Coming to Terms...
Rebirth
Renaissance
The approximate years of the Baroque Era.
1600 - 1750
Baroque keyboardist renowned for his improv and compostitional abilities
J.S. Bach
Hurdy Gurdy
Secular
The year in which J.S. Bach died.
1750
Da Vinci
Preceded by the viol, this string instrument features an F-shaped tone hole in place of a C-shaped tone hole
Violin/Viola/Cello/Double Bass
A combination of two or more musical ideas; can be sang or played on an instrument
Polyphony
The approximate years of the Renaissance
1400 - 1600
Codified the plainchants of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope Gregory 1
Stringed successor to the Harpsichord that generates sound by striking its strings rather than plucking
Piano
A term for chants codified by Pope Gregorious I
Gregorian Chant
The rough timeframe of the Medieval Era, or "Dark Ages"
476 - 1400s
Renaissance mathematician known for watching apples fall and creating 3 "laws" of gravity
The medieval predecessor to the modern-day trombone; often used to double vocal lines in church choirs
Sackbut
A term referring to an elaborate or ornate art style.
(Hint: Baroque comes from this)
Rococo
The rough year in which the Gutenberg Printing Press was created
1440
Famous for teaching a system of wrote (non-written) memorization involving one's hand, and also for a song that taught/reinforced solfege
Guido de Arezzo
Medieval-era predecessor to the modern-day oboe or bassoon.
Shawm
Renaissance
"As Vestas Was From Latmos Hill Descending"