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What are the dates for the Renaissance era?
1400-1600
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Name the three genres of Renaissance vocal music.
Madrigal, motet, mass
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State two facts about madrigals.
- 1. Solo voices
- 2. Secular (topics include nature, mythology, etc.)
- 3. Used to entertain, also used as a status symbol
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What is madrigalism?
Word painting (musical depiction or portrayal of the text)
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What defines a Renaissance motet?
Sacred music in Latin that is not part of the Ordinary or Mass Proper
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What is different about the Renaissance mass?
Chants quoted in the cantus firmus are typically changed (augmented, diminished, inverted); secular tunes eventually replace chants as cantus firmuses; equal importance between voices; number of voices expands to six
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Who set the precedent for resolution of dissonances?
Palestrina
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Name the five genres of Renaissance instrumental music.
Ricercare, canzona, fantasia, toccata, dances
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What is ricercare?
"To search" (Similar to fugue, there is a subject and chase motion)
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What is a canzona?
Italian equivalent of a French chanson
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What is a fantasia?
A song with an improvised nature
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What is a toccata?
"To touch or play"
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What holds instrumental music together in the place of lyrics?
Harmonic structure
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Name four of the Renaissance instruments or instrument families discussed in class.
Viol consort, recorder consort, crumhorns, brass consort, virginal/harpsichord/clavichord, organ, lute
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What is the modern equivalent to the viol consort?
String family
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What is the modern equivalent of the recorder consort?
Flutes
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What is the modern equivalent of the crumhorn?
Double-reed instruments
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