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5-6 strings, D3, G3, C4, E4, A4, and D5.
How many strings did a viol have?
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Dafne. It was written by Jacopo Peri.
What was the name of the first ever opera?
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Between 1519-1589.
What year was the violin made?
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Bassoon. The Dulcian was played at ensembles and dances.
What instrument evolved from the Dulcian?
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2000. The types of songs he composed were madricals, chansons, and lieder.
How many compositions did Orlande de Lassus write?
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Polyphonic. This is where there are multiple layers, textures and harmonies in the composition.
Before the Renaissance, music was Monophonic, which meant there was one melody to music. What did it change to during the Renaissance?
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Donkey. The renaissance harp has many different sizes as well.
What animal did the Renaissance Harp sound like?
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Gregorio Allegri. His songs were liked so much that the Pope didn't let him play them it wasn't for him.
Which Renaissance composer inspired Mozart?
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Toccata, Canzona, Ricercar, Chanson, German Lied, Italian madrigal, Secular, and Fantasia.
Name at least one instrumental type of music from during the renaissance.
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Shawm. It was made out of wood and played in the military.
What Renaissance instrument is the ancestor of the oboe?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. He did this because his whole family died.
Which Renaissance composer married a rich widow?
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The religious people and churches.
What kind of people did not like the change in music?
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