Renaissance- Keyboard music

Question 1

Renaissance composers also produced a rich repertoire of…

Answer 1

instrumental music.

Question 2

The most popular instrument in the Renaissance was

Answer 2

the lute

Question 3

What were “whole” and “broken” consorts?

Answer 3

Ensembles comprising instruments from one family were referred to as “whole consorts” while mixed combinations of instruments were referred to as “broken consorts.”

Question 4

Renaissance music was composed for a variety of keyboard instruments, including…
A. the organ
B. the pianoforte
C. the harpsichord
E. the clavichord
F. the zither
G. the virginal.

Answer 4

Renaissance, music was composed for a variety of keyboard instruments, including the organ, the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the virginal.

Question 5

What is this instrument?

Answer 5

A virginal

Question 6

What is this instrument?

Answer 6

organ

Question 7

What is this instrument?

Answer 7

a harpsichord

Question 8

What is this instrument?

Answer 8

a clavichord

Question 9

Define harpsichord

Answer 9

a keyboard instrument

sound is generated by small quills inside the instrument that pluck the strings

often had two manuals (sets of keys)

Question 10

What is this instrument?

a generic term used for all plucked keyboard instruments in England

generally smaller and lighter than the harpsichord

some could be placed on a tabletop or held in the player’s lap

Answer 10

a virginal

Question 11

The earliest notated music for keyboard dates back to

Answer 11

1325

Question 12

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is a historically significant collection of

Answer 12

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is a historically significant collection of English keyboard music dating from the early 17th century.

Question 13

Define idiomatic writing

Answer 13

compositional style that highlights the unique technical capabilities of an instrument

opposite of “generic”

developed in the late Renaissance and Baroque eras

Question 14

Define variations

Answer 14

a work based on the statement of a melody (theme) followed by a series of transformations (variations)

changes can be made to the melody, harmony, and/or rhythm

Question 15

General name for keyboard instrument whose sound is generated by small quills that pluck the strings

Answer 15

Harpsichord

Question 16

English keyboard instrument, often smaller than a harpsichord, where sound is generated by small quills that pluck the strings

Answer 16

virginal

Question 17

What is the structure of The Carman’s Whistle by William Byrd?

Answer 17

A, A1, B, B1

Question 18

What mode is The Carman’s Whistle by William Byrd based on?

Answer 18

The ionian mode in C

Question 19

True or False?

The tune of The Carman’s Whistle is first presented in a simple two-voice imitative texture that then shifts to a thicker texture with chordal accompaniment.

Answer 19

True

The tune is first presented in a simple two-voice imitative texture that then shifts to a thicker texture with chordal accompaniment.

Question 20

What do the slanted lines on the notes mean in The Carman’s Whistle?

Answer 20

They are an encouragement to embellish the note with ornaments, not a symbol for tremelo

Question 21

Who is the composer of The Carman’s Whistle?

Answer 21

William Byrd

Question 22

What is the form of The Carman’s Whistle?

Answer 22

Theme and variations

Question 23

Who is this?

English Renaissance composer and singer in the Chapel Royal

well represented in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book

contributed to the development of an idiomatic keyboard style

composed sacred works for both the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in both English and Latin

composed songs for solo voice accompanied by a consort of viols, a distinctly English genre

Answer 23

William Byrd

Question 24

What are William Byrd’s notable instrumental genres?

Answer 24

keyboard

ensemble works for viol consort

Question 25

What are William Byrd’s notable vocal genres?

Answer 25

Latin mass and motet

English Anthems

Songs for solo voice and viol consort