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Musical Time Period Beginning & Ending Dates
Music Vocabulary & Basic Terminology
Sacred Music of the Middle Ages
Secular Music of the Middle Ages
Instruments of the Orchestra
100
1150 - 1300
What is the beginning and ending date for the Ars Antiqua period?
100
Very fast
What is the tempo marking for presto?
100
Named after Pope St. Gregory, this was the official music of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is Gregorian Chant?
100
A simple Medieval dance performed in a town's main square by willing participants.
What is the Estampie?
100
This section of the orchestra contains instruments such as the piccolo and flute.
What is the woodwind category?
200
1600 - 1750
What is beginning and ending date for the Baroque period?
200
Motive
What is the main musical idea in a song?
200
Leonin & Perotin
Who are the first two musical composers known by name?
200
These female singer songwriters traveled the country side looking for opportunities to perform.
Who are Trouveres?
200
This section of the orchestra contains instruments such as the organ and piano.
What is the keyboard category?
300
1825 - 1900
What is beginning and ending date for the Romantic period?
300
Polyphony
What is a term used to describe a musical texture in which there are two or more independent melodies?
300
Located in Paris France, this was the supreme monument of Gothic Architecture.
What is the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
300
These male singer songwriters traveled the country side looking for opportunities to perform.
Who are Troubadours?
300
This instrument is used to "tune" the orchestra.
What is the Oboe?
400
1300 - 1400
What is the beginning and ending date for the Ars Nova period?
400
Triple pianissimo
What is a dynamic marking for as soft as humanly possible?
400
This type of musical chord was symbolic of the Holy Trinity.
What is a triad?
400
Dubbed the devil's interval, this is the most dissonant sound produced by two pitches.
What is a tritone?
400
The second to highest "main" voice section of an orchestra.
What is the alto section?
500
1400 - 1600
What is beginning and ending date for the Renaissance period?
500
Interval
What is a musical term that refers to the distance between one note and another?
500
This late era composer wrote music both for the church and for secular purposes.
Who is Guillame de Machaut?
500
Closely associated with pagan rites and rituals, this type of music was banned from the church.
What is instrumental music?
500
The octave range of most instruments in the orchestra.
What is 3-4 octaves?