Vocal Families
Low Male
Who sings Bass?
My Red Bag Carries Rotten Tomatoes
What is the musical time period sentence?
Whole note
4 beats
4 beats
whole rest
the characteristics of sound
timbre
Middle Male
Who sings Baritone?
When did Bach and Vivaldi write?
Baroque
half note
2 beats
2 beats
Half rest
the volume of timbre
dynamics
Low Female
Who sings Alto?
Baroque was...
150 years long
(1600-1750)
Bach died in 1750
Quarter Note
1 beat
1 beat
quarter rest
pp
p
pianissimo-very soft
piano-soft
High Male
Who sings Tenor?
Classical was..
Mozart was...
(1750-1820)
70 years long
Mozart was a child prodigy
Eighth note
1/2 beat
1/2 beat
eighth rest
mp
mf
mezzo piano-moderately soft
mezzo forte-moderately loud
Who sings Soprano?
High Female and Children
Who was Beethoven and what did he write?
The Bridge between Classical and Romantic
He wrote Fur Elise, Symphony 5, Moonlight Sonata, and Symphony 9 (Ode to Joy)
Sixteenth note
1/4 beat
1/4 beat
sixteenth rest
f
ff
forte-loud
fortissimo-very loud