Middle Ages / Renaissance3
This composer claimed to receive "divine" inspiration for her music.
Who is Hildegard Von Bingen
The Baroque era of music includes music written between these two dates.
What is 1600 - 1750
The Classical music era begins in 1730 and ends in this year.
What is 1820.
The dates of the Romantic Era
What is ~1827 - 1900.
This Classical composer was a famous child prodigy.
Who was Mozart.
The sackbut is an example of this modern day instrument.
What is a trombone
These words describe the music of this era.
What is elaborate, fancy and ornate.
In class, we talked about these three composers from the Classical era.
Who are Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn.
Liszt and Chopin played this innovative instrument. (It's name translates to "soft loud")
What is the pianoforte (or piano, for short.)
This Russian composer wrote the music to several ballets including The Nutcracker.
Who is Tchaikovsky.
This type of music was popular in the middle ages. It featured a single solo vocal line.
What is chant
These 3 musicians are from the Baroque era.
Who are Bach, Handel and Vivaldi.
Contrary to the "fancy" music of the Baroque era, Classical music is described by these adjectives.
What is orderly, balanced, clear and less complex.
These two French musicians were part of the Impressionist era.
Who are Ravel and Debussy
This instrument from the Renaissance is played using a hand crank and a keyboard. The crank turns a rough wheel that rubs against three strings.
What is a hurdy gurdy.
Guido D'Arezzo is responsible for this important musical development.
What is musical notation
Bach is known for writing this complicated style of music
What is a fugue.
This style of music is written for a staged play, complete with costumes, props and a set. Everything in the play is sung -- even the dialogue!
What is Opera.
This composer os known as "The Father of the Lied"
(Lied is German for song.)
Who is Schubert.
This impressionist era visual artist tried to make the viewer feel like they were actually inside the painting.
Who was Monet
Secular music of this era was performed by this type of traveling entertainer
Who are minstrels and / or troubadours.
Handel's Messiah is an example of this style of music.
What is an Oratorio.
This royal Viennese family is responsible for funding some of the greatest musicians in the Classical era.
Who are the Esterhazys.
Disney's fantasia created a cartoon to accompany this famous piece of programme music.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
This woman was a patron of Tchaikovsky, under the strict request that the two never meet.
Who is Nadia Von Meck.