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Music: The Art of Listening Book Cover
Music: The Art of Listening, 6/e
Jean Ferris, Arizona State University-Tempe


Essay Quiz



1

View slides or photographs of Renaissance paintings and sculptures. What ideas expressed in these art works can be related to the music of the period?
2

What indoor and outdoor games were popular during the Renaissance? Where would you locate this information?
3

Study the plays of William Shakespeare. Find references to musical instruments. How does Shakespeare refer to these instruments? Notice how many musical puns appear in his plays. Are any references to musical instruments used as symbols? Why do you suppose he chose to refer to musical instruments for these purposes?