Classical Music
The first of our classical music eras. It lasted from 1600 to 1750
What is the Baroque Era?
These two composers from France effectively made polyphonic music acceptable in Europe in the 1300's
Who are Leonin and Perotin?
This German Monk fathered a revolution that changed the whole world as well as the world of music.
Who is Martin Luther?
Gregorian chants were written in this style of music where everyone was singing or playing the same melody with little to no harmony.
What is monophonic or monophony?
Finland's national instrument, it's a string instrument in the zither category.
What is the Kantele?
Scandinavia had this type of music common across all the countries that you would often use to lull young children to sleep.
What are lullabies?
The second of the classical eras. It lasted briefly, only occupying the years 1750 to 1800.
What is the Classical Era?
As a result of the Protestant Reformation, this composer began writing his music for the church. He is one of the most well-known baroque composers, having essentially codified both contrapuntal writing as well as organ music.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This type of music unexpectedly took a large following in England in the 1960's.
What is Rock n' Roll?
Music began to change with Leonin and Perotin when they introduced this type of chant that soon caught on where music was no longer relegated to only one line of melody.
What is polyphony?
What is the nyckelharpa?
Scandinavia had this type of music in common across all countries that is always in a rapid 3/4 meter.
What is a waltz?
The most prolific of our classical music eras and the one that seemed to branch out into many parts of the world previously uninvolved in classical music. It lasted from the years 1800 to 1900.
What is the Romantic Era?
This German-born man brought classical music to Finland.
Who is Friedrich Pacius?
The Persian Empire has since dissolved and is now in this modern-day country.
What is Iran?
Most of the Scandinavian lullabies are written in this of the two main musical modes.
What is the Minor Mode?
Norway's national instrument, not dissimilar from a classical violin but with many more strings to tune.
What is the hardingfele or hardanger fiddle?
France invented this style of "Parisian Jazz" that goes by this name.
What is Musette?
The classical music era that lasted roughly from 1900 to 1930.
What is the Modern Era?
This Norwegian-born composer is famous for writing music like "in the hall of the mountain king" for the play Peer Gynt
Who is Edvard Grieg?
This piece of music is what introduced classical music to China under the intense control of Madame Mao, who was vehemently opposed to all things western-influenced. she still liked it anyway.
What is Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
In this order: one type of Irish folk song is in a triple compound meter, 6/8; the other is in a simple duple, 2/4.
What are a jig and a reel?
Scotland's most famous instrument.
What are bagpipes?
African music is primarily focused on this of the two main building blocks of music.
What is rhythm?
This is one of the few pieces of classical music to come out of Vietnam, written for solo violin by Thảo Nguyên Xanh
What is Sad Romance?
This composer was born in Austria and has come to represent the classical era as its figurehead.
Who is W.A. Mozart?
Japan introduced a whole new level of orchestral music selection when composers started writing for this style of media.
What is anime?
This word is used to describe when the strong beat, or emphasis, falls off the beat.
What is syncopation?
This type of instrument keeps coming up in Asian countries. It's a string instrument that could also be called a table harp.
What is a Zither?
This type of violin technique is wildly different from classical and was developed in India.
What is Carnatic?
This era came directly after the Romantic Era and had its scene in France with composers like Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy.
What is the Impressionist Era?
One of today's most prolific anime film score composers.
Who is Joe Hisaishi?
This form of media introduced another realm of music to the orchestral world. The orchestral world has since enjoyed a large selection of songs from these media.
What are video games?
The two main building blocks of music are these.
What are pitch and rhythm?
this type of instrument also keeps making an appearance in all the Asian countries. It's the predecessor to a guitar.
What is the lute (type)?
This type of music could rightly be described as "Israeli Jazz"