Prehistoric and Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
100

The Medieval Era took place between these years.

400-1400

100

The Renaissance takes places roughly between these years.

1400-1600

100

The Baroque Period takes place roughly between these years.

1600-1750

100

The Classical Era took place roughly between these years.

1750-1820

100

The Romantic Era took place roughly between these years.

1820-1900

200

Name one country in which ancient music played a fundamental role in daily life and society.

Egypt or Greece.

200

This type of composition, partially made up of the kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, and agnus dei, becomes commonly used.

Mass

200

Instrumental music becomes popular, especially for this instrument, which is an early version of a piano.

Harpsichord

200

These words/abbreviations/symbols indicate how loud or soft music is/should be.

Dynamics

200

This theme in music possesses a distinct sound representing one's home country and traditions.

Nationalism

300

Any system used to visually represent music.

Notation

300

Music moved from monophony (one melody line) to this method, which uses multiple melody lines.

Polyphony

300

This type of composition is a dramatic musical work in one or more acts, for singers and instrumentalists.

Opera

300

The harpsichord is largely replaced by this instrument, which offered range in dynamics to make music more interesting.

Fortepiano

300

This instrument, the modern evolution of the harpsichord and fortepiano, becomes commonplace.

Piano

400

The difference between sacred and secular music.

Sacred is religious, secular is not.

400

This special type of Mass is performed in honor of the dead, often as part of a funeral service.

Requiem Mass

400

This type of composition is a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically with a religious theme.

Oratorio

400

While Baroque music was more ornamental and complex, Classical music leans more into _________.

Simplicity

400

True or false: Romantic Era music has more "rules" than Classical Era music.

False

500

They used poems written in the Occitan language for their secular songs.

Troubadours

500

The oldest surviving complete Masses are from the 14th century. The most famous of these was written by this composer. (Don't worry about pronunciation)

Guillame de Machaut

500

Opera form alternates between recitative, speech-like song that advances the plot, and these songs, in which characters express feelings at particular points in the action.

Arias

500

This person is the director/leader of an orchestra.

Conductor

500

These two composers, who were married, both composed for piano, voice, and orchestra.

Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann