Medieval Time Period
Renaissance Time Period
Baroque Time Period
Classical Time Period
Composers/Musicians
100
The first sacred music genre where men sing the exact same thing all together.
What is plainsong?
100
Sacred Music genre for the church service in Latin.
What is mass?
100
Secular music genre on stage (theater-like) where everything is sung.
What is opera?
100
a long piece of music (30-80 minutes long) for a full orchestra
What is symphony?
100
the connecting composer between the Classical and Romantic Time Periods
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
200
Poet-musicians who traveled to perform/entertain in castles.
What is a troubadour?
200
Secular music genre for a 5 voice choir.
What is a madrigal?
200
Change in volume during a song from only using loud or soft.
What is terraced dynamics?
200
music for one or more instruments, a 3 or 4 movement piece
What is sonata?
200
leading figure of the Classical Time Period, wrote music in all genres/styles!
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
300
Notes that indicate pitch and rhythm.
What is neumes?
300
Music that portray what the lyrics/text are saying.
What is word painting?
300
Genre where music is based on a theme, can be played by an orchestra, ensemble, or single instrument.
What is fugue?
300
the way music is laid out
What is form?
300
most famous for his fugues
Who is J.S. Bach?
400
Sacred Music genre where multiple voices do not sing the same thing.
What is parellel organum?
400
Sacred music genre for choir in Latin.
What is a motet?
400
Music featuring a specific instrument with an orchestra in the background.
What is concerto?
400
ABA
What is sonata-allegro form?
400
credited with the first opera documented (Orfeo)
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
500
Inventor of "solemnization" (assigning syllables to pitches).
What is Guido of Arrezo?
500
Primarily wrote music for the mass.
What is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina?
500
a big emotional solo during an opera, usually performed by a main character to express their feelings
What is aria?
500
wrote over 100 symphonies
What is Franz Joseph Haydn?
500
a troubadour
Who is Guillame d'Amiens?
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