The following terms and concepts in boldface (as well as other basic ideas indicated in these review questions) will cover the concept of Renaissance Music. You should know all of these terms, including their (1) spelling, (2) pronunciation, and (3) definition, and be able to use them correctly in speaking and writing about music.

Dictionary definitions may be found in the GLOSSARY of your textbook (p. 455-466) various online resources, including Cengage's MindTap (if you have access to that non-required resource), and you may also use reference works such as The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music (UCF Library REF ML 100 .N8 1988), The New Harvard Dictionary of Music (REF ML 100 .N485 1986), the Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music (REF ML 100 .H36 1999), or other similar brief dictionaries of music found in that area of the library. For an extended explanation of any term or other general topic in music, look at The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians II (REF ML 100 .N48 2001), which is also available as an online database (look for "Oxford Music Online" on the UCF Library list of "Databases Titles" to find an online version of the Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians).

Do not forget to look at the PowerPoint slides associated with the lectures on these materials.

Chapter Five : Renaissance Music, 1450-1600

1. What is the Renaissance, what does the term mean, and what effect did this new era have on the arts?
2. To what previous era did artists and musicians look back for inspiration? What effect did this attitude have on music of the Renaissance?
3. What is Humanism, and how was this belief reflected in the arts of the era?

Josquin Desprez (c. 1455-1521) and the Renaissance Motet

4. Who was Josquin Des Prez (or just "Josquin"), where did he work, and what sorts of music did he composer? What is his reputation, both in his time and today?
5. What is a motet, and how does it differ from other forms of sacred music in this (or the previous) era?
6. What is new about Josquin's "Ave Maria", especially when compared to the styles of the Medieval era?
7. Know the Listening Guide (p. 71)? How does this work exemplify the "Renaissance ideal sound"? What is the texture of this work, and how does this composer treat the words of his piece?
8. What is imitation, and how is it used in Josquin's music?
9. What does the term a cappella mean?

The Counter-Reformation and Palestrina (1525-1594)

10. How does the Protestant Reformation affect religious beliefs in the Renaissance?
11. What is the Counter-Reformation, and what effect did it have upon Catholic Church music?
12. Who was Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (or just "Palestrina")? What sort of musician and composer was he, and where did he work? What are his most important contributions to music history?
13. Know the Listening Guide (p. 76)? What is significant or unique about this example, especially in comparison to all other sacred music of the Middle ages, and to Josquin's sacred music? What are some of its sounding traits (how would you describe this example)?

Popular Music in the Renaissance

14. Why does more secular music survive from the Renaissance? What new technology helps to increase the dissemination of music in this era?
15. What is a madrigal, what are the origins of the genre, and what are some of its sounding traits?
16. What are "madrigalisms" or "word painting"? Be able to supply a few examples of this technique.
17. What is the history of the madrigal, and how did this genre transfer from Italy to England? What adjustment had to be made for the "English Madrigal" to work?
18. Know the Listening Guide (p. 78-9)? How does this example represent the genre of the Madrigal? What are some of its sounding traits (how would you describe this example)?