Musical symbols
The musical symbol that raises a note one half step higher
What is a sharp?
The numbers in the time signature that tell us there are four beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat
What is 4/4 time?
Fast, cheerful
What is Allegro?
The composer from the classical period who was a child prodigy and grew up in Austria
Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
The composer of Arabesque and Ballade
Who was Burgmueller?
The musical symbol that lowers a note one half step
What is a flat?
The type of note that is exactly half as long as a quarter note
What is an eighth note?
So slow it's almost dead
What is Grave?
The Baroque composer who wrote many small pieces called Minuets for his wife to teach their children
Who was Johann Sebastien Bach?
A piece of music that is sometimes sung and is known to many people in a certain culture
What is a Folk Song?
The Italian word that tells the performer at what tempo a composer would like a piece to be played
What is a tempo marking?
The type of note that lasts a whole measure
What is a whole note?
Plain medium speed
What is moderato?
An American composer from the 20th century who grew up in Hungary
Who was Bela Bartok?
A kind of piece that is written to help someone improve their technical skills on an instrument
What is an etude?
The direction in a piece that tells the performer to play louder
What is crescendo?
The time signature that has the equivalent of 6 eighth notes in each measure
What is 6/8 time?
Two Italian words that begin with the letter "L" mean slow
What are Lento and Largo?
A German Romantic composer who wrote many pieces with descriptive titles
Who was Robert Schumann?
A dance popular in the Baroque period
What is a minuet?
An Italian word that means slow down
What is ritardando?
The Italian words that mean resume the beginning tempo of the piece or section of the piece
What is a tempo?
The fastest commonly used tempo marking
What is Prestissimo?
The Classical Period composer who wrote sonatinas and was a successful entrepreneur
Who was Muzio Clementi?
A piece with more than one movement
What is a sonatina or sonata?