Medieval/Renaissance
•There goes a myth that this person heard divine melodies in his ear from a dove, who represented the holy spirit.
Who is Pope Gregory
•This word means “misshapen” or “distorted” and was coined to remark about elaborate decoration, grandeur, excess, pomp, and splendor
What is Baroque
This is a term for the cultural shift during the classical period stressing centrality of human reason and the power of science and learning.
What is The Enlightenment
•Universities were founded in Europe during this era
What is Medieval
•This famous tyrant once said “I am the state.”
What is King Louis XIV
This was a transition in the classical period to new manufacturing processes that emphasized machines over handmade production—this further increased the middle class’s wealth
What is Industrial Revolution
•During the renaissance, this invention revolutionized literacy in Europe
What is printing/printing press
•This was the new musical texture at the beginning of the Baroque period—a shift from the polyphony of the Renaissance.
What is homophony
This composer wrote 27 piano concertos
What is Mozart
•Life in this place was arduous, disciplined, and withdrawn. The day would begin early, with several services daily including reading of lessons, singing of psalms, growing food, producing goods, and preserving knowledge
What is the Monastery/Cloister
•This genre of music was an outgrowth of Renaissance theatrical traditions and became popular in Italy starting around 1600.
What is opera
The U.S. Capital is an example of this type of architecture.
What is Greece/Roman
•This single-line melody was monophonic, non-metrical, and followed the inflections of its Latin text
What is plainchant or chant
This sacred Baroque genre made famous by Bach contained intricate choral movements, simple hymn-like settings, and solo arias.
What is the cantata
This is the form for sonata form.
ABA' or ternary