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Chapter 6
Choral Music of the Italian Renaissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the general period of the Renaissance? | (1450-1600) |
| What were some of the historical events that took place during the Renaissance? | the fall the city of Constantinople to Islamic power, the discovery of America, and the Protestant Reformation |
| What was the Renaissance philosophy that dominated the period? | Humanism |
| Who were the most important Franco-Flemish composers of Renaissance period? | 1.)Johannes Ockeghem 2.)Jacob Obrecht 3.)Josquin des Prez 4.)Henricus Isaac 5.)Pierre de la Rue 6.)Jean Mouton |
| What were the dates of the Italian Renaissance? | (1550-1600) |
| What were the two Schools of thoughts names? | 1.)Roman School 2.)Venetian School |
| What was the Roman School musical characteristics? | The Roman School music was characterized and reflected the Council of Trent that met in 1542. The Council of Trent did not make any official rules, but did conclude that music should be written simpler, smoother and very clear to understand. |
| In the Renaissance period what was the language of the Church, that the Council of Trent concluded should be? | Latin |
| What was the years of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina birth and death? | (1525-1594) |
| In 1544__________________ became choirmaster and organist in his town of birth until 1550. | Palestrina |
| Who supervised the revision of music in the liturgical books to fit the standards of the Council of Trent? | Palestrina |
| Who taught at Jesuit Seminary? | Palestrina |
| This person became choirmaster at St. Peter's Basilica, where he held the position till his death. | Palestrina |
| What were the general characteristics of Palestrina's music? | Palestrina's music is characterized by long-breathed lines, with careful treatment of dissonances. Palestrina's music is known for it's seamlessness and continuity of flow of the melody. |
| Palestrina's compositions were_________, _____________, ___________, ____________, _____________. | restrained, conservative, characterized by stepwise diatonic melodies, little contour |
| Who wrote 105 masses, 250 motets, and 120 madrigals that were equally divided between secular and spiritual music? | Palestrina |
| Who was known as the Spanish Palestrina? | Tomas Luis de Victoria |
| What are the birth and death dates of Tomas Luis de Victoria? | (1548-1611) |
| What was the style of Tomas Luis de Victoria's music? | The style of Victoria's music was more emotional and dramatic, he used chromatic and dissonant tones to treat the music more free. He used minor modes with the texts of these pieces focusing on personal feeling. Victoria's music stressed a word, phrase an |
| _______________ wrote only sacred music. | Tomas Luis de Victoria |
| He wrote 20 masses, 60 motets, and other liturgical works. | Victoria |
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