Middle Ages
What was the name of the sickness that killed half of all people during the Middle Ages?
The Black Death / The Bubonic Plague
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Name two famous artists from the Renaissance.
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello
If the Baroque period was a cake, would it be fancy, simple, or very big?
The Baroque period was known for being fancy.
Finish the name:
Wolfgang Amadeus ______
Mozart.
The Romantic period focused on putting ____ into music.
Emotions.
Who were the two most powerful groups during the Middle Ages?
Who wrote the famous play "Romeo and Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
Give an example of clothes worn during the Baroque period.
Fancy wigs, Fancy dresses, Fancy suits
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If the Classical period was a cake, would it be fancy, simple, or very big?
The Classical period was known for being simple.
Ballet.
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What family of instrument does the Hurdy Gurdy fit into?
The string family.
The lute was the precursor to what modern instrument?
The Guitar
During the Baroque period the Hurdy Gurdy was replaced by which instrument?
The pipe organ.
What was the most important instrument invented during the Classical period?
The Piano
Give me a fact about Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
I'll take any fact about him.
What was Hildegard Von Bingen's job aside from making music?
She was a nun.
Italy
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Who was the most important composer of the Baroque period?
The Classical period happened at the same time as a major country began to exist. What was the country?
The United States of America
If the Romantic period was a cake, would it be fancy, simple, or very big?
The Romantic period was known for it's big orchestras and big emotions.
What is the literal translation of "Mono-phonic".
One Sound.
What was the name of the economic system that allowed wealthy merchants to support their favorite artists and musicians?
Patronage
What was the name of the instrument that was the precursor to the Piano.
The Harpsichord.
Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the most important musicians in history. This is even more impressive because he had what disability?
He was deaf.
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What musician worked in both the Classical period AND the Romantic period?
Ludwig Van Beethoven