Classical Music History

Question 1

What was the 1st time period that we studied that lasted from 450-1450 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 2

What kind of music is created using all the pitches in a scale and sounds unpredictable?

Accepted Answer

12-Tone Music

Question 3

What was the 5th time period that we studied that lasted from 1820-1910 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

Romantic

Question 4

What kind of music uses a picture or painting to inspire the music?

Accepted Answer

Program music

Question 5

What invention during the Renaissance period made music more accessible to people?

Accepted Answer

The printing press

Question 6

What was the 2nd time period that we studied that lasted from 1450-1600 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 7

What is the term for religious music?

Accepted Answer

Sacred

Question 8

What is the term for non-religious music?

Accepted Answer

Secular

Question 9

What is the term for music that features a soloist performing with an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Concerto

Question 10

What was the 4th time period that we studied that lasted from 1750-1825 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 11

Which Renaissance instrument was similar to the piano but was played with plucked strings?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord

Question 12

How would you describe music from the Classical Period?

Accepted Answer

Organized and balanced

Question 13

How would you describe music from the Renaissance Period?

Accepted Answer

Harmonious and blended

Question 14

How would you describe music from the 20th Century?

Accepted Answer

Experimental and progressive

Question 15

What was the 3rd time period that we studied that lasted from 1600-1750 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 16

How would you describe music from the Baroque Period?

Accepted Answer

Fancy and flashy

Question 17

What is the name for a small orchestra (hint: common in the Renaissance Period)?

Accepted Answer

Chamber Orchestra

Question 18

How would you describe music from the Medieval Period?

Accepted Answer

Haunting and hollow

Question 19

What was the 6th time period that we studied that spanned the 1900's?

Accepted Answer

20th Century

Question 20

How would you describe music from the Romantic Period?

Accepted Answer

Emotional and intense

Question 21

What is the theatrical musical form that uses singing to tell a story with orchestra music?

Accepted Answer

Opera

Questions 21