Renaissance Review
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- Q1The word Renaissance literally means....RejectRemodelRebirthRekindle30s
- Q2Humanism was the thought that humans could determine what two things for themselves?Rich and PoorBetter or WorseTruth and FalsehoodHigh and Low30s
- Q3During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in the cultures of which two ancient civilizations?Egyptians and BabayloniasMayans and IncasChina and KoreaGreece and Rome30s
- Q4What was a sacred song for choir with words in Latin?English PsalmMotetAnthemMadrigal30s
- Q5What is a general term for all Italian secular vocal music?English AnthemMotetEnglish PsalmMadrigal30s
- Q6What is text-painting?Painting the words onto the sheet music.Painting a picture of what the lyrics mean onto a canvas.When composers would write words on the walls of a church for inspirationWriting music that reflects the literal meanings of the words30s
- Q7What were simple setting of the Psalms for choir with words in English?Enshish AnthemEnglish PsalmMadrigalMotet30s
- Q8Which text used different words for the same music like a hymn?Through-ComposedStrophic30s
- Q9What was a Sacred vocal composition with words in English?MadrigalMassEnglish AnthemEnglish Psalm30s
- Q10What were songs written for solo voice and lute?English PsalmEnglish AnthemsPart SongsLute Songs30s
- Q11What is a cantus-firmus Mass?Mass sung by one person.Mass rooted in the Church’s history.Mass that uses a pre-existing melody as its own.An instrumental Mass.30s
- Q12During the middle of the 16th century, the Roman Catholic Church was in a crisis over trying to rid itself of corruption. What was one musical thing they almost got rid of?PolyphonyTropePeopleChant30s
- Q13What are two main reasons the church almost took polyphony out of the church?Words had become too obscured and secular melodies were being used for MassesWords are too easy to understand and melodies all sounded the sameMusic was too much like the Protestant church and did not use any chantsMusic was too hard to perform and congregations didn’t like it30s
- Q14What do we call a presentation of a melody that is immediately restated in another voice?Text PaintingMonophonyInspirationImitation30s