Time Periods
Politics
Musical Styles
Instruments and Technology
Trends (fill in the blank)
100

This time period began with the fall of the Roman Empire, and saw the very beginnings of notated chant in the Christian church

Middle Ages/Medieval Period

100

In this country in the seventeenth century, all musical activity in the Royal Court served to glorify the king and the aristocracy

France

100

The style of organum developed in this cathedral was highly ornate, just like the architecture of the cathedral itself

Notre Dame

100

The very first form of Western musical notation

neumes 
100

Over time, medieval church music went from being monophonic to ____________.

polyphonic

200

This time period was considered a "rebirth" or "reawakening” of European culture after Middle Ages, and is most closely associated with the philosophy humanism

The European Renaissance

200

This genre of music was written and standardized around the year 800, in order to create uniformity in Christian worship under King Charlemagne  

Gregorian chant

200

This theory of harmony is rooted in the natural phenomenon of the overtone series

Functional (or tonal) harmony

200

Predating the piano, it is a keyboard instrument that makes sound by plucking a string

Harpsichord 

200

During the Renaissance, there was a growing trend of vocal music in __________ rather than Latin.

vernacular languages 

300
This musical period coincided with the Scientific Revolution, a new belief in empiricism and objective "truths," and the theory of affections

Baroque

300

This country, after inventing its own form of Protestantism so that its king could get a divorce, fluctuated between Protestant and Catholic rulers throughout much of the 16th century

England

300

This country, due to its proximity to North Africa/the Middle East and its colonization of much of the Americas, had a distinctive musical style in the Baroque period characterized by syncopation, dances, and its use of the guitar

Spain

300

This invention led to a new market for sheet music for amateurs

Movable-type printing press

300

Over time, opera transitioned from being private entertainment for aristocrats to ____________.

public entertainment

400

Many aspects of European culture, philosophy, and music through the 1700s were influenced by an interest in these older societies

Ancient Greece and Rome

400

17th and 18th century philosophies about the relationship between an individual and their society, or government, are mirrored in this genre

Solo concerto

400

This genre of music, developed for Protestant worship settings, was characterized by simple, repetitive melodies, stanzas, regular rhythms, and vernacular language that an entire congregation could participate in

Lutheran chorale

400

This 14th-century invention coincided with the development of music notation that could visually represent precise rhythms

Mechanical clock

400

From the early to the late Middle Ages, rhythms became increasingly _____________.

complex

500

This major event in fourteenth-century Europe caused many people to question the legitimacy of religious authority for the first time

Bubonic Plague OR Great Western Schism

500

Little "wiggles" in the melodies of French instrumental baroque music

Ornaments

500

This term refers both to the bass line and harmonic progression in a piece of baroque music--and also the group of instruments that play it

basso continuo

500
Moving from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance, most people went from preferring perfect intervals to __________.

thirds, sixths, and triads