Music Periods
What is Medieval?
A gradual increase in speed
A gradual increase in volume.
What is a crescendo?
What is a Ukulele?
An orphaned German Baroque composer, father to twenty children, best known for his use of contrapuntal fugues.
Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?
The period of classical music between 1600-1750, known for use of ornamentation, counterpoint, and dramatic expression?
What is Baroque?
A note worth two beats
A key or mode that sounds or represents cheer, triumph, happiness, peace.
A stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp.
What is a lyre?
A German-British Baroque composer known for composing the famous oratorio "Messiah"
Who was George Frideric Handel?
The period of music between 1400-1600, best known for polyphonic music and madrigals.
What is the Renaissance?
A brisk tempo
What is Allegro?
What is polyphony?
An instrument considered a predecessor to the piano. Instead of a sound being triggered by a hammering mechanism, the strings were plucked.
What is a Harpsichord?
A Renaissance composer known for writing and printing Madrigals. Possibly personally collaborated with Shakespeare.
Who was Thomas Morley?
The period of classical music between 1750-1820, best known for tonality, memorable melodies, and balance.
What is Classical?
A note worth a quarter of a beat.
A continuously repeating phrase or motif
What is Ostinato?
The highest voice part sung by female singers
What is Soprano?
The first female composer, who was a famous nun, now known as the most prolific composer of the medieval period.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
The period of music known for monophonic Gregorian chants (also known as plainchants or plainsong)
What is Medieval?
A notation in rhythm that prolongs the note it is attached to by half.
What is a dotted note?
A scale comprising of seven notes.
What is a diatonic scale?
What is a Hurdy Gurdy?
The late-romantic English composer who composed "The Planets"
Who is Gustav Holst?