RENAISSANCE MUSIC

Question 1

Renaissance comes from the word

Answer 1

Rebirth

Question 2

Period of ___ not only in music but in all ___ in the ____ ____

Answer 2

development, aspects of life, western world

Question 3

The invention of the ___ made music writing and production more available; hence, music grew to become more appreciated

Answer 3

Printing press

Question 4

The renaissance music period is sometimes called as

Answer 4

The golden age of acapella (english form) / a capella (italian form)

Question 5

Vocal music w/o instrumental accompaniment

Answer 5

(The golden age of) Acapella

Question 6

Birthplace of Italian Renaissance

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Florence, Italy

Question 7

A common unifying musical technique formed by simultaneously singing or playing different melodies that enter different parts of the song or piece

Answer 7

Polyphony

Question 8

Where music and drama combined

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Early opera

Question 9

A form of accompanied solo music consisting of a vocal line

Answer 9

Monody

Question 10

Music used for the liturgy is an innovation that renaissance musicians contributed to the Christian faith

Answer 10

The MASS (music form)

Question 11

The ___ ___ ____ ___ paved the way for some of the greatest music pieces ever written.

Answer 11

Catholic Mass polyphonic music

Question 12

2 main kinds of mass

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Ordinary and Proper mass

Question 13

Kind of mass which involves songs and prayers that vary from each day throughout the year according to a certain liturgical event such as Pentecost or Nativity

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Proper Mass

Question 14

Kind of mass which involves a fixed order of songs and prayers done everyday

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Ordinary Mass

Question 15

5 main parts of Ordinary Mass (Latin Title)

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Kyrie Eleison, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Question 16

5 main parts of Ordinary Mass (English description)

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Prayer of Mercy, Joyful Hymn of Praise, The Apostles’ Creed, Holy (Trinity) on High, Lamb of God, Grant us Peace

Question 17

5 main parts of Ordinary Mass (Tagalog lyrics Excerpt)

Answer 17

Panginoon, Maawa ka, Papuri sa Diyos, Sumasampalataya ako, Santo, Santo, Santo, Kordero ng Diyos

Question 18

Originally came from Troubadours

Answer 18

Madrigal (Music form)

Question 19

Madrigal music’s lyrics are about ___

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sentiment, wit, and passion

Question 20

Although mostly polyphonic, madrigal music paved the way for other ___ ___ ___ by showing the ____ ____ of the melody

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vocal music forms, different possibilities

Question 21

Renaissance Music composers

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Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina and Thomas Morley

Question 22

Giovanni has continuing influences on ___ and ___ music

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Polyphony and church music

Question 22

Most known 16th century representation of the Roman School of Musical Compositions

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Giovanni Da Palestrina

Question 23

Where is Giovanni from?

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Palestrina, Italy

Question 24

As a child, he sang in the street of ___ where he sold products from ___

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Rome, his parents’ farm

Question 25

One day, the choir leader of __ ___ ___ heard his voice and offered to teach him music

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Santa Maria Maggiore

Question 26

Around the middle of the 16th century, he was appointed a member of the __ __ as a reward for ___

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Papal chapel, his many compositions for the Catholic church

Question 27

Where is Thomas Morley from?

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Norwich, England

Question 27

He created and sang songs about comedy, wit, and infatuation

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Thomas Morley

Question 28

Thomas Morley is the Father of?

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Father of Madrigal

Question 28

3 things Thomas Morley is known as

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Composer, organist, and theorist

Question 29

He received a Bachelor of Music degree from __ and became the ___ ___ for several big parishes

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Oxford, parish organist

Question 30

When did the Renaissance music period occur?

Answer 30

1400-1600