Medieval
The Medieval era of music took place roughly during these dates.
500-1450 AD
The Renaissance era of music took place during this time.
1450-1600 AD
This composer lived during the end of the Baroque era and is considered by many to be the greatest composer of all time. (He composed the Brandenburg Concerto.)
Bach
Classical music can be characterized in these terms:
Simple/balanced/plain/structured
What was the theme/topic of most Romantic Era compositions?
Love/Romance
What time signature was Medieval music written in and why?
3/4 timing because of the Holy Trinity
The spreading of new music and ideas flourished during the Renaissance because of this invention.
The printing press
Texture term used describe two or more separate melodies within a common harmonic structure.
Polyphony
What is the most popular type of concert piece that was composed in the Classical Era.
The Symphony
Starting with V, a musician who is a natural born performer is known as a what?
Virtuoso
A chant
Unlike Medieval music, most Renaissance music was not focused on what?
God and Religion
What is the term for a continuous bass line that is usually played by a cello, harpsichord, or organ underneath the arrangement?
Basso Continuo
What is Mozart's first name?
Wolfgang Amadeus
Popular in the expressive Romantic era, what do we call the expressive decorations and additions musicians add to their performance?
Ornamentation
The Greogorian Chant was named after which person?
Pope Gregory the First
What do we call the performers who performed epic stories set to music for the royalty?
Troubadours/Minstrels.
What does 'Baroque' mean in Latin?
Misshapen Pearl
A group of four musicians: two violins, one viola, and one cello is known as a what?
String quartet
Who was one of the Romantic Eras greatest piano stars?
Chopin/Liszt
Which female composer wrote O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti and is responsible for producing a great deal of medieval music?
Hildegard Von Bingen?
During the Renaissance era, composers began paying more attention to what aspect of 'Pitch'?
Harmony
What do we call a composition written for an orchestra orchestra and one or more solo instruments?
A Concerto
What popular form of music were most pieces/movements composed in?
Sonata Form
A type of vocal music, written mostly in Germany during the 1800's. Also known as lieder.
An Art Song