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  1. 4. The era following the Classical period. (We've just started talking about it.)
  2. 12. This woman is the most famous composer of the Medieval era.
  3. 14. This came right after the Renaissance
  4. 16. Maybe the most famous composer ever. Lived at the end of the Classical era. He started Romanticism.
  5. 18. Sounds organized by duration and accent
  6. 22. Baroque art (not just music) was all about this. Very extravagant!
  7. 24. Contrasting material in the song (new words and tune) that connects two choruses together (usually).
  8. 26. This is another Baroque composer. Wrote "Winter." Italian.
  9. 27. This came right after the Medieval era
  10. 28. Music whose author we don't know
  11. 30. Music with only one line going on at a time
  12. 31. This was a new concept in the Renaissance, the idea that humans are really great and totally awesome
  13. 33. You play these by buzzing. Made of metal.
  14. 34. Music that only involves sounds with our mouths
  15. 35. The ending year of the Medieval era
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  1. 1. Music with multiple main lines at the same time
  2. 2. When a sound is made louder
  3. 3. How music is structured. The be-all end-all of Classical era music.
  4. 5. This form of song has three parts: Exposition, development, and recap. Classical era.
  5. 6. The starting year of the Medieval era
  6. 7. The steady pulse of music.
  7. 8. This came right after the Baroque era
  8. 9. The main tune of a song
  9. 10. You play these by blowing air over a reed. Made of wood.
  10. 11. You play these by hitting them.
  11. 12. Music with one main line, plus accompaniment
  12. 13. A very famous Classical composer. His middle name is Amadeus.
  13. 15. A big time Romantic composer. (We just started talking about him.)
  14. 17. A group of musicians who play together. Includes string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.
  15. 19. Another Classical composer. Killed Mozart??? (Not really.)
  16. 20. This part of the song builds in intensity and leads to the chorus.
  17. 21. This part of the song has the same tune each time, but different words.
  18. 23. You play these by bowing or plucking.
  19. 25. A new kind of music from the Baroque era. One instrument plays a solo while the orchestra plays in the background.
  20. 29. The main part of the song. Repeats with the same words and tunes each time.
  21. 32. What Beethoven went.
  22. 33. This guy is the most famous composer of the Baroque era. German.
  23. 34. The background stuff that supports the melody