Name______Team______

HISTORICAL MUSICAL STYLES

Instructions:
We are doing a survey of Historical Musical Styles. You are to use websites to find the following information. You will find website addresses on a separate page.

As you go back in time, you will explore how has music evolved and changed through these time periods?

Introduction:

The following time periods will be explored: Find the year that each period began and ended.

A. Medieval ______to ______

B. Renaissance ______to ______

C. Baroque ______to ______

D. Classical ______to ______

E. Romantic ______to ______

F. Impressionism ______to ______

G. Modern ______to ______

A.  Medieval

1.  Explain what the lifestyle of the people was like during the Medieval times.

2.  What kind of education did the people have?

3.  Define feuds.

4.  What type of music existed during the Medieval time?

5.  What is Gregorian Chant?

6.  Why is there little music today from the Medieval time?

7.  What organization kept documents of music?

B.  Renaissance

8.  Name 3 composers from the Renaissance Period:

a. b. c.

9.  Most music from the Renaissance was______phonic where all the instruments are playing different lines of music at different times.

10. How did people hear music during this time period?

11. Define troubadour (minstrel, bard) and the importance of their role in this period.

12. String instruments were popular during this period. Name 3 string instruments: (Hint: the violin, etc. was not invented yet)

a. b. c.

13. What other instruments were used during the renaissance?

13. Was there a band or orchestra during this time? Explain.

C.  Baroque

14. Name 3 composers from the Baroque Period:

a. b. c.

15. What instrument was invented in 1600 by Gaspar de Salo?

16. Bach wrote many Prelude and Fugue for the

______(instrument).

17. A fugue is ______.

18. The orchestra started during the baroque period with app. _____ players.

18. Describe the lifestyle of the people (furniture, clothing, homes).

19. How did the life style of the people effect their music?

20. What music was popular during the Baroque period?