Instruments of the Middle ages Ages
A string instrument with a rounded back similar to a guitar.
What is a Lute?
A famous female composer and abbess known for sacred chants.Introduced in written music of the 18th century, this term means gradually get louder.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
This historical period lasted from about 400–1400 C.E. and is also known as the Middle Ages.
What is the Medieval period?
Renaissance music commonly used this texture with multiple melodies.
What is Polyphonic texture?
A brass instrument used in early ensembles and fanfares.
What is a Trumpet?
A composer famous for smooth and balanced church music during the Renaissance.
Who is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina?
Religious music performed for the church.
What is Sacred music?
Notes outside the main key used for expressive effect.
What is Chromaticism?
A woodwind instrument with a double reed similar to the modern oboe.
What is the Shawm?
The composer famous for fugues and the Brandenburg Concertos.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
Music that is not religious or connected to the church.
What is Secular music?
The most common instrument used in Medieval sacred music.
What are Vocals?
The composer of the oratorio Messiah.
Who is George Frideric Handel?
Wandering performers who traveled performing secular music.
Who were Minstrels?
An early version of the trombone used in Renaissance music.
What is the Sackbut?
A composer of the Classical era who eventually went deaf in his later life.
What is Beethoven
The notation system using square notes used in early chant music.
What are Neumes?