Music - The Golden Age of A Cappella: The Renaissance Period

Question 1

The Renaissance period literally means _.

Answer 1

“rebirth”

Question 2

Years of the period of transformation in Europe.

Answer 2

1400 to 1600

Question 3

The Renaissance period marked the revival of the culture and the arts of _ and _.

Answer 3

Greece, Rome

Question 4

This philosophy focuses on human progress, virtues, and aesthetics.

Answer 4

Humanism

Question 5

TRUE or FALSE: Artists during the Renaissance period started to work more on religious ideologies than on secular concepts.

Answer 5

FALSE, they focused on secular concepts.

Question 6

TRUE or FALSE: The Renaissance period was the age of discovery, innovation, and exploration.

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

He was mentioned in the book that he had reached America during the Renaissance period.

Answer 7

Christopher Columbus

Question 8

He introduced the printing press to Europe

Answer 8

Johannes Gutenburg

Question 9

This model placed the sun as the center of the universe which was in contrast with the Ptolemaic system.

Answer 9

Heliocentric Model

Question 10

Who published the heliocentric model?

Answer 10

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 11

TRUE or FALSE: Renaissance art and sculpture was greatly influenced by humanism.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

This dominated the style of art and sculpture in the Renaissance period.

Answer 12

Realism

Question 13

It features accurate, detailed, and realistic human faces and bodies.

Answer 13

Realism

Question 14

What was added to the 4 voices in music of the Renaissance Period?

Answer 14

Bass

Question 15

TRUE or FALSE: Music in the Renaissance was also characterized by the mild and gentle flow of rhythm, elegant flowing melody, and chiefly monophonic texture.

Answer 15

FALSE, it’s polyphonic.

Question 16

Composers used _ _ and _ _ in writing their compositions.

Answer 16

imitative polyphony, word painting

Question 17

TRUE or FALSE: Vocal music was still more important than instrumental music.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

This means unaccompanied by any musical instrument.

Answer 18

A cappella

Question 19

The Renaissance period is also known as…

Answer 19

The golden age of a cappella or choir music

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: Instrumental music was considered more important until the 16th century.

Answer 20

FALSE, it was considered /less/ important.

Question 21

A polyphonic music set to a sacred Latin text other than the Ordinary of The Mass.

Answer 21

Motet

Question 22

This was set into polyphonic music during the Renaissance.

Answer 22

Mass

Question 23

The two types of Mass.

Answer 23

“Low” Mass and “High” Mass

Question 24

This is the usual type of Mass heard.

Answer 24

Low Mass

Question 25

TRUE or FALSE: The Low Mass has six (6) parts.

Answer 25

FALSE, it only has five (5) parts.

Question 26

A part of Low Mass that is a short liturgical prayer that begins with or consists of the words, “Lord, have mercy.”

Answer 26

Kyrie

Question 27

A Latin doxology that is the second item in the Order of The Mass that begins with the words, “_ in Excelsis Deo.”

Answer 27

Gloria

Question 28

A part of the Low Mass that is for supplication.

Answer 28

Credo

Question 29

A hymn of adoration sung or said immediately before the prayer of consecration.

Answer 29

Sanctus

Question 30

A liturgical prayer to Jesus; means “Lamb of God”

Answer 30

Agnus Dei

Question 31

A poetry set into music and arranged into multiple parts without accompaniment.

Answer 31

Madrigal

Question 32

A popular form of entertainment that talked about love, pastoral themes, or any secular topic.

Answer 32

Madrigal

Question 33

_ _ and _ _ were often used in madrigals.

Answer 33

Word painting, imitated melody

Question 34

It was a musical technique in which the melody reflects the literal meaning of the text.

Answer 34

Word painting

Question 35

These are the two other names for “word painting.”

Answer 35

Tone painting, text painting

Question 36

TRUE or FALSE: If the text were about happiness, descending melody would be used.

Answer 36

FALSE, lively or ascending music would be used.