Medieval Music
Music that is not religious
What is secular?
Another word for "Renaissance"
What is Rebirth?
Violin and Viola were popular in this family
What is the string family?
What is Classical Music?
Piece of music performed by the orchestra that starts the opera.
What is an Overture?
Sacred prayers sung on pitch.
What is "Gregorian Chant?"
The invention of this greatly affected the music world
What is the printing press?
What is a harpsichord?
String instrument that comprises the largest portion of the orchestra
What is the violin?
The name given to the leader of the orchestra.
What is a Conductor?
The way society was organized during the Middle Ages.
What is The Feudal System?
Music that has two or more melodies against one-another.
What is Polyphonic music?
Music that used one main melody accompanied by either other voices or instruments
What is homophony?
The lowest sounding brass instrument in an orchestra.
What is the tuba?
The highest voice type in the opera.
Soprano
Music that has one melody and no accompaniment
What is monophonic?
Musical activity shifted from the churches to this during the Renaissance
The courts of nobility
What is Terraced Dynamics?
The dates that span the Classical Period
What is 1750 - 1820?
Opera written by Mozart that told the story of Prince Tamino and his companion, Papageno, on their search to rescue the Queen of the Night's daughter, Pamina.
What is the Magic Flute?
The leading female composer of the medieval period
Who is Hildegard Von Bingen?
Composer who often used multiple choirs placed in different locations of the cathedral.
Who is Giovanni Gabrielli?
This was a big piece of music, with many parts, written for a church service.
What is a Mass?
This composer ended his career almost completely deaf?
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
A piece of music within the opera that features a solo melody with an accompaniment, and is used to express emotions, thoughts, and desires through vocals.
What is an Aria?