Medieval/Renaissance
A cappella
What keyboard instrument was almost always included in a Baroque orchestra?
The harpsichord
Compared to the Baroque Period, what was different about the Classical Period music?
2. The music was not as ornate (or decorated)
3. Classical period featured simple melodies
How was the Romantic period different from the Baroque period (one reason)?
Either:
larger orchestras
more composers
more emotion
The Romantic Composer who damaged his fingers with an invention that he created.
Robert Schumann
What is one popular Medieval or Renaissance instrument?
Lute
Bagpipe
Drum/Tambourine
Recorder
Name a composer from the Baroque Period.
Bach
Handel
Vivaldi
The tune of the song, the main part of a song
Which composer of the Romantic Period was treated like a rock star during his lifetime?
Wagner
The Classical composer who was a child prodigy and wrote on 45 symphonies.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the difference between "sacred" and "secular"?
Sacred - religious
Secular - non-religious
Name one of the methods used to "decorate" the music during the Baroque Period?
Trills
Turns
Appoggiaturas
How did the Classical Period orchestra compare to the Baroque Period Orchestra?
It was larger
It added clarinets
It got rid of the harpsichord
What changes took place to the orchestra during the Romantic period?
More instruments
Music was bigger and louder
Trumpets added valves
Seating chart established
The Baroque composer that had 20 children.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Explain the texture "monophony".
A single line of music
Name one of two things never included in a Baroque Period orchestra.
Chairs
Women
Name a famous classical period composer.
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Who was president of the United States of America during the Romantic Period
Abraham Lincoln
The Romantic period composer that broke tradition by adding a choir to his ninth symphony. He was deaf when he wrote this music.
Ludwig Von Beethoven
What monk do we credit with creating our modern system of notation (how we write music)?
Guido d'Arrezo
Name the familiar instrument added to the orchestra during the Baroque Period.
Clarinet
Which way did orchestra conductors face during the Classical Period?
Facing the audience
Which composer came up with a standardized seating chart for the orchestra?
Weber
The Baroque Composer who had red hair and worked as a music director in an orphanage. His first career was a priest.
Antonio Vivaldi