Eras
Vocab
Composers
Styles
Vocab pt2
100

The era with INTENSE Emotions and Individual expression.

What is the Romantic Era

100

A continuous bass line

What is Basso Continuo

100

The Romantic composer who wrote operas

Who is Puccini

100
Music without a key 

What is atonality

100

Realism

What is Verismo

200
The era focussed on Singable melodies and balance.

What is the Classical Era

200

A single unaccompanied line

What is monophonic texture

200

The March King

Who is John Philip Sousa

200

Music with a key

What is tonality

200

Using folk music from one's country to create a specific sound

What is Nationalism

300

The era of huge change

What is the 20th Century

300

Multiple independent lines

What is polyphony

300

The 3 classical composers

Who is Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn

300

A piece of music suggesting night time

What is a Nocturne

300

Most common form of music during the Medieval Era

What is plainchant

400

The era that was for being lavish, ornate, rich, and dramatic.

What is the Baroque Era

400

A clear melody supported by harmony

What is homophony

400

The 20th Century composer who broke all of the rules

Who is Schoenberg

400

Music that tells a story

What is Program Music

400

New style of nonreligious music.

What is Secular

500

The era for church music and religion.

What is the Medieval Era

500

A complex musical form where the melody is introduced in one voice and then is imitated by others

What is a fugue

500

The big film composer, wrote Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, etc.

John Williams

500

A piece written for solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra

What is a concerto

500

Composers who used atonality did what?

Broke all of the rules