Invention that allowed the mass production and spread of music.
What is the printing press
100
A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
What is basso continuo or figured bass?
100
I wrote primarily oratorios, operas and cantatas. One of my famous songs is "Messiah".
Who is George Handel.
100
I was an English composer who wrote primarily sacred works.
Who is William Byrd.
200
This term refers to music that is performed in the church.
What is sacred music
200
Term means "rebirth" or "reawakening"
What is Renaissance?
200
Composers first began writing these two forms of musical expression in their pieces.
What are dynamics and tempo.
200
I composed using a very mathematics technique where phrases always came to a close. My music was aesthetically pleasing to my audiences.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach.
200
I became one of the first great English madrigalists and studied under William Byrd.
Who is Thomas Morley
300
One of the few chant composers that can be identified
What is Hildegard von Bingen
300
The main philosophy of the Renaissance
What is humanism
300
The orchestra finally emerged during the baroque era. Instruments in the orchestra were: strings, woodwinds, and __________ .
What is brass
300
I composed the first opera, L'Orfeo.
Who is Monteverdi.
300
This composers saved polyphony for the Catholic church
Whos is Josquin desPrez
400
This group of people performed the secular music in the Medieval era. Their songs consisted of primarily love songs and had instrumental accompaniment.
What is troubadours or minnesingers.
400
A musical gesture that corresponds with the text of the music.
What is word painting
400
A genre of music where there is a group of solo-ists that are supported or accompanied by an orchestra.
What is concerto grosso.
400
My nickname was the "Red Priest" because of my red hair and my background as a Catholic priest.
Who is Vivaldi.
400
I primarily composed madrigals and one of my famous ones is "O Wretched Man"
Who is John Wilbe.
500
One syllable sung over many notes
What is melismatic organum.
500
A new secular genre that began in Italy and was popular throughout the Renaissance Era.
What are madrigals?
500
The primary texture of the Baroque Era was
What is homophony.
500
One of my most famous compositions is Abdelazer Rondeau .