Medieval Period
What was the difference between Haut and Bas instruments?
Haut=Loud, Bas=Soft
This invention allowed for music and texts to be more widespread than ever before.
The Gutenberg printing press
The Basso Continuo, the foundation of Baroque music, was usually played by:
Keyboard and low instrument (Harpsichord and cello, for example)
The Classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven began losing this during his late 20's
Hearing
Nature, emotion, nationalism
These people were traveling musicians who performed secular music in town squares, courts, taverns, etc.
Minstrels, bards, or troubadours.
What is the term for a musical texture with multiple, independent melodic lines woven together?
Polyphony
A new dramatic style of music developed in the Baroque era, which is essentially a play where all characters sing their lines
Opera
This form of music was invented during the Classical period, featuring orchestras
Symphony
The Italian term for "robbed time," where a performer can speed up and slow down for expression
Rubato
These were the two types of music performed during the Medieval Period
A secular, polyphonic vocal piece, often about love, that was known for its use of word painting
Madrigal
The complex art of weaving multiple independent melodies together, perfected by J.S. Bach
Counterpoint
How many sections are typically present in a sonata?
Three
Music that is written to tell a story or paint a picture without words
Program music
This composer, one of the only female composers of the age, was a nun who believed she had divine influences for her compositions.
Hildegard von Bingen
The technique of making the music directly reflect the meaning of the lyrics
Word painting
The master of counterpoint and the fugue
J.S. Bach
Father of Symphonies, or Father of the String Quartet
Served as the bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This monk was credited for creating the four-line staff and "do-re-mi" singing system.
Guido de Arezzo
An early Renaissance master of polyphony, celebrated for the emotional depth of his motets and Masses.
Josquin des Prez
The primary goal of Baroque music was to:
Express powerful emotions
What does *Eine kleine Nachtmusik* mean in English?
A Little Night Music
Was the "Master of the Lied" and wrote over 600 art songs.
Franz Schubert