Ib Music Renaissance Period

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Which Renaissance composer was associated with the Council of Trent?

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Giovanni Palestrina

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Phrasing in Renaissance vocal music is determined by?

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the text

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A chant used as the basis for a vocal work

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cantus firmus

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An energetic dance in triple time paired with the pavane

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galliard

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A texture that involves more than one voice moving together in the same rhythm

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homophony

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Polyphony in the Renaissance is often achieved by this melodic compositional device

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imitation

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An important compositional characteristic of the madrigal that connects the music with the text

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word painting

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Name the three French fixed forms associated with the chanson

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rondeau, ballade, virelai

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Bartolomeo Tromboncino is associated with this secular song form

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frottola

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Define a capella

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vocal without accompaniment

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What form is the Kyrie section of a Mass in?

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A-B-A

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What did the motet become in the Renaissance period?

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A sacred form with Latin text

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What was the Danserye?

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A collection of dances by Tielman Susato, published in Antwerp in 1551

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How was the English madrigal different from its Italian counterpart?

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It used simpler text and cultivated a more humorous theme

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What was the Renaissance influenced by?

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Scientific reason inspired by the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome

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Who supported by the musicians of the 15th and 16th century?

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the church, the city, and the state

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Front 17

Define continuous imitation.

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motives excahnging between vocal lines, imitating each other so that the same theme is heard in all voice parts

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True or false: church music was written in a capella style and secular music was divided between purely vocal pieces, and those whose singers are supported by instruments.

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true

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Front 19

Which octaves were preferred during the Renaissance period?

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thrids and sixths

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The Renaissance was an era less occupied with religious symbolism. What meter became of greater interest to the composers?

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duple meter

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Front 21

What is the Requiem?

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Mass for the Dead, sung at funerals and memorial services

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Front 22

Who was Guillaume Du Fay and for what was he known for?

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composer of the Burgundian School, made a career in Italy
used well-defined melodies, simple and consonant harmony, and clear-cut rhythms.
He wrote at least 9 complete settings of the Oridinary of the Mass and polyphonic music in motets, hymns, and French and Italian secular songs

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Who was Josquin des Prez and what was he known for?

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northern French composer who captured the expression of emotion within the contrapuntal works.
He composed more than 100 motets, at least 17 Masses, some based on preexistent monophonic or polyphonic models, some original

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What is homorhythm?

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a texture in which all voices move together rhythmically

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What is the Council of Trent?

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attending cardinals objecting to the use of certain instruments in religious services, to the practice of incorporating popular songs in Masses, to the irreverent attitude of church musicians. Opposed polyphonic settings, claiming that the sacred text was made unintelligible.

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Who was Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and what was he known for?

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organist and choirmaster who wrote over 100 Masses. He wrote the Mass for Pope Marcellus, thought to satisfy the strict demands of the Council of Trent.

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What are chansons?

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written for 3 to 4 voices, set to courtly love verses of the French Renaissance poets

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What is the pavane?

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a stately court dance, often serving as the first number of a set.

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What is the saltarello?

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an Italian, "jumping" dance

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What is the allemande?

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a German dance in moderate duple time, eventually adapted into the Baroque dance quite

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What is the ronde?

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a round dance, lively and associated with the outdoors, performed in a circle

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Front 32

What is the violas da gamba?

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a family of 6-stringed fretted instruments played like a modern cello

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What is the madrigal?

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an aristocratic form of poetry and music that flourished originally at Italian courts. It consited of a short poem of lyric or reflective character

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What was the role of instruments in the madrigal?

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duplicated or substitued for voices

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Who was Monteverdi?

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choirmaster of St. Mark's in Venice, published 8 books of madrigals

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Who were the Concerto delle donne?

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a famous ensemble of professional women singers at Ferrara

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What is the Musica Transalpina?

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Music from beyond the Alps, 1588
the first collection of Italian madrigals published in England

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Front 38

Who was John Farmer?

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organist and master of the choirboys at Christ Church, published a collection of four-part madrigals composed by himself

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True or false: the English adopted the Italian practice of word-painting.

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true.

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