Miscellaneous
What Hymn did we play on handbells in April?
Crown Him With Many Crowns!
Who was the conductor at the concert we attended at Severance Music Center?
Taichi Fukumua
Which musical element do we use when bucket drumming?
Rhythm
Who are the 3 "B's"?
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
What character is depicted by the Flute in Peter and the Wolf?
The bird
What do we call a group of singers who sing in 4 parts?
A Choir
What is an Overture?
An Overtureis a way to set the mood for an opera or play. It is performed before the show begins.
What does the musical term "Dynamics" mean?
Volume - loud or soft
What did Sergei Prokofiev write?
Peter and the Wolf
In a variation, which musical elements change?
Melody, Rhythm and Harmony
What are 4 ways to create a sound when bucket drumming?
Top, Rim, Side, Stick Clicks
Which composer experimented with different scales and chords expanding the music written in his time?
Claude Debussy
What does 4/4 time signature mean?
4 beats iin a measure and a quarter note (1/4) gets 1 beat.
Who wrote a piece of music about coffee?
Bach
In Peter and the Wolf we hear the clarinet. Who does it represent?
The cat
Which musical history period had the smallest orchestra and what size was it?
What is the conductor's version of the music called and what does it include?
Score - It includes parts for every instrument in the orchestra.
What does the musical term "Tempo" mean?
Speed - fast or slow
Name 2 contemporary American composers.
John Cage and Charles Ives
In Peter and the Wolf which instrument represents the wolves?
French Horns
What very important instrument section is in an orchestra, but is not in a band?
Strings
Which 2 composers composed Overtures that we heard at Severance Music Center AND what are the titles of those Overtures?
Mozart and Beethoven. Mozart wrote the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro and Beethoven wrote the Coriolan Overture.
How many eighth notes equal one quarter note?
2
Who did Time magazine name as 1 of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century?
Igor Stravinsky
What is 4' 33"?
A composition by John Cage which is performed by the audience and the environment.