Terms Old
music related to the church.
sacred
an art movement from the 19th century that aimed to capture a moment in time with a focus on light and color.
impressionism
The first composer we went over. Invented solfege.
Guido de Arezzo
Jazz. American. Rhapsody in Blue. Someone to Watch Over Me.
Gershwin
This person stabbed his foot with his conducting cane.
Lully
music with multiple melodic lines.
polyphony
a slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo according to the preference of the soloist.
Tempo Rubato
This person was considered the greatest composer of the Renaissance.
Josquin
Cited Tchaikovsky and Elton John as his main inspiration. Final Fantasy.
Uematsu
This person was a pupil of Hans Zimmer.
Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg
a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love.
Madrigal
instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as a painting or poem.
Symphonic Poem
A child prodigy. Wrote his own requiem.
Mozart
Swan Lake. 1812 Overture. Sleeping Beauty. The Nutcracker.
Tchiakovsky
Mr. Abraham and the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble was nominated for a grammy by recording a CD of this composers works for band.
Leonard Bernstein
a sacred, polyphonic vocal composition usually unaccompanied.
motet
a religious service or music used to honor someone who has died.
Requiem
An admirerer of Beethoven, this person composed his first symphony to sound like Beethoven's 10th.
Brahms
Looked like Harry Potter! Wrote music during the Russian civil war.
Shostakovich
We watched Lang Lang do a piano performance of this piece written by this composer. (two answers)
Claire de Lune by Debussy
a group of instruments playing together.
Consort
a young person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality.
Prodigy
The Father of Opera.
Monteverdi
Whitacre
We watched Yo Yo Ma perform this piece by this composer. (two answers)
Cello Suite by Bach