Quiz

1) Education and the arts were reborn. Ancient societies such as Rome and Greece were the inspiration, which were discovered through the libraries of the Arabs.

2) It spanned from about the 14th century to the 17th century.

3) A motet is a relatively short composition whose lyrics are in latin. It is made up of short sections in homophony and imitative polyphony. The words are usually religious, sometimes even taken directly from the Bible. Giovanni da Palestrina was one of the most famous composers of motets during the renaissance. __Title Example__

4) A madrigal is a short composition set to a one stanza poem, typically a love poem, with a rapid turnover of ideas and images. Thomas Weelkes was a famous composer of Madrigals, composing such songs as "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending"

5) String- Lute Woodwind- Crumhorn  Brass- Sacbut  Percussion- Tabor

6) The Pavan and the Galliard were two forms of dance music in the renaissance

7) They allowed for greater innovations in terms of musical instruments, due to an increased knowledge of how they worked, and inventions such as the printing press allowed music to be published and therefore be accessible to a broader audience.

8) Music which had previously been merely an entertaining diversion for those of royal descent became more popular amongst middle class citizens, and the styles of music being played began to broaden with their audiences. Dance music which had hitherto been the only form of music available to the average person combined with the secular music of the courts to make interesting new genres and expand the musical tastes of Europeans.

9) Fast tempo, steady beat, seems to be in 2/4 time, polyphonic, vocal harmonies, instruments accompanying vocal part, multiple instruments, very full arrangement __Meter in 3, Form ABAB__

10) This sort of music was intended for members of the upper class. It was secular, but soulful, very mournful, and slow, without a steady beat. It was intended to convey emotion, in this case wistfulness, loneliness, or sadness of some kind. It is open to interpretation. __Pavane & Galliard for Dancing__.

11) Plucked string instrument, too low to be a lute. Flute. Something that sounds like an upright bass, maybe a rustic version. Violins, and other stringed instruments played with a bow. Lute. Harp? Sounds sort of like a harp but not exactly like one so I don't think it's a harp. __Lute, Viols & Recorder__

12) Sounds sacred. Polyphony, vocal harmonies. Low pitched, at least the beginning is. Harmonies build as song proceeds, pitches get more varied. I actually don't think this is sacred, it sounds too fast, and not sad enough. Not that it doesn't sound a little sad, but almost all music has some element of melancholy in it. Art of any kind does really. It's a very inspirational emotion. I'm getting off track though. There's no steady beat, but the tempo isn't particularly slow or fast. There are three male singers, who cover a range of pitches, mostly low. The mood set by the song sounds slightly mournful, but also optimistic.

13) One interpretation of the lyrics (not mine, I swear) is that the lady is a prostitute. Shakespeare refers to this song in his play "The Merry Wives of Windsor". There is a belief that it was written by King Henry VIII wrote it, but this is probably not true.