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Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Modern
100
The meaning of the word Renaissance
What is "rebirth"?
100
These were the years of the Baroque Period
What is 1600-1750?
100
These are the dates of the Classical period.
What are 1750-1825?
100
These are the dates of the Romantic period.
What is 1825-1900?
100
These are the dates of the modern period.
What is 1900 to present?
200
This machine made it possible to print and duplicate compositions.
What is the printing press?
200
This term describes the music of the Baroque period.
What is decorative and filled with ornamentations?
200
The ornamentations of this period had fallen out of style in the Classical period.
What is Baroque?
200
These countries were considered to be the center of all arts.
What were Germany, Austria, and Italy?
200
This device was invented in 1939 making it possible to broadcast performances.
What is television?
300
Every educated person was expected to be trained in this area.
What is music?
300
This composer wrote a famous canon in D.
Who is Pachelbel?
300
This composer went deaf in later years.
Who was Beethoven?
300
This type of music used folk tunes from native countries as inspiration.
What is nationalism?
300
This composer wrote such works as "Rhapsody in Blue"and "I Got Rhythm".
Who was Gershwin?
400
This is the most important religious service in the Roman Catholic church. It is also a music form.
What is a mass?
400
This instrument was not used much in the percussion section.
What is timpani?
400
The conductors used this to keep time with a larger orchestra.
What is a music scroll?
400
This section of the orchestra could be as large as 50-60 players.
What is the strings section?
400
This person's role became even more important in the orchestra and choir setting.
What is the conductor?
500
This composer typified the music of the Renaissance.
Who is Palestrina
500
This composer wrote the Messiah?
Who was Handel?
500
This composer died at a young age and was buried in a pauper's grave.
Who was Mozart?
500
This composer wrote a famous ballet entitled "The Nutcracker"
Who was Tchaikovsky?
500
This device was invented in 1990, and today makes it possible to share music instantly.
What is the cell phone?