The Composers
Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rachmaninoff are all from this country.
What is Russia?
In music, we often use the terms steps and skips. Traditionally, chords are built using one of these two.
What are skips?
This time period included the composers Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rachmaninoff.
What is the Romantic Period?
This is the term used when a composer wants the performer to play loudly.
What is forte?
This popular Christmas song contains the phrase "Bells on bob-tail ring".
What is Jingle Bells?
This composer wanted his music to be uniquely Russian sounding.
Who is Mussorgsky?
In the chord that uses the following letters:
F A C
This letter would be considered the foundation and the name of the chord.
What is F?
This word is often used to describe all music that is not "popular" music even though it really only refers to music from the late 1700s to early 1800s.
What is classical?
This note is worth 1 beat in common time.
What is the quarter note?
In this Christmas song, the singer talks about the many gifts their true love gave to them.
What is the 12 Days of Christmas?
This composer wrote several ballets including the Nutcracker.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This popular letter is missing from the middle of the chord containing the notes C and G.
What is E?
This time period in music is known for having very strict rhythms, quick moving notes and not many chords because composers were using harpsichords and organs more than pianos.
What is baroque?
The time signature 3/4 means that there are this many beats in a measure.
What is 3?
What is Joy to the World?
There are several eras or time periods of music. This popular era of music is most known for very expressive melodies and wanting the audience to see a picture in the music.
What is the Romantic era?
This note is missing from the top of the chord containing the notes G and B
What is D?
During the time period known as "early music". Music was not used for enjoyment or played in most places like concert halls, homes, or stores. Instead, music was mainly used and intended to be used in this specific place.
What is the church?
This type of articulation means to play a note very short.
What is staccato?
The hymn Angels We have Heard on High, contains this one word drawn out over many notes.
What is gloria?
This composer suffered through a 4 year depression when his first piano concerto did not go well.
Who is Rachmaninoff?
Although not discussed today, most of you have learned to use these 3 numbers to represent the 3 most important chords in a scale.
What are I (1), 4(IV), and 5 (V)
We are now composing music that would be placed into the 7th musical time period also known as this.
What is modern?
This is the term used when a composer wants the performer to gradually slow down.
What is ritardando or ritard?
This popular Christmas song helped raise money for a local zoo.
What is "I want a hippopatumus for Christmas"?