Medieval & Renaissance
Most Medieval music was written to be performed in this type of building.
What is a church?
A dramatic vocal work with orchestra, costumes, and staging that began in the Baroque era.
What is opera?
The Romantic era came after this musical period.
What is the classical period?
The blues originated in this region of the United States.
What is the American South (Mississippi Delta)?
Rock n’ Roll emerged during this decade.
What is the 1950s?
This group, called the “Fab Four,” led the British Invasion in the 1960s.
Who are The Beatles?
This type of Medieval singing/texture uses only one melody line, with no harmony.
What is monophony?
This Classical composer became deaf but still wrote nine symphonies.
Who is Beethoven?
This Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
The standard blues chord progression is this many bars/measures long.
What is 12?
This musician, known as the “King of Rock n’ Roll,” recorded a cover of the song, "Hound Dog".
Who is Elvis Presley?
Michael Jackson was known as this title.
Who is the King of Pop?
This invention helped Renaissance sheet music spread more quickly across Europe.
What is the printing press?
This Austrian Classical composer wrote over 600 works, including Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
During the Romantic era, music became more connected to other forms of art, like this type of writing.
What is literature OR poems?
Jazz first developed in this American city, known for its lively nightlife and mix of cultures.
What is New Orleans?
Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis were both known for their wild performances on this instrument.
What is the piano?
Madonna became famous in the 1980s and was nicknamed this.
Who is the Queen of Pop?
This Renaissance composer is remembered for his beautiful sacred choral works, like Pope Marcellus Mass.
Who is Palestrina?
A German composer known for The Well-Tempered Clavier and many church cantatas.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
The Romantic era took place during the same time as this major social change in Europe.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This trumpet player was nicknamed “Satchmo” and became one of the most famous jazz musicians.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Chuck Berry was famous for combining rhythm and blues with this instrument’s showy style.
What is the electric guitar?
Beyoncé first rose to fame in the 1990s with this girl group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This type of musician entertained people in castles and towns with songs and stories.
Who were troubadours or minstrels?
A musical texture common in the Baroque era where multiple independent lines are heard.
What is polyphony?
This Polish composer is known for writing piano music, especially nocturnes.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
This pianist and bandleader is credited with bringing jazz to Carnegie Hall in 1938.
Who is Duke Ellington?
This song by Bill Haley and His Comets is often considered the first Rock n’ Roll hit.
What is "Rock Around the Clock"?
This major music television channel, launched in the 1980s, changed how people discovered pop music by showing music videos all day.
What is MTV?