Medieval and Renaissance Period
Style of chant popularized by Pope Gregory the Great
What is Gregorian Chant?
The years that the Baroque period spans.
What is 1650 - 1750?
Franz Joseph Haydn wrote this piece to wake up his the audience at his concerts.
What is the Surprise Symphony?
Name the composer who wrote the Nutcracker.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
Name the dates of the modern time period.
What is 1900's to present?
A word meaning one voice
What is monophonic?
What is fancy?
People often mistake this kind of music for any type of music played with traditional band instruments.
What is Classical Music?
Name the years that the Romantic period spans.
What is 1810 - 1900?
What is the form?
The predecessor to the modern day trombone.
What is the sackbut?
Who is Bach?
Name this tune by Beethoven.
What is Symphony No. 5?
Music that tells a story or describes a feeling.
What is programmatic music?
Benjamin _______________ is a modern composer who wrote "A Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra", a piece used to teach school children about musical instruments.
Who is Benjamin Britten?
What female composer lived over 500 years ago and wrote music in the chant style.
Who is Hildegard de Bingen?
Name the composer of this tune.
Who is Vivaldi?
Name a Classical period composer.
What is Beethoven, Mozart, or Haydn?
This piece of music by Modest Mussorgsky depicts an art show that Mussorgsky enjoyed.
What is Pictures at an Exhibition?
Minimalist music is music that takes a simple idea to create the whole piece. Phillip _______________ made this music popular in the academic community.
Who is Philip Glass?
Name of the composer who wrote the text "Ars Nova" meaning new art to set the rules for a new style of music writing during the middle ages.
Who is Guillaume de Machaut?
George Frideric Handel wrote this piece for a festival on the river.
What is Water Music
The name of the original tune by Mozart that is now known as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
What is Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman"?
Name this tune.
What is Orpheus of the Underworld: Can Can?
This piece of music by John Cage is set for a specific amount of time where the musician makes no actual noise (in the traditional sense) with their instrument.
What is 4'22"?