Renaissance Music Appreciation
Dufay
Who was the earliest composer of the Burgundian School?
Martin Luther
Who was the religious leader of the Renaissance period, led the Protestant revolt against the Roman Catholic Church?
Farmer, Weelkes, Morely, Dowland, Wilbye
Who were 5 English Madrigal Composers?
Ockeghem and DeLassus
Who were the 2 composers of the French Chanson?
Dufay
Who wrote 9 complete settings of the Mass Ordinary?
DesPrez
Who wrote in the polyphonic style but began leaning toward a more homophonic style of composition?
Palestrina
Whose compositions demonstrate the highest point of polyphonic composition?
Dufay
Whose well-known Mass Ordinary was the L'homme arme Mass?
Opera
As a result of the Renaissance Chanson and Madrigal, a union of poetry and music, a new compositional form developed at the beginning of the Baroque Era called what?
Gregorian chants
Early polyphonic settings of the Mass were usually based on a musical fragment taken from old ___________?
3
How many periods of growth are there in the Italian Madrigal?
Trent
Regulations in religious discipline focused on all aspects of the Church. The Council of ____________ was in charge of regulating all aspects of Church music.
a capella
The Renaissance is known as the "Golden Age of ________ Music"
Hellenism
The Renaissance period was marked by an interest in the culture of the ancient Greeks and Roman cultures known as what?
counter-reformation
The Roman Catholic Church responded to the {Protestant revolt with their own reform movement focused on a return to true Christianity piety. This movement is known as what? This strove to recapture the minds of the Church's people.
cantus firmus
The fragment that served as a foundation of the work, and when used in all movements of the Mass, it helped to weld the work into a unified whole?
False
True of False? The study of music was thought to be IMPROPER for the upbringing of a young man/lady?
Yes
Was one of the key events of this period was that Columbus sailed his first voyage?
Yes
Was secular music of the Renaissance for both Professional and the amateur musician?
No
Was the Renaissance a religious period exclusively?
no accidentals and clear text
What are 2 musical style traits of Palestrina?
repeated sections, homophonic and polyphonic, pastoral text
What are 3 stylistic traits of the English Madrigal?
word painting, polyphonic, vocal virtuosity
What are 3 stylistic traits of the Italian Madrigal?
performer, listener, myself
What are the periods of growth in the Italian Madrigal?
Italian Madrigal
What had rich chromatic harmony?
A collection of dances
What is danserye?
French Chanson
What secular French compositional form was developed by the Dukes of Burgundy and the Kings of France?
Man is the most glorious of God's cratures
What was a belief of the Renaissance period?
Italian Madrigal
What was the chief form of secular music that flourished in the aristocratic Italian courts?
Merchant Class
What was the name for the Middle Class during the Renaissance that was interested in the finer things in life art/music?
motet and mass
What were the 2 principal types of sacred compositional forms that the Burgundian School centered their writing around?
Kyrie, Agnus Dei, Sanctus, Gloria, Credo
What were the five sections of the mass ordinary?
weaker beats
Where do cadences lie in the English Madrigal?
DeLassus
Which composer wrote over 150 Chansons. The Chanson reached its highest point in his work?
Marenzio
Which composer wrote over 400 Madrigals, his works were known for their beautiful melodies and striking/daring harmonies?
Palestrina
Which composers' sacred compositional work was conservative in texture, displayed clear audible text, and demonstrated the highest point of polyphonic composition of the Renaissance?
English Madrigal
Which compsitional form was adopted from the Italian Madrigal?
DesPrez
Who experimented with voice parts?
Da Vinci
Who was a famous Renaissance Artist and Scientist?
Palestrina
Who was in charge of overseeing the revisions to the RC Church liturgical music according to the new strict demands made by the Council of Trent?
Marenzio
Who was the Chief composer of the Italian Madrigal?
Palestrina
Who was the Prince of Music?
