Renaissance
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Re-birth
Who was the most famous composer from the Baroque era?
J.S. Bach
Who is the most famous composer from the Classical era?
W.A. Mozart
Who is the most famous composer from the Romantic era?
Ludwig van Beethoven
These two major wars happened in the modern era, forever shaping history.
WW1 and WW2
What happened in history before the renaissance?
The Black Death (plague)
What was the name of the scientist who proposed his theory of gravity during the Baroque era?
Sir Isaac Newton
Name a popular genre of music from the Classical era
Operas, Requiems, Symphonies
What instruments were being used in the Romantic era?
Traditional (very similar to today)
This Russian composer wrote Rite of Spring, a ballet that caused a riot in Paris.
Igor Stravinsky
What continent did the renaissance era take place?
Europe
What is the name of the keyboard instrument that was popular during the baroque era?
The Harpsichord
This is the term given to a young child who is exceptionally talented. The most famous of these is from the Classical Era.
Prodigy
Name an important historical event that happened in the Romantic era time period. (There's a lot)
Civil War, Industrial Revolutions, Thomas Edison, etc...
This was the name given to the popularity of bands from England in the 1960s.
The British Invasion
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent during the Renaissance era?
The Printing Press
Who was listening to music during the baroque era?
The rich/royal and church-goers
Mozart only lived to be this age.
35
Beethoven is also famous for losing what sense?
Hearing
This electronic musical instrument was sold to the public in 1964 and has worked its way into most music today.
The Synthesizer
The Renaissance era took place during this 200 year time frame.
1400 - 1600
What is the difference between secular and non-secular music?
Secular: Separate from religion
Non-secular: religious music
Name another composer from the Classical era
Salieri, Handel, Hadyn, Beethoven?
Beethoven was most famous for this type of composition.
The Symphony
This composition style limits the composer and was made popular in the postmodern era by Steve Reich.
Minimalism