Medieval Era
The main genre of music during this musical period.
What is Gregorian Chant?
This invention, created in 1440, made it so music was more accessible to the masses.
What is the Printing Press?
The primary form of music written during this time period was composed of 3 parts:
1. Exposition
2. Episodes/Development
3. Recapitulation
What is a fugue?
This type of texture was used during the Classical Period and has since become a standard in most music even today.
What is homophonic texture/homophony?
The USA and France found independence and overthrew their governments in these two major events of the Early Romantic Period.
What are the American and French Revolutions?
This type of music was the primary form of music and often dealt with the church.
What is sacred music?
This type of music, not related to the church, became more popular during the Renaissance Period, especially with the use of a lute.
What is secular music?
These symbols hanging above music notes essentially serve the same purpose of hanging decorations on a Christmas Tree.
What is ornamentation?
A general focus on the music at the time, it made the music easier to digest amongst the common people of the time.
What is simplicity?
This "ism" focuses on an introspective look at humans and the subjectivity of not only music, but life itself, and was a major change in the ideology behind composing.
What is individualism?
This type of music was less popular during this time and dealt with anything outside of church.
What is secular music?
This type of texture means there are many moving parts at the same time.
What is polyphonic texture/polyphony?
This type of piece is used to show off the extreme talents of a featured musician.
What is a concerto?
Coming away from the eras of choirs and smaller ensembles, we start to get full orchestras, wind bands, and more of these type of ensembles.
What are large ensembles?
We use this term to describe when a music gradually goes from soft to loud, and vice versa, and it was introduced during this time period.
What are broad dynamics?
This type of texture has one melody going through a piece.
What is monophonic texture/monophony?
A musical idea that was implemented during this period, it created the idea of symmetry and evenness among the notes and measures in the music. Bars represented by groupings of 4 and 8.
What are even phrases?
A concerto is used to show off the talents of this specific type of musician, and no, they are not virtual.
What is a virtuoso?
With the inclusion of these types of instruments, ensembles like symphony orchestras became a mainstay for this era, and many more in the future.
What are wind instruments?
The idea of _______ over ________ created the notion that music isn't supposed to follow rules, but instead supposed to be emotionally charged and meaningful.
What is emotion over reason?