Music History Obscure Facts

Renaissance

100

The "Renaissance" means this 

Rebirth, or transformation from darkness to light

200

What country did the Renaissance period begin in?

Italy

300

Was music written down with the same notation we use today during the Renaissance period?

No

400

Why were women encouraged to not learn wind instruments?

Supposedly, it made their faces look unnattractive

500

This composer died after getting infected from stabbing himself in the foot with a conducting staff

Jean Baptiste-Lully

Baroque

100

The Main four families of instruments were invented during this time. What are they?

Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion

200

In what year was the first Public Opera House opened

1637

300

This famous composer invented the modern chord structure we still use today

Bach

400

The Piano is an ancestor of this instrument

Harpsichord, Klavier, Keyboard

500

This form of show that involved only singing and no dialogue was invented during this era

Opera

Classical

100

The classical period was all about which of the following?

A. Structure

B. Feelings

C. Nationalism

D. Food

A Structure

200

What composer ended the classical era?

Beethoven

300

Gamble Square (if you take it, whatever happens in the response you get)

You must swap points with the team in last place

400

Although rich during his life, this composer died in Poverty

Mozart

500

This composer would order food for 3 people when he went out to eat, (and ate it all himself)

Goerge Frederic Handel

Romantic

100

Romanticisim is defined as having high _______

Drama

200

This famous composer struggled with suicide due to his deafness

Beethoven

300

This composer and pianist performed over 1000 concerts in his lifetime

Franz Liszt

400

This composer married a 16 year old girl

Robert Shumann

500

Name one of the TWO composers that would take walks to get inspiration to write music

Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Post Romantic

100

This famous film composer wrote music for Star Wars and Indiana Jones

John Williams

200

This piece of music is famous for being completely silent

John Cage's 4'33"

300

Arnold Schoenberg had an irrational fear of what number?

13

400

This composer wrote 9 symphonies that were designed to represent an entire new universe. They were each an hour or more in length

Gustav Mahler

500

Gamble Square (if you take it, whatever happens in the response you get)

Double your points