Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Composers
Vocabulary
100
All surviving music is of this religious origin.
Christian
100
Renaissance means this
Rebirth
100
A composition for a solo instrument accompanied by a full orchestra
Concerto
100
The first great female composer
Hildegard of Bingen
100
A song of celebration
Anthem
200
Another name for Gregorian chant
plainchant
200
The invention of this allowed for music to be spread more easily
Printing press
200
This composer wrote music for 3 different instruments all by the age of 10
Handel
200
Suffered from blindness during the Medieval period
Francesco Landini
200
A sacred song or hymn
psalm
300
This religious group controlled music
Monks
300
This was the most important type of music during this time
Latin Mass
300
Musical work for orchestra and voices which USES costumes, scenery, and action. Handel wrote 50 of them!
Opera
300
First English composer to gain international reputation
John Dunstable
300
A composition for a solo instrument accompanied by a piano
Sonata
400
This movement was known for its experimental ideas.
Ars Nova
400
Music was now influenced by these 4 areas
Astronomy, Mythology, Mathematics, Art
400
Known as the "World's First Great Violinist"
Arcangelo Corelli
400
Student of Corelli's who wrote Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi
400
A musical work for orchestra and voices performed without costumes, scenery, or action
Oratorio
500
The Medieval period covered these years.
590 - 1400
500
Polyphonic choral music
Motet
500
This period covered these years
1600 - 1750
500
Known as one of the great geniuses of music 
Johann Sebastian Bach
500

Part-song for several voices and without musical accompaniment

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