Antiquity
Hebrew horn made from an animal horn.
What is a shofar?
Medieval trombone.
What is a sackbutt?
Giovanni Gabrielli lived in this Italian city.
Where is Venice?
Late Baroque German composer of church cantatas, organ music, especially fugues, as well as concertos and other keyboard music.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This opera reformer is related to Karver & Kea
Who was Christoph Willebrand Gluck?
Biggest songbook in the Bible.
What is the Psalms?
Medieval form of notes.
What are neumes?
This vocal song featured the refrain "Fa la la la la."
What is a madrigal?
Born in Germany, trained in Italy, he made his fortune in England writing operas and inventing the oratorio.
Who was George Frederick Handel?
He created a musical instrument out of a set of glass bowls.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
the Hurian Hymn was written on this kind of surface.
What is a clay tablet?
Form of church music named after Pope Gregory, during whose time it originated.
What is Gregorian chant?
This invention kicked off the Renaissance.
What is the printing press?
This was the dominant keyboard instrument in the Baroque period.
What is the harpsichord?
A student of Gluck, he was portrayed as Mozart's nemesis in "Amadeus."
Who was Antonio Salieri?
The Psalms were accompanied by this instrument.
What is a harp or lyre?
Many notes are sung on one word.
What is melisma?
Renaissance guitar.
What is a lute?
This art form was invented at the beginning of the Baroque period, and featured elaborate sets and costumes to tell stories in music.
What is opera?
Invented by Cristofori in Italy, This instrument took the place of the harpsichord during the Classic period.
What was the piano?
A long sheet of paper or papyrus wound around two spindles on which documents were written.
What is a scroll?
Between a book and a scroll, this was a long strip of paper or parchment folded so that pages could be easily accessed.
What is a codex?
The Ninja Turtles were named after these four Renaissance painters.
Who were Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael?
Known as The Red Priest, this Venetian composer taught at a school for orphaned girls and is best know for "the Seasons."
Who was Antonio Vivaldi?
Composer of nine symphonies who went deaf later in life.
Who was Ludwig von Beethoven?