Prehistoric
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
100
Early instruments found in nature and repurposed for musical use are known as what?
What is found instruments.
100
A musical texture in which only one voice is present.
What is monophonic texture.
100
A musical texture in which multiple, or many, voices are layered on top of each other.
What is polyphonic texture.
100
Composer Antonio Vivaldi was often known by his nickname which was what?
What is the "Red Priest."
100
TRUE or FALSE: Classical music was much simpler and less complex than the music of the Baroque period.
What is true.
200
Early flutes were commonly made out of either of these materials.
What is Bone/Ivory or Bamboo/Cane.
200
Identify the style of organum pictured below:
What is parallel organum.
200
A chord comprised of only three notes: the 1st, 3rd, and 5th.
What is a triad.
200
Identify at least one of the three Baroque composers we discussed?
Who are Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, or Antonio Vivaldi.
200
Contrasting volumes of loud and soft that make music more expressive.
What are dynamics.
300
What is one of the earliest discovered (oldest) instruments?
What is flute.
300
Who is the early composer credited for first notation pitches on the staff?
Who is Quido of Arezzo.
300
What religious movement of the 16th century, lead by Martin Luther, challenged the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church?
What is the Protestant Reformation.
300
What famous concerto written by Vivaldi was inspired by a setting of four sonnets describing the seasons?
What is "The Four Seasons."
300
What was the philosophical, political, scientific, and religious revolution that overtook Europe in the 1700’s? It was also known as "The Age of Reason."
What is "The Enlightenment."
400
Any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration.
What is a percussion instrument.
400
What is a SACRED choral work written for multiple voices?
What is a motet.
400
The new genre of music that emerged in the Renaissance and flourished throughout the Baroque and Classical period. For example, "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
What is opera.
400
A musical composition in which one or a few voices are featured while being accompanied by an ensemble. For example, solo violin accompanied by the rest of the orchestra such as Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons."
What is a concerto.
400
The philosophical ideals of "The Enlightenment" inspired what major historical event in American history in 1776?
What is the Declaration of Independence.
500
A scholar who studies the music of different cultural groups.
What is an ethnomusicologist or musicologist.
500
The earliest forms of music notation were called what?
What is neumes.
500
A compositional technique in which melodic lines reflect the literal meaning of the lyrics. For example, "Flow My Tears" by John Dowland.
What is text painting.
500
A musical composition in which a theme is presented in one voice and then introduced in multiple other voices, creating a contrasting and complex musical texture.
What is a fugue.
500
A musical work written for orchestra with 3-4 movements of contrasting musical forms.
What is a symphony.
600
What was the name of the spacecraft launched in 1977 which contained the set of Golden Records, containing various forms of music from around the world?
What is the Voyager Spacecraft.
600
The compositional technique in which multiple notes are sung on one syllable is called what?
What is melisma.
600
A prolific composer of opera, who is considered to be the "father of opera?"
Who is Claudio Monteverdi.
600
The musical texture in which one voice is featured WITH harmonic accompaniment.
What is homophonic texture.
600
What classical composer is considered to be the pioneer of the Symphony?
Franz Joseph Haydn.