Instrumental Music
This instrument family rose to prominence in the Baroque and Classical eras.
What is the String family?
This genre featured Greek gods, goddesses, and epic histories.
What is opera?
This composer was known as the "Father of the Fugue."
Who is J.S. Bach?
What philosophical idea defined the Classical era?
What is the Enlightenment?
We defined this as "Stop and sing about my feelings!"
What is an aria?
This kind of music endeavored to tell a story.
What is program music?
This genre sounds like an opera, but doesn't look like one.
What is an oratorio?
This composer was known as the "Father of the Concerto."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
This group of businessmen devoted their lives to the resurrection of the ancient Greek drama.
Who are the Camerata?
We called this musical figure "the friendly waitress."
What is a ritornello?
These two instruments provided the accompaniment in a secco recitative.
What is the basso continuo?
This voice type was the heroic ideal of the Baroque era.
What is the castrato?
This composer was known as the "Father of the Symphony."
Who is Josef Haydn?
This convention stipulated that certain keys represented certain emotional states.
What is the Doctrine of Affections?
This musical chase of ideas usually features an organ as its performing force.
What is a fugue?
This instrument grew by two feet during the Classical era.
What is the piano?
This vocal genre was central to Lutheran worship.
What is the cantata?
This composer was known as the "Father of the Opera."
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This mathematical tuning system made keyboard instruments possible.
What is Equal Temperament?
This series of prescribed forms and tempos was the crown jewel of the Classical era.
What is the Multi Movement Cycle?
This wind instrument was new to the Classical era.
What is the clarinet?
This voice type, popular in comic operas, broke the fourth wall to communicate with the audience.
What is the buffo bass?
This composer sold more arias than any other in the Baroque era.
Who is Barbara Strozzi?
This material was used to make the strings for violins and cellos.
What is catgut?
This blend of opera seria and opera buffa is widely considered to be a "perfect opera."
What is Don Giovanni?