Plainchant
This Pope is responsible for the standardization of chant melodies across the Roman Empire.
Who is Pope Gregory?
What is Lied?
This composer who lived from 1567-1643 wrote the first largely successful opera, L'Orfeo.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This type of plainchant led directly to the creation of western notation.
What is Gregorian chant?
This 1970s genre of dance music was initially popular with the LGBTQ+ community in clubs.
What is disco?
This Plainchant performance technique sees the choir splitting in half and taking turns singing the chant.
What is antiphonal?
This technique is used in Madrigals to have the music represent what the lyrics are saying.
What is word painting?
The first earliest opera, written by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini in 1600, with a fully surviving score.
What is L'Euridice?
These early symbols only indicated intonation of voice when singing.
What are neumes?
Music that sounds like a popular dance style, but is not meant for dancing.
What is stylized dance?
This chant is represented by the fourth word in the phrase "Karen's got crazy southern aunts"
What is Sanctus
This lute composer from the mid 1500s to early 1600s is known for his song Lachrimae, which he made several arrangements of.
Who is John Dowland?
This technique is used for the accompaniment in a recitative style opera song.
What is Basso Continuo?
Franconian notation was the first system to use these to show the duration of a note.
This slow dance in triple meter gained popularity in France through the 1600s and 1700s.
What is the minuet?
This style of writing has several notes sung over one syllable.
What is melismatic?
This composer of Madrigals from the 1500s made a lot of money through the publication of his works.
Who is Jaques Arcadelt?
This instrument, commonly used in opera, is like a lute with bass strings.
What is the theorbo?
These early time signatures expressed meter and beat subdivision in either 2 or 3.
What are mensuration symbols?
What is the estampie?
This French composer from the 1300s wrote the first known mass cycle.
Who is Guillaume de Machaut?
This type of music relinquishes control from the composer, allowing for improvisation or interference from the environment.
What is aleatoric music?
This group, including Perri and Caccini, was responsible for putting on the first opera.
What is the Florentine Camerata?
This Chinese instrument uses written language describing what should be played in its notation.
What is the guqin?
This Brazilian dance style also doubles as a martial art.
What is capoeira?