Music History Test 2 Review: The Renaissance

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Across
  1. 4. A philosophy that focuses on the value of people, as opposed to gods and deities.
  2. 6. The use of these helped create a stronger sense of tonality in Renaissance music than had previously existed.
  3. 9. This kind of music is non-religious.
  4. 11. A polyphonic sacred work made up of five sections.
  5. 13. This kind of music is religious.
  6. 16. The manuscripts for this music was not as carefully preserved, therefore few survived.
  7. 18. In the 16th century, this country became the cultural center of Europe.
  8. 19. This is the texture of most Renaissance music, however homophonic textures were also used.
  9. 20. These madrigals were generally lighter and more comical than their Italian counterparts.
Down
  1. 1. The system in which composers found employment either with a church or working for a wealthy citizen.
  2. 2. The economic boost of the Renaissance led the development of this. People were economically comfortable enough to have some free time and resources to focus on tasks besides survival.
  3. 3. A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
  4. 5. This wealthy Italian family, became important patrons of the arts, literature, and architecture.
  5. 7. This is the texture of lute songs.
  6. 8. At the end of the Renaissance, composers begin writing for instrumental ____________, or groups of instruments that played different parts.
  7. 10. Composers were no longer content to remain anonymous and desired this and public recognition for their work.
  8. 12. Enabled books and music to be mass-produced and accessible to the general public.
  9. 14. These pieces were written for voice and lute.
  10. 15. This musical device, in which composers reflect the text of a piece using musical elements, became widely used during this time.
  11. 17. A polyphonic sacred work using texts other than the mass ordinary.