The Renaissance: 1400-1600 Historical Context Quiz
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During which period did the Renaissance take place?

  • 1400-1600 (correct)
  • 1600-1800
  • 1500-1700
  • 1300-1500
  • Who is credited with the invention of the printing press?

  • Nicolaus Copernicus
  • Johannes Kepler
  • Johannes Gutenberg (correct)
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Which composer is known for using 'faux bourdon' and composed 'Missa Sancti Jacobi: Post Communio'?

  • Purbach
  • Guillaume Dufay (correct)
  • Josquin Desprez
  • John Dunstable
  • Which musical characteristic became most pervasive during the Early Renaissance period?

    <p>Imitative polyphony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered to be the emblematic Renaissance composer known for the development of 'ars perfecta'?

    <p>Josquin Desprez</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which composer is known for the work 'Veni Sancte Spiritus' and was influential throughout the European continent?

    <p>John Dunstable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which musical texture became most pervasive during the Mid-Renaissance period?

    <p>Imitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the major contributors to the development of the telescope/microscope?

    <p>Copernicus and Kepler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Aurally pleasing definition of consonance/dissonance' is a characteristic of which musical period?

    <p><strong>Early Renaissance</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the 'ars perfecta' that Josquin Desprez embodied?

    <p>A perfected artistic style that could not be improved</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Josquin Desprez make his reputation on, especially after his death?

    <p>Publication of 14 masses, 117 motets, and 36 secular songs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Duke did Josquin Desprez serve during his career?

    <p>Duke of Milan and Duke of Ferrara</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic feature of Josquin Desprez's 'Ave Maria...Virgo serena'?

    <p>Points of Imitation and carefully controlled dissonance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus in music during the Council of Trent?

    <p>Textual clarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known as the 'Savior of Polyphony' during the Counter-Reformation?

    <p>Palestrina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a characteristic feature of the madrigal, a polyphonic secular vocal work from the Renaissance and Early Baroque?

    <p>Heavy emphasis on 'Text painting'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did all change during the Reformation era in music considered to be?

    <p>A distortion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term 'Baroque' thought to mean in relation to music changes?

    <p>'misshapen pearl'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Music of the Reformation' was known for its emphasis on:

    <p>'Communal worship'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Counter-Reformation' was the Catholic response to:

    <p>'the entrenchment of Protestantism'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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