Music of Europe Review

This group of people in Eurasia share mostly an oral music tradition, which includes musicians and storytellers.

Chanson is the love poem music of France. It is primarily vocal with occasional instruments in the background.

Italy founded Opera in the 1700s as a form of theatre that tells a story through music.

One example of a drone instrument is a bagpipe. It holds a note on a single pitch for a long period of time.

Ritualized music and dance during ceremonial events is the main focus of music in this Eurasian community.

The migration of the Jewish people across Europe, Asia, and North Africa was known as __________________.

With the use of a drone, Europe became one of the first regions to practice this important element of music. This is:

Europe was greatly influenced in its culture and music by the cultures of Southwest Asia, also known as _____________.

The Violin was the smallest instrument invented by the French, it is often called the Cymbalom.

The folk music of the Jewish people of Eastern Europe is called ________________.

Though most early Western Music is often referred to as “classical music,” there are in fact 5 different time periods.

Klezmer Music involves two string instruments. They are the violin and the ___________.

In Eurasian towns, the Soviet Union pressured composers to write music accessible to the people. Who are "the People"?

Early European music was religious, mainly Christianity. The name of this early Christian music is ___________________

The flat terrain of Europe allowed all of the countries of Europe to have common musical styles, languages, and cultures

Due to the ____________________, many Jews were killed and Jewish culture and music were almost lost.