Listening
Mozart's Piano Concerto was written during this Era.
Classical
His works were clean, clear, and memorable, and included comic operas and over 40 symphonies.
Mozart
The decoration of notes.
Ornamentation
The ideal expression of baroque artistry (music, acting, dancing, etc.)
Opera
Music featured balance and proportion.
Classical
This was the monophonic church music approved by Pope Gregory.
Gregorian Chant
He wrote over 1,000 works during the Baroque Era, both sacred and secular, yet did not achieve fame during his lifetime.
Bach
A performer with outstanding technical ability.
Virtuoso
While watching an opera, you might hear this speech-song sung in the text's natural rhythm.
Recitative
Music was ornamented, extravagant, and embellished.
Baroque
Chopin's Nocturne in C# Minor was written during this era.
Romantic
He was the king of both clarity and expression, and bridged 2 eras both in his lifetime and his composition style.
Beethoven
The first idea of music notation.
Neume
A piece that involves a soloist and an orchestral accompaniment.
Concerto
Most music was instrumental and secular; although Handel's Messiah and other oratorios are exceptions.
Baroque
William Byrd's This Sweet and Merry Month of May, a secular polyphonic unaccompanied choral song, is an example of a __________.
Madrigal
He wrote music for the Esterhazy family in the Classical Era.
Haydn
A polyphonic unaccompanied work, either sacred or secular, or both!
Motet
A wealthy individual who financially supports musicians.
Patron
Music was mostly sacred and polyphonic.
Ever since King George II stood during the chorus of this oratorio, it has become a tradition to stand.
Handel's Messiah Hallelujah Chorus
He wrote in 3 styles throughout his lifetime- primitive, neoclassical, and twelve-tone.
Stravinsky
A popular genre in the Classical era, which usually consists of 3-4 contrasting movements.
Sonata genre
This type of form consists of an exposition, development, and recapitulation.
Sonata form
Monophonic, unaccompanied, sacred choral music was approved.
Medieval