Eras
Spans the years 1820-1900
What is the Romantic era
He began to go deaf by age 30, but in spite of his malady, was able to compose timeless music until his death.
Who is Beethoven
A series of notes that add up to a cohesive whole
What is melody
"A drama that is sung"
What is opera
A single unaccompanied melody has this texture
What is monophonic
Mozart and Beethoven's era
What is Classical
He toured Europe as a child prodigy, even transcribing, from memory, music forbidden by the Vatican to be sung outside its walls.
Who is Mozart
Aaron Copland speculates that this element was the first among human beings
What is rhythm
A sonata for orchestra
What is a symphony
Besides strings, an orchestra includes three other families of instruments
What are woodwinds, brass and percussion
Spans the centuries from 476-1450 and is divided into tow parts: Dark Ages and Medieval
What is the Middle Ages
She was a notable composer who founded a nun's abbey
Who is Hildegard of Bingen
The term for two or more notes sounding together, also defined as the science, it is the study of chords and their relationship to each other
What is harmony
Binary form may be expressed with these letters
A B
This texture has a single melody with accompaniment
What is homophonic
The Messiah was composed during this era
What is the Baroque
He composed the Messiah
Who is George Frederick Handel
Two or more rhythms sounding simultaneously
What is polyrhythm
The following letters A A' A'' A''' A'''' etc. express this form
What is Theme and Variations
Forerunner of the piano
What is the harpsichord or clavichord
The Renaissance spans these years
1450-1600
The undisputed master of the fugue
Who is J.S. Bach
The Latin term for the first kind of harmony
What is organum
During the Classical era, the form of first movements of instrumental genres
What is First-Movement Form, Sonata-Allegro Form, or Sonata Form
Texture having two or more melodies sounding together
What is polypohony