Baroque
A keyboard instrument in Baroque times
What is a harpsichord?
The name of the composer that wrote Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Who is Mozart
This composer started classical but went deaf by the time he became Romantic
Who is Beethoven?
On the treble clef this note sits in the 3rd space and it lasts 3 beats.
What is a C dotted minim (or half note)
This is a low sounding double reed woodwind instrument
What is the Bassoon?
A composer who wrote the Four Seasons
Who is Vivaldi?
A woodwind instrument that was developed during the era
What is a clarinet?
This descriptive music tells a story, but there is a name for that
What is programme music?
This dynamic marking means to gradually get quieter.
What is diminuendo (or decrescendo)?
This composer was supposed to be a priest, but he never wanted to go to church
Who is Vivaldi?
The name given to the Cello and Harpsichord part in Baroque Music
What is the continuo?
The musical structure that dominated this era
What is Sonata form?
To make music more emotional, we might alter the pitch of the notes by step or _______
What is chromatically?
This chord progression will NOT finish a piece of music, but might be used at the end of the first phrase
What is an imperfect cadence?
This amazing instrument usually has 3 or 4 keyboards, you also play the bass lines with your feet
What is the Organ?
A popular structure with a recurring section in Baroque music
What is ritornello form?
An accompaniment that altered between 1 5 and 3
What is Alberti Bass?
We might add 7ths, 9ths or 11ths to these chords, but we call them something else
What are extended chords?
This is the name of the chord that comes after the 5th degree of the scale
What is the submediant?
This composer had 13 children....poor guy!
Who is JS Bach?
A melodic device that was popular in baroque composition
What is a sequence?
This cadential progression of 3 chords was popular in the classical era
What is Ic - V7 - I
This keyboard instrument reached the perfection of its development during this era
What is the piano?
This is the relative minor of the dominant key of G major
What is B minor (rel minor of D major)?
This composer famously wrote a piece of 4"33 of silence...
Who is John Cage?