Unit 2 Renaissance Music Review

Flashcards covering the vocabulary, composers, genres, and historical events from the Unit 2 Renaissance Music review documents.

Guillaume Du Fay

A Renaissance composer whose work "Se la face ay pale" (NAWM #37a) is included in the listening list.

Henricus Isaac

The composer of "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" (NAWM #41).

Josquin Desprez

A significant composer known for "Mille regretz" (NAWM #43) and the "Missa Pange lingua Kyrie" (NAWM #45a).

Claudin de Sermisy

The composer of the French chanson "Tant que vivray" (NAWM #51).

John Dowland

A composer associated with the lute song, specifically "Flow, my tears" (NAWM #57).

Tielman Susato

Composer of the "Danserye" excerpts, including Galliard "La dona" (NAWM #66b) and Moresca "La morisque" (NAWM #66c).

Jean de Ockeghem

The composer of the "Missa prolationum: Kyrie" (NAWM #39).

Martin Luther

A key figure of the Protestant Reformation and composer of the Lutheran chorale "Ein feste Burg" (NAWM #58c).

French chanson

A musical genre focused on text expression; examples include works by Claudin de Sermisy.

Italian madrigal

A genre of polyphonic secular music associated with text expression and composers like Cipriano de Rore and Luca Marenzio.

Intabulation

A musical genre or technique listed under the review's genre category, associated with works like Luis de Narváez's "Cancion Mille regres".

Lutheran chorale

A genre of religious music that exists in both monophonic and 4-part versions.

Metrical psalm

A genre of music mentioned as part of the religious musical developments in the Renaissance.

Dance music categories

In the Renaissance, this included music specifically to accompany dancing and stylized/abstracted dance forms used for listening.

Pavane

One of the specific Renaissance dance forms listed alongside the galliard and moresca.

Galliard

A dance form exemplified by Susato's "La dona" (NAWM #66b).

Moresca

A dance form exemplified by Susato's "La morisque" (NAWM #66c).

Cantus-firmus

A compositional technique or style used in Renaissance polyphony.

Paraphrase

A technique or style listed as a core element of Renaissance music composition.

Imitative counterpoint

A texture or technique where different voices enter with the same melodic material.

Humanism

One of the major movements of the Renaissance that influenced music and intellectual life.

Protestant Reformation

A major religious and social event of the Renaissance that led to new musical forms like the Lutheran chorale.

Imperial Expansion

The growth of powers such as Spain, France, and the Holy Roman Empire during the Renaissance.

Music Patronage

A major economic and social system that supported the creation of music during the Renaissance.