Renaissance
This era lasted from ____________ to ____________
1400, 1600
This era lasted from ________ to ___________
1600, 1750
This era lasted from _________ to ___________.
1750, 1825
This era lasted from ____________ to __________.
1830, 1890
In what era did dynamic variety become a common part of music?
The classical era, thanks to the pianoforte! (the piano)
Name the two categories of music
Sacred and secular
What is the most popular instrument of this era?
The harpsichord
Our 2 composers from this era are ___________ and _________.
Beethoven, Mozart
What was the main purpose of music in this era?
Expressing emotion
In what era did solo songs for singers become popular?
The Romantic Era
The madrigal
Describe the term ornamentation.
Decoration of the melody
What texture was predominate in this era?
Homophonic
Describe programme music
Tells a story
Musicians / composers worked as ___________ for the wealthy during the ____________ era.
Who was welcome at concerts in this era?
Only the wealthy
Please name two composers from this era.
Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Pachelbel, G.F. Handel, Henry Purcell, Strozzi
The full orchestra became popular in this era. Because of that, music sounded very _________.
Dramatic
Our 2 composers from this era are ___________ and _____________.
Tchaikovsky, Farrenc
What were instruments made out of in the Renaissance era? Can you name at least 2 of them?
Wood and strings.
Herdy gerdy, lute, sackbut
Who are our two composers from this era?
William Byrd and maddalena Casulana
What genre of music become popular?
Opera
The ________ was a 3 movement instrumental piece that became popular in this era.
Sonata
Name a fouse piece by Tchaikovsky.
Dance of the sugar plum fairy
Music that is about religious subjects is called ___________ music. Music about non-religious subjects is called _____________ music.