Renaissance
Name a renaissance era musical composer.
Josquin der Prez, Jacob Obrecht, Orlande De Lassus, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, etc.
Name a Baroque era musical composer.
Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, etc.
Name a classical era musical composer.
Mozart, Salieri, Clementi, Boccherini, Christof Gluck, etc.
Name a romantic era musical composer.
Beethoven, Wagner, Berllioz, Chopin, Schubert, etc.
Name a modern era musical composer.
George Crumb, Aaron Copland, John Cage, George Gershwin, Igor Strovlowski, etc.
Who composed Ye Sacred Muses?
William Byrd
Who composed The Well-Tempered Clavier?
Bach
Who composed Requiem?
Mozart
Who composed Symphony No.9?
Beethoven
Who composed A Haunted Landscape?
George Crumb
What was more important in renaissance era music, singing or the instrumentals?
Singing
What was the later part of the Baroque period often called?
Rococo Period
The principal form of instrumental music, used rocket themes and steamroller effects, and was performed by the Classical orchestra.
Symphony
Romanticism defined itself by opposition to which era?
The Restoration/Enlightenment Period
What are modern times?
Modern Times are the period from Enlightenment and the 18th century until today.
What is a hurdy-gurdy?
A stringed instrument similar to a violin?
When did Baroque style music become popular?
It became popular in the 1600s.
This differed from Baroque music in style and structure of movements, most commonly featured the piano or violin, and had 3 movements.
Concerto
Romantics believed that _________ rather than reason was the best response to force social change.
What is imagination (or emotion)
What was the first piece of modern music?
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) by Claude Debussy.
What was reverence?
The greeting step where the dancers would greet eachother.
The term used to describe moods in baroque music - emotional states such as anger, joy, grief, and agitation.
What are affections.
Name at least one instrument Haydn did NOT use in his orchestra.
Piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, trombone
Romanticism would best be described as what type of movement?
Artistic and literary movement
What is the number 1 rule of modern classical music?
The number one rule of modern classical music is that there are no rules.