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Composers
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Opera
Name that Piece
100
The Portugese word "barocco" translates as this
What is “Misshapen” as in a pearl
100
This composer was completely deaf by the end of his career
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven
100
The 8 scales of Gregorian chant
What are Modes
100
A song for one person
What is an Aria
100
1. “Missa Brevis” (Agnus Dei) Palestrina 2. “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky 3. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony 4. “Four Seasons” (Spring) by Vivaldi
What is Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
200
Music from the Classical era can be described as this
What is balanced, proportional, simple, formal with rules and structure
200
This Baroque composer is famous for writing “The Four Seasons”
Who is Antonio Vivaldi
200
A type of music where several voices have the melody, but enter at different times
What is a Canon
200
The orchestral work that is played before an opera or ballet
What is an Overture
200
1. "Eroica" by Beethoven 2. “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky 3. "Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky 4. “Four Seasons” (Spring) by Vivaldi
What is “Four Seasons” (Spring) by Vivaldi
300
This is the translation for the French word Renaissance
What is “Rebirth”
300
He composed 21 short piano pieces called the Nocturnes
Who is Frederic Chopin
300
A work for orchestra that has multiple movements, or one movement with many sections
What is a Symphony
300
Conversation or narration that is sung
What is Recitative
300
1. “Missa Brevis” (Agnus Dei) by Palestrina 2. “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky 3. “Ordo Virtutum” by Hildegard of Bingen 4. “Canon in D” by Pachelbel
What is “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky
400
Romantic music was different from that of the classical era because of this
What is free from limits and rules, free expression of emotion
400
This Medieval monk is credited for inventing the modern staff
Who is Guido of Arezzo
400
A composition for one or more soloists with instrumental or orchestral accompaniment
What is a Concerto
400
This four-part opera series was Richard Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk or “total work of art”
What is The Ring Cycle
400
1. “Missa Brevis” (Agnus Dei) by Palestrina 2. “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky 3. “Ordo Virtutum” by Hildegard of Bingen 4. “Canon in D” by Pachelbel
What is “Missa Brevis” (Agnus Dei) by Palestrina
500
These monophonic songs of the Medieval era were sung in church
What is Plainsong
500
This Renaissance composer wrote one of the first operas, “L’Orfeo”
Who is Claudio Monteverdi
500
A short musical phrases linked to specific characters or events
What is a Leitmotif
500
The highest male voice part, when a man sings in his high, or falsetto, voice
What is a Countertenor
500
1. "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky 2. "Eroica" by Beethoven 2. “Flight of the Valkyrie” by Wagner 4. “Ordo Virtutum" by Hildegard of Bingen
What is "Ordo Virtutum" by Hildegard of Bingen
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