An instrumental composition associated with a story, poem, or idea.
What is program music?
100
Franz Schubert composed over 600 of these.
What are leider?
100
A piece of music that incorporates tunes from the American Civil War, native folk songs or dances, or the language, history, and folklore of a country.
What is nationalistic music?
100
Romantic Orchestra
What is the largest type of orchestra?
100
Three or more notes played together or in a pattern.
What is a chord?
200
A composition for voice and piano with poetic text.
What is Leid?
200
This piece, composed by Modest Mussorgsky, was an imaginary walk through an exhibition of paintings.
What is "Pictures at an Exhibition?"
200
Francis Scott Key
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? (F S K)
200
Woodwinds were called on to play the melody at times.
In the Baroque period, strings had the melody most of the time. Which family became more important in the Classical period?
200
Chord progressions
What are songs made from? (CHord P_____)
300
A group of art songs connected by a theme or common story.
What is a song cycle?
300
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Smetana, and Mrs. Carbullido (with relation to the Russian Five).
What are NOT members of the Russian Five.
300
Julia Ward Howe
Who wrote The Battle Hymn of The Republic? (J W H)
300
A device used by conductors (who were originally composers) to lead an orchestra?
What is a baton?
400
A style of music, developed by John Cage, which has elements decided on by the musicians as they perform. The melodies in this music can be created based on the roll of dice or a random set of numbers.
What is chance music?
400
This composer wrote Appalachian Spring, A Lincoln Portrait, Fanfare for the common Man..
Who is Aaron Copland?
400
Katharine Lee Bates
Who wrote America the Beautiful? (K L B)
400
When he was conductor of the Philadelphia orchestra, he developed his free bowing technique.
How did Leopold Stowowski change the Philadelphia orchestra?
400
A system invented by Arnold Schoenberg to organize atonal composition.
What is the 12 Tone System?
Example: D Bb E# C G# Ab F F# G D# A B
500
An 18 hour, four cycle opera (4 operas) that centers around a magical ring, composed by Richard Wagner.
What is "Der Ring des Nibelungen?"
500
John Philip Sousa
Who was a composer of Marches?
500
Charles Ives
Who was a nationalistic composer from America? (C__ I__ )
500
This man was principal conductor of all of the following orchestras: New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic.
Who is Leonard Berstein?
500
Bonus Orchestra Question: James Levine
Who is the current conductor of The Metropolitan Opera and The Boston Symphony?