Middle Ages / Renaissance3
Baroque
Classical
Romantic /
Impressionist
Grab Bag
100

This composer claimed to receive "divine" inspiration for her music. 

Who is Hildegard Von Bingen

100

The Baroque era of music includes music written between these two dates. 

What is 1600 - 1750

100

The Classical music era begins in 1730 and ends in this year. 

What is 1820.

100

The dates of the Romantic Era

What is ~1827 - 1900.

100

This Classical composer was a famous child prodigy.

Who was Mozart.

200

The sackbut is an example of this modern day instrument.

What is a trombone

200

These words describe the music of this era.

What is elaborate, fancy and ornate.

200

In class, we talked about these three composers from the Classical era.

Who are Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn.

200

Liszt and Chopin played this innovative instrument. (It's name translates to "soft loud")

What is the pianoforte (or piano, for short.)

200

This Russian composer wrote the music to several ballets including The Nutcracker.

Who is Tchaikovsky.

300

This type of music was popular in the middle ages. It featured a single solo vocal line.

What is chant

300

These 3 musicians are from the Baroque era.

Who are Bach, Handel and Vivaldi.

300

Contrary to the "fancy" music of the Baroque era, Classical music is described by these adjectives.

What is orderly, balanced, clear and less complex.

300

These two French musicians were part of the Impressionist era.

Who are Ravel and Debussy

300

This instrument from the Renaissance is played using a hand crank and a keyboard. The crank turns a rough wheel that rubs against three strings. 

What is a hurdy gurdy.

400

Guido D'Arezzo is responsible for this important musical development.

What is musical notation

400

Bach is known for writing this complicated style of music

What is a fugue.

400

This style of music is written for a staged play, complete with costumes, props and a set. Everything in the play is sung -- even the dialogue!

What is Opera.

400

This composer os known as "The Father of the Lied"

(Lied is German for song.)

Who is Schubert.

400

This impressionist era visual artist tried to make the viewer feel like they were actually inside the painting.

Who was Monet

500

Secular music of this era was performed by this type of traveling entertainer

Who are minstrels and / or troubadours.

500

Handel's Messiah is an example of this style of music.

What is an Oratorio.

500

This royal Viennese family is responsible for funding some of the greatest musicians in the Classical era.

Who are the Esterhazys.

500

Disney's fantasia created a cartoon to accompany this famous piece of programme music. 

The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

500

This woman was a patron of Tchaikovsky, under the strict request that the two never meet. 

Who is Nadia Von Meck.