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Flashcards by Benjamin Ray, updated 2 months ago
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Created by Benjamin Ray
2 months ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the Eras of Western Musical History? | Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Romantic, 20th Century/Modern |
| Who are some famous composers from the Ancient era? | Pythagoras, Martianus Capella |
| The countries from the ancient world that most influence modern western culture in music are: | Greece and Italy (Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) |
| The main style of music from the Medieval era is known as | plainchant (later called Gregorian Chant) |
| Some famous Medieval composers to be aware of are: | Nokter, Guido di Arezzo, Hildegard von Bingen |
| The Renaissance Era was highly influenced by: | The printing press (Gutenberg), intonation systems, the Protestant movement (Martin Luther), and Humanism (being able to express yourself) |
| Renaissance composers to know include: | Ockeghem, Josquin Des Pres, Claudio Monteverdi, Palestrina |
| Baroque music was known for: | complexity, interweaving polyphony, strict rules for both melody and form, called "common practice period", focusing on specific modes: Major and minor |
| Some famous composers of the Baroque era include: | Bach, Handel, Pachelbel |
| The Classical Era is characterized by: | Being lighter, lots of music written for dancing, heterophony (one main sound supported by the rest of the group) |
| Famous classical composers include: | Haydn, Mozart Also early music from: Beethoven and Schubert (both of these guys transitioned into Romantic Era) |
| The Romantic era of music history is characterized by: | Strong emotions, writing music about stories and events (called programmatic), an expansion into Nationalism (writing music for your country), and increased Chromaticism |
| Romantic composers to be aware of include: | Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Strauss (lots of names as city-states allowed a lot more musicians) |
| 19th Century Music/modernism is characterized by: | Increased chromaticism, experimentation, breaking out of form, minimalism, mixing genres of music, eventually adding electronic composition |
| 19th Century/modernism composers to be aware of include: | Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Debussy, Bartok, Ives, Gershwin, Vebern, John Cage |
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