1

Definition of acapella

Answer 1

without instrumental accompaniment

Question 2

Who sang in the place of women where they were not allowed to sing?

Answer 2

They would use men that were preserved and cultivated for singing by prepubescent castration

Question 3

Countries the Protestant reformation was concentrated in

Answer 3

Germany, Switzerland, low countries, all of England, parts of France, Austria, Bohemia, Poland, and Hungary

Question 4

2 branches of the church that remained afterwards

Answer 4

Protestant and Catholic

Question 5

How did the catholic church respond with the Council of Trent and the counter-reformation?

Answer 5

In response to the Protestant Reformation, the leaders of the Church of Rome gathered in northern Italy to discuss their own reform in what proved to be a two-decades-long conference, the Council of Trent (1545–1563). Here began the Counter-Reformation, a conservative, sometimes austere, movement that changed not only religious practices but also art, architecture, and music.

Question 6

Composer known as the “Savior of the Church”

Answer 6

Palestrina, reintroduced polyphonic mass music that was catchy and had strong beats