Eras
Rebirth
What is the Renaissance Era?
Lute songs composer
John Dowland
A series of notes that add up to a cohesive whole
What is melody
"A drama that is sung"
What is opera
A single unaccompanied melody has this texture
What is monophonic
Mozart and Beethoven's era
What is Classical
Name two composers of sacred Renaissance music
Who are
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
-Joquin Desprez
A sonata for orchestra
What is a symphony
Besides strings, a classical orchestra includes three other families of instruments
What are woodwinds, brass and percussion
Spans the centuries from 476-1450 and is divided into tow parts: Dark Ages and Medieval
What is the Middle Ages
She was a notable composer who founded a nun's abbey
Who is Hildegard of Bingen
The term for two or more notes sounding together, also defined as the science, it is the study of chords and their relationship to each other
What is harmony
Binary form may be expressed with these letters
A B
This texture has a single melody with accompaniment
What is homophonic
The Messiah was composed during this era
What is the Baroque
He composed the Messiah
Who is George Frederick Handel
The following letters A A' A'' A''' A'''' etc. express this form
What is Theme and Variations
Forerunner of the piano
What is the harpsichord or clavichord
This era saw composers following lots of "rules" about writing music and being treated like servants
What is Classical Era
The undisputed master of the fugue
Who is J.S. Bach
During the Classical era, the form of first movements of instrumental genres
What is Sonata-Allegro Form, or Sonata Form
Texture having two or more melodies sounding together
What is polypohony