I'm not old, I'm just Middle Aged: The Medieval
Don't Be a Lyre: The Renaissance
I'd buy that, but I'm Baroque
Picture This!
Listen Up!
100
A variety of plainchant that was the official music of the RC church.
What is Gregorian Chant?
100
This is the texture of lute songs.
What is homophonic?
100
A drama sung to an orchestral accompaniment, with staging, acting, and scenery.
What is an opera?
100
An earlier version of a guitar instrument that became popular in the Renaissance Era.
What is a lute?
100
J. S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor features this mega church instrument.
PIPE ORGAN
200
This German nun was the first woman composer from whom musical works have survived.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
200
The Renaissance Era is also known as.
What is Rebirth?
200
A polyphonic composition based on one central theme, called a subject.
What is a fugue?
200
Sacred works were mostly played in this location during the M
edieval era.
Churches
200
Hildegard Von Bingen wrote mainly in this texture type. (Hint: Polyphonic, Monophonic, Homophonic.)
What is MONOPHONIC?
300
This pop reorganized the Catholic liturgy, including its music.
Who is Pope Gregory I?
300
A polyphonic sacred work made up of five sections.
What is a mass?
300
A single piece of vocal music used for congregational singing in a religious service that is easy to sing and remember.
What is a chorale?
300
This enabled books and music to be mass-produced, accessible to the general public.
What is a printing press?
300
This early keyboard instrument is different than a piano because you cannot control the volume.
What is a harpsichord?
400
The standard spoken text and music that make up a worship service.
What is liturgy?
400
This wealthy Italian family, became important patrons of the arts, literature, and architecture.
What is the Medici family?
400
A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloist, and orchestra with no acting, scenery, or costumes. Although the text is sacred, it is not usually intended for use in worship.
What is oratorio?
400
This music era saw the beginnings of the Orchestra and large concert halls.
What is Baroque?
400
Bach's best-known works, his chorals, are written in this texture type.
What is polyphonic?
500
A text setting in which some syllables are sung over many pitches.
What is melismatic?
500
This musical device, in which composers reflect the text of a piece using musical elements, became widely used during this time.
What is word painting?
500
Considered the first great opera.
What if Orfeo?
500
This instrument is a chordophone known as a portable harp.
What is a lyre?
500
This piece is "Spring" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi during the Baroque Era features this style of music with a soloist.
What is a concerto?