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This orchestra composer began studying for the priesthood at age fifteen and, once ordained at age twenty-five, received the nickname of “The Red Priest” because of his hair color. He worked at a prominent Venetian orphanage, where he taught music to girls, that became famous for the quality of music performed by its inhabitants.

At the beginning of an opera, the orchestra plays an instrumental piece known as the ____________

Which of the following happened as a result of the enlightenment? (select all that apply).

A(n) ___________ is a homophonic composition featuring a solo singer over an accompaniment. The purpose of it was to impress the audience with the skills of the singer.

Which of the following best describes the Classical style of music? 

Johann Sebastian Bach was known as an organ virtuoso and wrote ___________ which are contrapuntal (polyphonic) pieces for a set number of musicians or voices, usually three or four. They usually begin with an exposition, transition into several subjects, then into an episode, and then repeat. 

A new genre, written for large public concerts, was the ___________, a large, multi-movement composition for orchestra, often in four movements

In opera music, instead of speaking the lines to tell the story, a single individual would sing a melodic line that follows the inflections and rhythms of speech. This is known as a _______________.

___________ are a family of extraordinary musicians and scholars of music who continue to perform worldwide, but can be heard in New Orleans when they are not on the road. 

Composer Arnold Schoenberg invented a new style of singing called ____________ which is a kind of half-singing, half-speaking where the singer only approximates singing exact pitches.