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Secular genre from the Medieval Time Period for instruments only.
What is instrumental music?
100
Medieval invention of musical notation.
What are neumes?
100
Medieval musician and inventor of solmization.
Who is Guido of Arezzo?
100
The way of living/economic statuses during the Medieval Time Period. In a pyramid: royalty - nobles/religious leaders - knights - peasants.
What is the feudal system?
100
Pertaining to religious, inside the church.
What is sacred?
200
Sacred genre from the Renaissance Time Period that is a Catholic worship service.
What is the mass?
200
Medieval invention of sheet music.
What is score?
200
Renaissance musician who wrote sacred music (mainly in the genre of mass).
Who is Palestrina?
200
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to 'discover' this during the Renaissance Time Period.
What is America?
200
Pertaining to nonreligious, outside of the church.
What is secular?
300
Sacred Renaissance genre for a choir.
What is a motet?
300
Renaissance invention where the music portrays or reflects the text of the song.
What is word painting?
300
Renaissance musician who wrote in all genres except for the mass.
Who is Michael Praetorius?
300
Martin Luther breaking away from the Catholic faith caused this during the Renaissance Time Period.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
300
Means a type or style of music.
What is genre?
400
Baroque genre where a person sings while acting on stage.
What is opera?
400
Baroque invention of a small group (of instruments) playing along with the opera singers.
What is continuo?
400
Baroque composer known for writing concertos. He also played violin and sang.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
400
Famous poet and playwright during the Baroque Time Period from England.
Who is Shakespeare?
400
This time period occurred from 1600-1750.
What is the Baroque Time Period?
500
Baroque genre where a soloist is showcased accompanied by the orchestra.
What is a concerto?
500
Baroque invention of a keyboard instrument with three keyboards and sound comes from metal pipes.
What is a pipe organ?
500
Baroque composer mainly known for writing fugues. Also, he played the pipe organ.
Who is J.S. Bach?
500
He discovered electricity while living in North America during the Baroque Time Period.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
500
First woman musician and composer in documented history.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?