Music History Overview

What is a requiem?

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

What is music that contains a lot of dissonance?

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

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

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

What is the earliest music history time period?

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

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

What is polyphony?

What does Renaissance mean?

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

What is oral tradition?

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

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

Which of these composers lived during the Medieval Era?

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

Who wrote books during the Medieval period?

What is this song about?

This song is known as the...

What is this type of music?

Most Operas are sung in

The Jazz Age came after which major war?

Simplicity BEST describes which time period?

Which time period was classified as being very emotional?

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

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

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

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

What is polyphonic music?

Which phrase fits the Baroque period best?

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

What is the name of this composition?

What do we call it when musical notes clash?

What is monophonic music?

The Classical period falls between which 2 periods?