Music History Exam Review

The basso continuo part in Baroque music was:

_________________ was our very first type of ‘song’

An opera consists of:

Renaissance means:

The medieval era began after the fall of the ____________

What is the renaissance version of a guitar called?

What do we call it when extra notes are added to decorate the music?

This instrument is a keyboard instrument from the Renaissance period

In the medieval period, the ________________ was in charge, and therefore played a big role in the development of music.

This vocabulary word means not pertaining to religion

True or False, it was illegal for women to perform in the theatre during the baroque period

This was a popular song type during the Romantic Period that often featured poetic lyrics.

Which of the composers from the Classical period is considered the transition to the Romantic period?

The __________________ is a nickname for the Medieval Era

This vocabulary term means ‘relating to the church’

______________ started composing during the Romantic Period.

A symphony is:

This instrument is the ancestor of the modern trombone

This instrument replaced the harpsichord and clavichord.