Music Classical

Classical

a style that represents the blending together of the simple gallant and sentimental styles

baroque

composed more than 450 concertos; his operas were performed more often than anyone else's

what signaled the end of the middle ages?

a talented boy who was castrated at puberty so his voice would not deepen

a tribute song composed for Frederick the Great

literally meaning "beautiful singing," singers' voices to equal the flexibility and tonal purity of a musical in

a popular keyboard instrument during the Baroque period

Renaissance

middle ages

a type of entertainment that featured stories about a commoner outwitting an aristocrat that was sung in the vernacular

ancient

A piece for a larger instrumental group with a role assigned to a smaller group within it

composed Orfeo, the first opera to win artistic and public acclaim

a piece of music in several movements, usually for one or two solo instruments

a form that originated in Italy that is characterized by impulsive flights of fancy

a type of musical form with a beginning, middle, and end that focused on conflict and resolution

the harmonic support in a song

composers in France turned to this style, which aimed to charm listeners without making demands on them