Renaissance review Online version Test about Renaissance music by ARANZAZU Fernández-Rico Urgoiti 1 In which centuries did the Renaissance develop? a 11th and 12th b 15th and 16th c 16th and 17th 2 What were the cultural inspirations for an artist in the Renaissance period? a Ancient Greek and Roman b Central Europe c Asian culture 3 Technically, what were the most important musical aspects? a The dissonance and monophonic texture b The homophonic texture c The counterpoint and polyphonic texture 4 What was the most important cultural movement in the Renaissance period? a Humanism b Religious beliefs c Rationalism 5 What was the main Protestant musical form? a Mass b Motet c Chorale 6 What were the main Catholic musical forms? a Mass and motet b Madrigal and chanson c Ensalada and romance 7 What were the expressive elements called that were used to reflect the meaning of the text in the music? a Poems b Madrigalisms c Reflections 8 What is the main characteristic of a villancico? a The use of a "volta" repeating the melody of the chorus b The use of madrigalisms c The polyphonic texture 9 How did they group instruments in the Renaissance period? a By shape b By families and power/intensity c By its origin 10 If there were different instruments in a consort, what would it be called? a Whole consort b Broken consort c Perfect consort 11 Normally, how were the dances grouped in the Renaissance? a By contrasting pairs b By groups of 4 or 5 c By sort of instruments that were involved in the music 12 What were the variations in Spain called? a Diferencias b Voltas c Repetitions
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