Musical Periods
This musical period lasted from 476–1400 AD.
What is the Medieval Period?
This form has two contrasting sections, labeled AB.
What is Binary Form?
A sequence of notes forming a musical idea.
What is a Melody?
This family includes the violin and cello.
What is the String Family?
Early Medieval music focused mainly on these religious chants.
What is plainchant or Gregorian chant?
The Renaissance Period occurred approximately during these years.
What is 1400–1600 AD?
This form has three sections, with the first section returning (ABA).
What is Ternary Form?
The combination of different notes played at once.
What is Harmony?
This family includes the flute and clarinet.
What is the Woodwind Family?
Late Medieval music saw an increase in this texture type.
What is polyphony?
The Baroque Period began in 1600 and ended in this year.
What is 1750?
This form features a recurring theme, often ABACA.
What is Rondo Form?
The pattern of sounds and silences in music.
What is Rhythm?
The trumpet and trombone belong to this family.
What is the Brass Family?
Renaissance music emphasized vocal harmony and this.
What is polyphony?
This period focused on clarity, balance, and form, lasting from 1750–1820.
What is the Classical Period?
This form is represented as ABA, often found in classical minuets.
What is Ternary Form?
Harmony and melody work together to create this part of music.
What is the texture?
The drums and tambourine are part of this family.
What is the Percussion Family?
Baroque music introduced ornamentation and this kind of contrast.
What is dramatic contrast?
The Romantic Period began in 1820 and ended around this year.
What is 1910?
In Binary Form, the two sections are often labeled with these letters.
What are A and B?
The organization of beats into regular groups creates this.
What is meter?
Name one characteristic of the string family.
What is sound made by vibrating strings?
Romantic music focused on emotional expression and this type of expanded orchestration.
What is a larger orchestra?