Medieval
A single melodic line
Monophonic
The years of the Renaissance Period
1450 - 1600
Composer who had 20 children
Bach
5 years old
He wrote the first opera
Claudio Monteverdi
In Medieval times, most music was this type of music.
Vocal
Invention which changed the world
Printing Press
Using music to depict the meaning of words.
Word Painting
Classical Period stressed the importance of this.
Clarity/Balance
1725 - 1800
He taught at the Notre Dame School of Music in Paris around 1160 - 1200.
Leonin
Artists and musicians began to do this in the Renaissance Period.
Take credit for their work.
New musical form which came into existence in the Baroque Period.
Opera
Father of the Symphony
Franz Joseph Haydn
Years of the Renaissance Period
1450 - 1600
New Art
Ars Nova
One of the greatest composers of the Renaissance
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He composed "Messiah".
George Frederic Handel
The Classical Period looked back on what style?
"Classical" Greek and Romans
This became as important as vocal music in the Baroque Period.
Instrumental Music
Studied Theology, but became a musician rather than a priest.
Guillaume de Machaut
Rebirth
What is the definition of Renaissance.
Adding groups to achieve volume or taking away groups to achieve quieter volume
Terraced Dynamics
First major composer to successfully make his living as a free lance composer
This period was all about action and movement.
Baroque Period