Dates to Remember #-#
The Medieval Period.
What is 500 - 1450?
Very fast
What is the tempo marking for presto?
Named after Pope St. Gregory, this was the official music of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is Gregorian Chant?
Dubbed the devil's interval, this is the most dissonant sound produced by two pitches.
What is a tritone?
This section of the orchestra contains instruments such as the piccolo and flute.
What is the woodwind family?
The period before the Classical Period.
What is 1600 - 1750?
Motive
What is the main musical idea in a song?
Leonin & Perotin
Who are the first two musical composers known by name?
Melodic fragment, often in orchestral music that is usually associated to a person, event, or idea which was used by Richard Wagner.
What is a Lietmotif?
Daily Double: This section of the orchestra contains instruments such as the organ and piano.
What is the keyboard family?
The lifetime of Bach.
What is 1685 - 1750?
Polyphony
What is a term used to describe a musical texture in which there are two or more independent melodies?
Located in Paris France, this was the supreme monument of Gothic Architecture.
What is the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
A device capable of keeping accurate tempo.
What is a metronome?
This instrument is used to "tune" the orchestra.
What is the Oboe?
The musical period that happened after the enlightenment started and ended around these dates.
What is 1820 - 1900?
pianissimo
What is a dynamic marking for very soft?
This type of musical chord was symbolic of the Holy Trinity and was very important for tonal harmony.
What is a triad?
Originally pioneered by John Field, this instrumental piece, of which Chopin composed over twenty, is often times associated with night and utilizes lyrical melodies and rubato.
What is the Nocturne?
The second to highest voice, as in a standard full choir.
What is the alto section?
The musical period in which the council of Trent occurred started and ended around these dates.
What is 1450 - 1600?
Interval
What is a musical term that refers to the pitch distance between one note and another?
This late era Medieval composer wrote music both for the church and for secular purposes. He was french and lived around 1300-1377.
Who is Guillame de Machaut?
Closely associated with pagan rites and rituals, this type of music was banned from the church.
What is instrumental music?
The standard classical orchestra instrumentation for the woodwind family.
What is flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons.