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Music of the Renaissance

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    Religious and Musical Entertainment of the Renaissance Period
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  • Who initiated the Protestant Reformation, breaking away from the Catholic Church
    Martin Luther in 1510
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  • What is the protestant chorale?
    simple composition based on popular melodies written for four voices in homophonic texture
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  • What are the three branches of Christianity during this time?
    Protestant, Anglican, Catholic
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  • The anthym belonged to which branch of christianity?
    The Anglican Church, started by Henry VIII of England
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  • What is a motet?
    important form of Catholic religious polyphony
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  • The Catholic Counter-Reformation created what 2 types of music
    Motet, Mass
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  • what is mass?
    A compound musical form that put together all the pieces of liturgy
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  • Name an important Counter-Reformation composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso, Cristóbal Morales, Tomás Luis de Victoria
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  • the secular vocal music based on polyphony that has a soprano,contralto, tenor, and bass is called what?
    Mixed Quartet
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  • The 3 main typical Spanish song forms were what?
    Romance, Villancico and Ensalada
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  • Italian vocal form of four or five voices, with compound polyphonic texture that reflects sense and meaning using expressive elements known as madrigalisms
    Madrigal
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  • French vocal form with polyphonic texture and instrumental accompaniment?
    Chanson
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  • What is Spanish Romance music?
    a narrative strophic song about historic and legendary matters or about social events
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  • What type of music did composer get more interested in during the Renaissance?
    Instrumental music
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  • What music continued to be banned from the Church?
    instrumental music
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  • What are the 3 types of composition of instrumental music?
    Adapted pieces from vocal works, pieces based on improvisation, pieces based on variation
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