Name the Composer: Renaissance Period – music composers game – music history

The Name the Composer Game is a fun and engaging way to assess students’ knowledge on the composers of Western art music history. From Monteverdi to Casulana, students will spend clue tokens, give answers, and listen to audio clips to see if they can name the composer from the Renaissance Period in Western art music history. This resource is a compliment to the Music History Quick Guide Bundle.

This resource is perfect for:

✅ general music teachers

✅ non-music substitutes

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR DOWNLOAD

► Interactive PowerPoint Game Presentation

*audio clips & composer portraits are included as clues if in the public domain

Students are given three clues for each of the following composers

• JOHANNES OCKEGHEM
• JOSQUIN DESPREZ
• THOMAS TALLIS
• GIOVANNI PALESTRINA
• ORLANDO DE LASSUS
• WILLIAM BYRD
• MADDALENA CASULANA
• GIOVANNI GABRIELI
• CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
• CATERINA ASSANDRA

► 24 clue tokens

• These can be printed and laminated for longterm use

► Directions for playing the game

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