Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music

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  1. 4. Music performed without instrumental accompaniment.
  2. 5. The musical period from approximately 500–1400.
  3. 11. A continuous bass line, usually played by keyboard and cello or bass instrument, forming the harmonic foundation of Baroque music.
  4. 12. A keyboard instrument in which strings are plucked, widely used during the Baroque period.
  5. 15. The dominant religious institution during the Medieval period, commissioning much of the sacred music.
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  1. 1. Music written for non-religious purposes such as entertainment or celebration.
  2. 2. A bowed string instrument used during the Medieval period.
  3. 3. A style of dance that developed during the Renaissance and became popular in the Baroque period.
  4. 6. A dramatic work combining singing, orchestra, acting and stage production.
  5. 7. The musical period from approximately 1600–1750, characterised by ornamentation, contrast, basso continuo and the development of opera.
  6. 8. A musical texture consisting of two or more independent melodic lines sounding together.
  7. 9. Scales used before the major and minor key system developed.
  8. 10. A plucked string instrument popular during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods.
  9. 13. The musical period from approximately 1400–1600.
  10. 14. A group of singers performing together, especially in sacred music.
  11. 16. A unique stringed musical instrument that produces sound using a hand-cranked wooden wheel, a keyboard, and drone strings.