Renaissance

Question 1

Chorale

Answer 1

Strophic hymn in the Lutheran tradition, intended to be sung by the congregation

Question 2

Metrical psalm

Answer 2

Metric, rhymed, and strophic vernacular translation of a psalm, sung to a relatively simple melody that repeats for each strophe

Question 3

Anthem

Answer 3

a polyphonic sacred work in English for Anglican religious services

Question 4

chanson

Answer 4

secular song with French words; used especially for polyphonic songs of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries

Question 5

Council of Trent

Answer 5

A church council that met in Trent from 1545 to 1563 to consider how to respond to the Reformation. Called for more clarity of text and less variation in music for local practices.

Question 6

Frottola

Answer 6

Sixteenth-century genre of Italian polyphonic song in mock-popular style, typically syllabic, homophonic, and diatonic, with the melody in the upper voice and marked rhythmic patterns

Question 7

Madrigal (16th c.)

Answer 7

Italian poem having any number of lines, each of seven or eleven syllables

Question 8

Concerto delle donne

Answer 8

Women’s Ensemble. A group of trained singers established by Duke Alfonso d’Este in 1580

Question 9

Ricercare

Answer 9

1) In the early to mid-sixteenth century, a prelude in the style of an improvisation. 2) From the late sixteenth century on, an instrumental piece that treated one or more subjects in imitation

Question 10

Cori spezzati

Answer 10

Divided choirs. Used often in Venetian church music in its polychoral motets. Willaert.