Renaissance Music Review

1. Music whose manuscripts were not as carefully preserved, with few surviving examples.
4. Refers to lighter, more comical madrigals than their Italian counterparts.
7. The texture of lute songs; music with a single melodic line.
9. A philosophy that focuses on the value of people, as opposed to gods and deities.
10. A polyphonic sacred work using texts other than the mass ordinary.
11. A system where composers found employment with a church or a wealthy citizen.
13. Pieces written for voice and lute.
14. The texture of most Renaissance music, though homophonic textures were also used.

2. Chords that helped create a stronger sense of tonality in Renaissance music.
3. Enabled books and music to be mass-produced and accessible to the general public.
5. A piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
6. A musical device where composers reflect the text using musical elements.
8. A polyphonic sacred work made up of five sections.
10. A wealthy Italian family that became important patrons of the arts, literature, and architecture.
12. The country that became the cultural center of Europe in the 16th century.