Definitions
What is a Time Signature?
Tells you how many beats can be in a measure, and how long those beats are held for
How did Renaissance music want to affect their listener?
Renaissance music wanted to change how the listener felt, their emotions
What years did the Baroque Period last for?
1600 to 1750
What country did Vivaldi come from?
Italy
What were the first recorders made from?
Wood
Define Polyphony:
The use of multiple voices singing different melodies
What country dominated in the music field for Renaissance Music?
Italy
What class helped aid in the spread of music?
the lower class
What country did J.S. Bach come from?
Germany
What year was the recorder invented?
1300
Define Word Painting:
The pairing of words and melodic lines to create images in a listener’s head
What two places inspired Renaissance music?
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
What scientific discovery were people starting to accept around this time?
That the Earth wasn't the center of the solar system
Name two baroque composers
Vivaldi and Bach
What was the golden age of the recorder?
Baroque Period
Define Tonal Music:
Music the uses cadences to tell the listener what key signature they’re in
What years did the renaissance last?
1400 to 1600
Characteristics of Baroque Period Music
1. Ornamentation
2. Dynamics with contrasts
3. Key transition
What was the name of the series of songs that Vivaldi wrote for the changing weather?
The Four Seasons
What family is the recorder a part of?
The Woodwinds and or the flute
Define Ornamentation:
the use of embellishments like trills (fancy notes to make the song fancy)
What are three ways to describe Renaissance Period music?
1. Polyphony
2. Tonal Music
3. Word Painting
Whose death coincided with the end of the Baroque
Period?
Mozart
Name one composer from the Renaissance period
William Byrd
Why is the recorder a part of the woodwind family?
the mouth piece is the same