Renaissance Period (Day One)

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  1. 3. someone who financially supports an artist or musician
  2. 4. The sackbut was an early type of ____________.
  3. 6. The __________ Press was invented in 1436. This allowed for compositions to be printed, and music was no longer copied by hand.
  4. 9. discovered the Earth is not the center of the universe
  5. 10. a sacred, polyphonic vocal composition that is usually unaccompanied
  6. 13. This country was primed for the Renaissance for exactly one reason- money.
  7. 15. a curved instrument with finger holes, made of wood or ivory. It used a mouthpiece similar to those used on present day brass instruments.
  8. 18. a group of instruments playing together
  9. 20. The crumhorn was a __________ reed instrument which had a cap over the reed.
  10. 21. The Renaissance trumpet did not have any __________ and different notes were produced by changing the lip pressure on the mouthpiece.
  11. 22. literally means "rebirth"
  12. 24. a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love
  13. 25. This was a popular sport during the Renaissance, but King Henry VIII banned it because it became so violent.
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  1. 1. an ancestor of the oboe and double reed instrument. It had a very brash, reedy sound.
  2. 2. a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music
  3. 5. This instrument was played in a similar way to the harpsichord, but the strings ran parallel to the keyboard.
  4. 7. The harpsichord generally has ______ rows of keys. (write out the number)
  5. 8. The Renaissance existed during the rediscovery of Roman and ________ culture.
  6. 11. The humanities are now known as the _______ arts.
  7. 12. This painting is arguably the most famous of all time. It was created by Leonardo daVinci during the Renaissance.
  8. 14. The recorder was a __________ instrument and was the predecessor of the flute
  9. 16. a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment
  10. 17. the dye the Italians used from the Ottomans
  11. 19. The lute had how many strings? (write out the number)
  12. 23. The viol was the most important _________ instrument of the Renaissance period.