Music History Overview

Composers during the Renaissance period wrote mostly for... (2 correct answers)

What is the name of this composition?

Which composer started loosing their hearing in their 20s and was deaf by the age of 44.

What do we call it when musical notes clash?

What is this song about?

What is a requiem?

Who is commonly referred to as the father of Rock and Roll?

Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture calls for what unique 'instrument' to be played at the end of the piece?

What is polyphonic music?

What is monophonic music?

The Jazz Age came after which major war?

What is a combination of singing, instrumental music, dancing, and drama that tells a story?

The Classical period falls between which 2 periods?

What is music that contains a lot of dissonance?

The Queen of the Night Aria (The Magic Flute) is from which time period?

What is the earliest music history time period?

Simplicity BEST describes which time period?

Which time period was classified as being very emotional?

Which time period was The Erlkonig (The Elf King) written?

What does Renaissance mean?

Which of the following elements changed from Medieval music to Renaissance music

What is oral tradition?

Most Operas are sung in

Which time period spanned from cavemen to the fall of the Roman Empire?

This song is known as the...

Who wrote books during the Medieval period?

What language were most books in Europe written in during the Medieval period?

Which of these composers lived during the Medieval Era?

Which group/person below influenced the use of written notation in music?

What is polyphony?

Who is the famous composer that wrote music for Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, etc?

Johann Gutenberg was responsible for.... (hint - this made it much faster to distribute information)

What were the 2 main styles of music in the Medieval Era?

What is the word that best describes the Baroque time period?

Which phrase fits the Baroque period best?

What is this type of music?