If It Ain't Baroque...
Sacred means ___________________
What is religious
The __________ _______ was invented and popularized the music of great composers
What is printing press
During the Classical time period, music was ____________ to play than Baroque music.
What is simpler
During the Romantic time period, the most popular instrument was the ____________
What is piano
_____________, Italy was the center of Baroque music
What is Venice
Secular means __________________________
What is non-religious
Renaissance means ___________________
What is rebirth
Orchestras were __________, around 40 people, at the beginning of the Classical period
What is smaller
_____________ form, ABACA, alternates between one main theme and contrasting themes.
What is rondo
During the Baroque time period, instrumental groups known as ____________________ began to form.
What is orchestras
The earliest music of the Middle Ages was sung slowly and without rhythm or harmony, this was called ________________ ______________
What is Gregorian Chant
The most popular instrument of the Renaissance was the ____________.
What is lute
During the Classical period, there were not extremes in tempo and _______________ like in the Baroque period
What is dynamics
___________ was the composer who bridged the gap between the Classical and Romantic time periods.
Who is Beethoven
Most composers were _________________ because they were taught that it was wrong to take credit and brag about their works.
What is anonymous
During the Baroque time, a type of vocal music referred to as ____________ was created
What is opera
During the Renaissance, most instrumental music was written for singing and ______________
What is dancing
During the Classical period, music was written for ____________________
What is everyone
During the Romantic time period music was filled with passion and _____________
What is drama
During the late Medieval time period, musical lines were added, creating harmony. This is also called _________________ music
What is Polyphony or polyphonic
Baroque refers to highly _______________ music and art
What is decorated
______________ was considered one of the greatest Renaissance composers.
Who is Palestrina
During the Classical time period, there were not extremes in _________, dynamics, etc. like in the Baroque period
What is tempo
During the Romantic time period, composers used music to _____________ listeners with emotion, writing sad, sweeping pieces about love and heartbreak and magical fantasies
What is overwhelm
In a _____________ only the beginning of the melody is imitated, which is different from a round.
What is Fugue