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Forms and Genres
Time Periods
Composers
Terms
Important Pieces
100
This style of singing was performed by monks back in the Medieval Era.
What is Gregorian Chant?
100
This time period was one of logic, order, and balance.
What is the Classical Era?
100
This composer went deaf at the end of his life, but continued to compose music. He bridged the Classical and Romantic eras.
Who is Beethoven?
100
This term refers to music that has only voices, and no instruments.
What is a cappella?
100
This bouncy Renaissance piece song is about a cricket.
What is "El Grillo?"
200
This genre is performed with an orchestra accompanying people on stage who act and sing.
What is an opera?
200
The word of this time period means "ornate," or overly decorated.
What is the Baroque Era?
200
This Classical composer was a child prodigy in both performing and writing music. He died at an early age but left behind many works.
Who is Mozart?
200
This instrument was a precursor to the piano.
What is the harpsichord/organ?
200
This piece was written because the composer was tired of people falling asleep during the middle movement of his pieces.
What is the "Surprise Symphony?"
300
This form, often used by Bach and played on organ or harpsichord, took a simple subject and layered it into different instrument voices.
What is a fugue?
300
This time period was filled with passion and emotion.
What is the Romantic Era?
300
This Romantic Era composer was famous for his ballets and also used cannons as an instrument in one of his pieces.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
300
This technique of reflecting what the words are saying in the music was used by Renaissance composers.
What is text painting?
300
This psychadelic piece of Program Music was dedicated to an actress out of "love."
What is "Symphonie Fantastique?"
400
This form has multiple movements and is typically played by a full orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion).
What is a symphony?
400
In this time period, monks typically sang monophonic songs for churches.
What is the Medieval Era?
400
This Baroque Era composer wrote hundreds of pieces for the churches and courts he worked for. He was not well known when he died.
Who is Bach?
400
These instrumental music pieces have a title that shows that the music is about a certain idea, or tells a story.
What is Program Music?
400
This short but dramatic piece is part of the larger 16-hour cycle of musical dramas.
What is "Ride of the Valkyries?"
500
Monks wrote these pieces for the church to perform during services.
What is a mass?
500
In this time period, secular music and text painting started to become popular.
What is the Renaissance Era?
500
This Classical Era composer wrote over 100 symphonies and often instilled a bit of his humor in them.
Who is Haydn?
500
This is a short melodic theme that usually represents a specific person.
What is a motive?
500
This piece was written in celebration of the Russian's defense against Napoleon's invasion during the 19th century.
What is "1812 Overture?"