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Composers
Classical
Baroque
Renaissance
Misc.
100
Handel and Bach were from which musical period?
What is Baroque
100
What years were considered the Classical period?
What is 1750-1820
100
What does commission mean?
What is to pay someone to write music for someone
100
What does Renaissance mean?
What is rebirth
100
How old was Mozart when he played for the emperor and emperess?
What is 6
200
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven were from which musical period?
What is Classical
200
What styles of music do NOT fall into the classical music category? HINT - there are three
What is pop, jazz, rock
200
What two musical groups developed during the Baroque era?
What is orchestra and opera
200
What are the three important aspects of this time period?
What is arts, science, and learning
200
Bach was a master of what instrument?
What is organ
300
Who was the first composer to break away from being commissioned to write music and was able to write his own music?
What is Beethoven
300
What was classical music influenced by?
What is art history, greek and roman sculptures
300
What is the definition of unity of mood?
What is one basic emotion expressed in piece
300
How did the printing press help the music of the time period?
What is possible to print and send compositions all over Europe
300
What is the definition of counterpoint?
What is piting one melody against another
400
Name one composer from the Renaissance period
What is des Prez, Palestrina, Gabrieki
400
What instruments is a quartet made up of?
What is two violins, a viola, cello
400
How old was Bach when he was orphaned?
What is 10
400
The sackbut is similar to what in
What is trombone
400
What is the definition of Continuity of Melody?
What is opening melody hear in the beginning of the piece and repeated throughout
500
Why was Bach held prisoner by his employer?
What is he wanted to write his own music, and his employer did not want him to leave to write music for others
500
What are the 4 basic criteria for classical music to meet the needs of the public?
What is 1. Must be universal 2. Must please the rich class 3. Expressive 4. Natural, so all could understand it
500
What does terraced dynamics mean?
What is volume stays the same, then suddenly changes
500
How does secular music compare to sacred music?
What is sacred is church music, secular is pop
500
What is the definition of unity of rhythm?
What is patterns heard at the beginning of the piece and repeated throughout