Elements of Music
How high or how low a sound is
Pitch
English Renaissance composer who was a secret Catholic
William Byrd
A work for one soloist with orchestral accompaniment
Concerto
Gregorian chant / Plainchant
The instrument family including violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Strings
The characteristic sound of an instrument or voice
Tone color
German composer who composed primarily for the church, and had 20 children
J.S. Bach
A staged drama, composed to a libretto and sung to continuous music
Secular polyphonic choral music genre popular in the Renaissance, spread from Italy to England
Madrigal
The family of instruments that create sound through a column of air vibrating within a pipe, with holes along its length
Woodwinds
A series of notes that we hear as a recognizable whole
Melody
Early Baroque composer who composed Orfeo, one of the first operas
Monteverdi
The system of financial support given to musicians and artists, either privately or publicly
Patronage
A compositional technique used in madrigals and motets, to depict the images in text through musical means
Word painting
Percussion
The simultaneous sounding of two or more different pitches
Known as "the Red Priest", he is famous for composing The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi
Emotional states of the soul, which music could bring into better balance
Affections
The Mass
Ensemble music for a group of 2 to about 12 players, with one player on a part
Chamber Music
Texture in which multiple melodies sound simultaneously
Polyphonic
Composer of "Dido's Lament"
Henry Purcell
The "rhythm section" of Baroque music, consisting of an instrument playing the bass line, and instrument(s) playing harmonies
Basso continuo
A sacred vocal work for multiple voices, using a Latin text
Motet
A traditional Mexican ensemble consisting of singers, trumpets, violins, guitar, and bass guitar
Mariachi band