Terms and Facts
What influenced by, or written for, the church.
Sacred music
What texture term is used to describe Organum
Polyphonic
Concerto
This individual was one of the most influential composers of Gregorian Chant in the Middle Ages.
Hildegard von Bingen
This composer was considered a child prodigy, composing a massive amount of music before their untimely death at the age of 35.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the texture of Gregorian Chant
Monophonic
Is a motet an example of sacred or secular music?
Sacred
How many movements does a symphony have in the classical era?
4
These are poets and musicians from Southern France
Troubadours
This composer helped make instrumental music popular in the Baroque Era. Wrote a collection of pieces called the Four Seasons.
Antonio Vivaldi
How many violins are in a string quartet (classical era)
2
What genre of vocal music popular in the Renaissance era was secular.
Madrigal
Concerto Grosso
This is one of the most influential and successful composers of the Renaissance era. They also are known for being the music director at the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Josquin Deprez
This composer was the bridge between the Classical and Romantic eras. They had three distinct compositional periods, where each one helped progress music further and further into the future.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Which European country was at the center of music in the Baroque era?
Italy
Which genre of music is defined as the collection of thousands of religious songs, sung in latin, that carry the theological message of the church.
Gregorian Chant
This is a genre of chamber music performed by a soloist, or soloist accompanied by the piano.
Sonata
This individual earned the nickname "The Savior of Church Music."
Giovanni Palestrina
This composer earned the nickname "the Father of the Symphony" and "the Father of the String Quartet."
Franz Joseph Haydn
What era of music overlapped with a period of time known as the Age of Enlightenment
Classical Era
What is the name of one of the most famous Gregorian Chants still used today
Dies Irae
This is a genre of music made popular in the Baroque era where Polyphonic texture reigned supreme
Fugue
This individual is credited with inventing organum and mensural notation.
Master Perotinus
This composer is widely regarded as the most important composer ever, having changed the way music is written and understood. They were a virtuoso keyboardist and contributed works in every genre of music in the Baroque besides opera.
Johann Sebastian Bach