Music History 10 - 1

This composer often had a monothematic approach to sonata form.

His da capo arias were a showcase for vocal virtuosity.

Active in Paris during the late 12th century, he was the first composer of polyphonic music known to us by name.

His oratorios contain some of the finest examples of word painting found in the Classical era.

One of the most significant Franco-Flemish composers, his motets demonstrate a mastery of contrapuntal techniques

Carlo Gesualdo's madrigals show extravagant word painting often with extreme chromaticism and high levels of dissonance.

Known for careful planning of his formal structures, he exploited the many improvements to the piano in his sonatas

This composer wrote many sacred works for the Lutheran church, as well as a Mass in B minor

This composer favored a double-exposition sonata form in the first movement of his concertos.

One of the last trouveres, he wrote secular monphonic chansons as well as sacred songs.

He composed secular chansons as well as the first complete polyphonic setting of the Mass Ordinary.

This composer was known not only for his madrigals, but also for his contributions to early opera.

The dramatic, theatrical style of his opera seria was carried over into his English oratorios.

This English Composer of Madrigals and keyboard music lived in London at the same time as Shakespeare.

What is not a characteristic of Gregorian Chant?

This French composer of the late Baroque era was known for his tragedies lyriques and virtuosic harpsichord works.

Which of the following minstrels were from southern France?

His cantatas exhibit a wide range of craftsmanship and artistry, including contrapuntal ingenuity and vocal lyricism

A librettist is a person who writes the text for an opera, oratorio, cantata.