Across
- 5. songs that are religious in nature but written in local vernacular rather than Latin
- 7. people who studied ancient Greek and Latin texts on human achievement
- 9. loud shrill outdoor instrument
- 10. Meeting of the Catholic church where they addressed many issues including church singing
- 11. invention by Johannes Gutenberg which changed how books were made
- 12. Movement which challenged and criticized the Catholic Church
- 14. an English secular song
- 18. a German secular song
- 19. composer who wrote in multiple languages and incorporated secular music into church music
- 20. literal definition of "Renaissance"
- 21. quieter more intimate instruments
- 23. composer who used polyphony in a way that allowed listeners to still understand the words being used
- 24. literal translation of the word "Chanson"
- 25. compositional style in which composers make the music mirror the text of a song to help tell a story
Down
- 1. a different name for trombone
- 2. wealthy family who helped finance many artists
- 3. devastating plague that wiped out 30-60% of Europe
- 4. music that is composed for church and praise to God
- 6. Italian scholar and poet and leader in Humanism movement
- 8. the capital of the Byzantine Empire which was conquered in 1453
- 13. one of the greatest Renaissance artists who painted the Mona Lisa
- 15. popular string instrument in Ireland, which was usually plucked and played in one’s lap or on the floor
- 16. city where Renaissance began
- 17. style of combining a number of different musical parts at the same time
- 22. a French secular song