Music History Jeopardy

Medieval and Renaissance

100

Most medieval music was written for this instrument.

Voice

200

This invention helped the distribution of sheet music during the Renaissance

Printing press

300

This document is one of the oldest surviving sources of Renaissance music

The Old Hall Manuscript

400

This is the term for music that uses only one melody line at a time, with no accompaniment

Monophonic

500

This medieval style of music consisted of a group of singers all singing the same part with no instruments

Gregorian chant

Baroque

100

This is the term for a voice solo from an opera

Aria

200

This is a piece of music that includes a featured performer who is accompanied by other musicians

Concerto

300

This set of violin concertos includes a movement called "Winter," and is Antonio Vivaldi's most famous work.

The Four Seasons

400

This is a Baroque system of harmony that includes at least one bass instrument and on chord instrument

Basso Continuo

500

This is a type of concerto that features a group of soloists, rather than just one. 

Concerto Grosso

Classical

100

This is the term for the way that music is divided into sections

Form

200

This is a classical form that includes an introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation, and coda.

Sonata

300

Classical symphonies usually have this many movements

Four

400

During the classical period, the piano replaced this instrument as the most popular chord instrument

Harpsichord

500

Mozart had a rivalry with this composer, who is rumored to have caused Mozart's death.

Antonio Salieri

Romantic

100

This is a theatrical production where music accompanies dance

Ballet

200

This is a piece of music that tells a story or has a theme

Program piece

300

This is the German term form a song written for voice and piano accompaniment

Lied

400

Richard Wagner heavily used this musical device, which is a snippet of music that represents a character in an opera

Leitmotif

500

This is a single movement piece for orchestra that tells a story

Symphonic Poem

20th Century

100

John Cage invented this instrument as a substitute for a percussion ensemble

Prepared piano

200

This is the term for music that does not use a particular key or scale

Atonal

300

This sub-genre of modernism is related to painters like Monet

Impressionism

400

This composer is famous for his ballet "The Rite of Spring"

Igor Stravinsky

500

This is the subgenre of modernism that includes composers Steve Reich and Terry Riley

Minimalism