Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Instruments
200
Medieval era is from 450- ?
1450
200
What is the meaning of the word “Renaissance”?
rebirth
200
What does the word “Baroque” mean in Portugese?
irregularly shaped pearl
200
The Classical Era is from _______ to 1820.
1750
200
What is the name of this instrument from the Renaissance era?
Hurdy gurdy
400
What is term for religious music for the church?
Sacred
400
What is the name of the very powerful Italian family that was responsible for promoting and supporting the arts?
Medici
400
What was the movement that people started because they began to question the corruption in the Roman Catholic Church?
Reformation
400
Describe one way in which music changed from the Baroque to Classical era.
it became cleaner, clearer and less complicated
400
What was the most popular instrument during the Baroque era?
harpsichord
600
What is the term for learning music by listening repeatedly and memorizing?
rote
600
Name TWO of the artists/ innovators of this era.
Shakespear, Da Vinci, Galileo, Michaelangelo, Josquin de Prez, Palestrina, Monteverdi
600
What is a “trill” in music?
two notes played in quick alternation
600
What did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart do when he was 5 yrs old?
compose his first piece
600
Which instrument was invented and was very popular during the Classical era?
piano
800
What is the name of the female composer during this era?
Hildegard von Bingen
800
What was the most important invention that had an effect on music as well as improvements in education?
printing press
800
What is the best way to describe the music, art and architecture of this era?
over the top, ornate, embellished
800
Describe TWO traumatic events in Ludwig Van Beethoven’s life.
he became deaf/ his childhood was horrible because of his abusive father.
800
Explain the name “Pianoforte”.
What does it mean in Italian?
soft/ loud
1000
What is the term for the earliest form of notation?
neums
1000
What is the term for natural way of amplifying sound? Hint: having to do with the science of sound
acoustics
1000
Name THREE most well known composers from this era.
Vivaldi, Bach, Handel
1000
Who were the TWO very influential French philosophers during this era?
Voltaire/ Rousseau
1000
How did the Orchestra change during the Classical era?
it became bigger