Instruments Through the Ages
This instrument, common in the Renaissance, looks like a flute but plays vertically.
The Recorder.
This composer's death in 1750 marked the end of the Baroque Era.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
The word Renaissance means the "__________" of art, science, and culture in Europe.
Rebirth.
The word Baroque means _____, decorated, and ornate.
Fancy
True or False - In the Renaissance, most music was vocal
True
The Harpsichord was popular in the Baroque Era, but this keyboard instrument had not yet been invented.
The Piano.
This German composer wrote the famous Messiah including the "Hallelujah" Chorus.
George Frederic Handel.
What invention helped spread music and ideas during the Renaissance?
The Printing Press.
This keyboard instrument was popular in the Baroque Era - before the piano was invented.
The Harpsichord
This Baroque instrument made sound by plucking strings instead of using hammers.
The Harpsichord.
This plucked string instrument was popular in the Renaissance, often used for solo music and song accompaniment.
The Lute.
Baroque music was often written for what two types of groups?
The technique where music reflects the meaning of the words is called what?
Word painting.
A new type of music began in the Baroque Era. What is it called?
Opera!
What is the name for a steady bass line with chords, common in Baroque music?
The Basso Continuo.
This huge instrument can be wrapped around an entire church playing music throughout.
The Organ.
Which instrument family was perfected during the Baroque Era?
The String Family (especially the violin).
Name any two common Renaissance instruments.
Lute, Harpischord, Recorder, or Harp.
Baroque composers loved to decorate their music with fancy flourishes called?
Ornaments.
Which Baroque composer's music is often called the foundation of Western music study today?
Johann Sebastian Bach.
The early version of the Violin was called what?
The Viol.
What major period of music followed the Baroque Era?
The Classical Era.
This new texture appeared in the Renaissance, with two or more different melodies happening at the same time.
Polyphony.
Compared to Renaissance Music, Baroque music was much more complex, often using this texture of many overlapping melodies.
Polyphony.
Which Renaissance philosophy emphasized individual freedom and learning instead of only Church authority?
Humanism.