Medieval Era
Renaissance Era
Baroque Era
Instruments
Composers
100

The word for music performed in religious context

Sacred

100

The word for music performed without any religious ties

Secular

100

Texture of music known in both the Renaissance and Baroque where multiple melodies intersect

Polyphonic

100

Bach was known for playing this pipe-mechanized "king of instruments"

Pipe organ

100

Well-known Baroque-era composer who pioneered the fugue and other many forms

Johann Sebastian Bach

200

The time span of the Medieval period

400 - 1400

200

The time span of the Renaissance period

1400 - 1600

200

The time span of the Baroque period

1600 - 1750

200

"Ye olde" string instrument of the Renaissance

lute

200

Baroque-era composer known for "The Messiah"

Georg Frederic Handel

300

Texture of most sacred vocal music where only one melody is performed without harmony

Monophonic

300

The meaning of the word "Renaissance"

Rebirth; revival

300

The meaning of "Baroque"

Ornate; heavily detailed

300

Bach composed a famous Suite in G Major for this string instrument

Cello

300

English Renaissance composer with the first name "William" and an avian last name

William Byrd

400

Chansons were a form of music endemic to this country's culture

France

400

Denomination of the church whose worship involved the mass

Catholic

400

Form of music made by many prominent composers in which a melody is restated by multiple parts

Fugue

400

The only musical instrument permitted within the church of the Medieval period

Voice

400

Baroque-era composer known for his Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi

500

The plague that knocked out a third of Europe's population - led to the "dark ages"

Bubonic plague

500

Person who nailed his list of grievances to the Catholic church; a denomination of current Christian churches is named after him

Martin Luther

500

What else was described as "Baroque" besides the music of the same period

The architecture

500
The first iteration of what would become today's piano

Clavier

500

Female medieval-era composer known for her sacred works

Hildegard of Bingen

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