basic elements
the middle ages
the Renaissance
the baroqe
random history
100

what is an experience affected by emotional state of both performer and audience?

Live performance

100

this group of nobles who wrote poems/songs for court use primarily were renowned in southern france.

troubdours

100

what does Renaissance mean?

rebirth

100

what is an oratorio?

sacred version of opera

100

what is the time frame for the medieval period?

450 to 1450

200

a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time is the definition of ________.

beat

200

true or false. jongluers often found steady work and were treated as royalty amongst the people of the medieval period. 

false

200

what year did martin luther take action?

1517

200

what is the texture of baroqe music?

polyphonic and extensive use of imitation

200

what year was rome sacked by vandals causing the fall of the roman empire

455

300

the organization of beats into regular groups is the definition of __________.

meter

300

because there was not a true notation system early in the medieval period _______ were used in place of traditional notation.

nuemes

300

what church was founded by martin luther?

the protestant church

300

how many of claudio monteverdi's works still survive?

3 out of 12

300

what years did the plague ( black death) severely impact Europe killing a fourth of the population?

1347-1352

400

what does ff (fortissimo) mean?

very loud

400

between the years ____and____ a 2nd melodic line was added to chant.

700-900

400

the renaissance was the golden age of?

ac apella 

400

english composer who lived ( 1659-1695)?

henery purcell

400

what was the timeline of the Renaissance? 

1450-1600

500

True or false. pitches perceived to sound good together is called dissonance.

False

500

the term ___________ refers to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.

organum

500

who was know for their 104 composed masses and some 450 other sacred works?

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

500

true or false. the fugue was the cornerstone of baroqe music.

true

500

what was the timeline of the baroqe period?

1600-1750