Chapter 7

Question 1

Humanism

Answer 1

a new interest in the individual

Question 2

realism + naturalism

Answer 2

painted so it looks like 3D objects

Question 3

What kind of intervals did the Renaissance era introduce?

Answer 3

3rds and 6ths

Question 4

imitative counterpoint

Answer 4

contrapuntal texture marked by imitation between voices

Question 5

What are two things that happened to Europe during the Renaissance?

Answer 5

• the great schism

- the hundred year’s war

Question 6

What is a benefice?

Answer 6

Priest gets money to pay for chapel musicians

Question 7

pythagorean intonation

Answer 7

All perfect fourths and fifths are in perfect tune

Question 8

just intonation

Answer 8

most (but not all) thirds, fourths, fifths and sixths are in tune

Question 9

temperament

Answer 9

makes all intervals sound good, even if they are not perfectly in tune

Question 10

contenance angloise

Answer 10

using thirds and sixths to emulate composer John Dunstable

Question 11

faburden

Answer 11

improvised polyphony featuring 6-3 chords (5th+3rd+5th)

Question 12

Sumer is icumen in

Answer 12

rota, F major + g minor, lots of thirds

Question 13

Guillaume Dufay’s Christe redemptory ominium

Answer 13

hymn in fabourden style

Question 14

John Dunstable

Answer 14

Sexy grape boobs, motet, triad based, proper declamation of text

Question 15

successive composition

Answer 15

one part at a time

Question 16

simultaneous composition

Answer 16

composed all parts at the same time

Question 17

Josquin Des Prez

Answer 17

Got hired to compose music even though he was more expensive and didn’t like being told what to do

Question 18

Martin Luther

Answer 18

Wanted people to focus on the script of the original bible and get rid of priests and corruption

Question 19

When was the printing press invented and for what?

Answer 19

1500’s, Gutenberg

Question 20

Tinctons

Answer 20

old music critic