Composers
One composer in the Renaissance Era.
Who is De Prez, Palestrina, Weelkes, Byrd or Morley
This concept was discovered by Isaac Newton.
What is gravity?
2 common instruments in the Baroque era.
What is harpsichord, violin, pianoforte, or trumpet?
This word means music that is made up of many sounds.
What is polyphony?
America was colonized during this era.
What is the Baroque?
Machaut's first name.
What is Guillaume?
The Black Death was responsible for the loss of many lives during this era.
What is the Medieval?
A wind instrument used during the Medieval Era. (Wind instruments require air to be blown into them.)
What is a flute or a recorder?
A type of sacred music in the Medieval Era.
What is Gregorian Chant?
This invention in the Renaissance Era led to more exploration to other parts of the world.
Hildegard von Bingen composed during this era.
What is the Medieval?
A famous artist during the Renaissance era.
Who is daVinci or Michelangelo?
Palestrina may have written music for one of these instruments.
What is a cornett, tabor, organ, shawm, viol, harp or lyre?
What is a madrigal?
These types of people made up a Feudal society.
What are kings, landowners and serfs?
JS Bach was born in this country.
What is Germany?
This church was in control of society during the Medieval era.
What is the Catholic church?
This medieval instrument sounds much like a guitar of today.
What is a gittern?
A system for music notation began during this era.
What is the Medieval Era?
This person led the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
A popular piece of music written by Handel, usually sung at Christmas.
What is The Hallelujah Chorus?
Because of this Renaissance invention, people had the opportunity to become more educated.
This Baroque instrument produces sound by a plucking mechanism.
What is a harpsichord?
This was used in the Baroque era to decorate the music.
What is ornamentation?
This instrument of the Baroque Era received its name because it can play loud and soft.
What is the pianoforte?