Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Modern/Postmodern
100

What does "Renaissance" mean?

Re-birth

100

Who was the most famous composer from the Baroque era?

J.S. Bach

100

Who is the most famous composer from the Classical era?

W.A. Mozart

100

Who is the most famous composer from the Romantic era?

Ludwig van Beethoven

100

These two major wars happened in the modern era, forever shaping history.

WW1 and WW2

200

What happened in history before the renaissance?

The Black Death (plague)

200

What was the name of the scientist who proposed his theory of gravity during the Baroque era?

Sir Isaac Newton

200

Name a popular genre of music from the Classical era

Operas, Requiems, Symphonies

200

What instruments were being used in the Romantic era?

Traditional (very similar to today)

200

This Russian composer wrote Rite of Spring, a ballet that caused a riot in Paris.

Igor Stravinsky

300

What continent did the renaissance era take place?

Europe

300

What is the name of the keyboard instrument that was popular during the baroque era?

The Harpsichord

300

This is the term given to a young child who is exceptionally talented. The most famous of these is from the Classical Era.

Prodigy


300

Name an important historical event that happened in the Romantic era time period. (There's a lot)

Civil War, Industrial Revolutions, Thomas Edison, etc...

300

This was the name given to the popularity of bands from England in the 1960s.

The British Invasion

400

What did Johannes Gutenberg invent during the Renaissance era?

The Printing Press

400

Who was listening to music during the baroque era?

The rich/royal and church-goers

400

Mozart only lived to be this age.

35

400

Beethoven is also famous for losing what sense?

Hearing

400

This electronic musical instrument was sold to the public in 1964 and has worked its way into most music today.

The Synthesizer

500

The Renaissance era took place during this 200 year time frame.

1400 - 1600

500

What is the difference between secular and non-secular music?

Secular: Separate from religion

Non-secular: religious music

500

Name another composer from the Classical era

Salieri, Handel, Hadyn, Beethoven?

500

Beethoven was most famous for this type of composition.

The Symphony

500

This composition style limits the composer and was made popular in the postmodern era by Steve Reich.

Minimalism