The first dramatic opera is attributed to this Renaissance composer.
Who is Montevardi?
100
The leader of the Baroque ensemble.
What is the harpsichord player?
100
Josquin des Prez and Pierre de la Rue both composed pieces during this time period that are still performed today.
What is the Renaissance?
100
Beethoven loved and studied the works of which two composers from the Classical period?
Who are Mozart and Haydn?
200
The key signature for D major.
What is F# and C#?
200
This baroque composer was a keyboard player and made the concerto grosso popular with the Brandenburg Concertos.
Who is Bach?
200
The direct descendant of the "schawm"?
What is the oboe?
200
This instrument family is mostly obsolete, however, the modern bass most closely resembles this ancestor.
What is "viola da gamba"?
200
The harpsichord player was eventually replaced by this member of the orchestra, and for the first time during the Classical era, the baton was used to give tempos.
What is the conductor?
300
The note that should always resolve to the tonic.
What is the leading tone?
300
During the Classical period, this composer was a child prodigy, but by the end of his life, he was begging for money.
Who is Mozart?
300
This Baroque composer is very well-known for one of his concerto grossos entitled "The Four Seasons."
Who is Vivaldi?
300
During this Renaissance, this powerful organization funded most of the music composing and performances, and it is the reason much Renaissance music is written in Latin.
What is the church?
300
Known as the "young Beethoven," this composer was also heavily influenced by the works of Mozart, Haydn, Bach, and Handel.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
400
The numerical value of common time.
What is 4/4?
400
Though many composers struggled in the private sector, this composer was widely popular throughout his lifetime, even as he suffered hearing loss.
Who is Beethoven?
400
The form most common in Baroque music which involved repetition so audiences would remember the music.
What is ABA or ternary form?
400
This group of string instruments closely resembles the guitar and is not heard in modern orchestras.
What is the lute?
400
This type of musical work took the stage during the Classical era and continued to be exceptionally popular during the Romantic era. It usually contains four movements.
What is a symphony?
500
The interval that begins the "wedding song" melody.
What is a fourth.
500
Also known as the "father of the symphony," this composer wrote over 100 symphonies and spent time working in different places in Europe, most notably Vienna and London.
Who is Haydn?
500
This drum became very popular in the Baroque era and was unique because the drum heads could be tuned to specific pitches.
What is the timpani or kettle drum?
500
This instrument is the ancestor of the modern trombone and derived it's name from the French word that describes how it is played by moving a slide to produce different pitches.
What is the sackbut?
500
During the Classical period, this form became very popular, and though it was repetitive, audiences loved catching the small differences in the main melody throughout the piece.