Classical Music
His 7th Symphony premiered in 1813 at a benefit after a battle & its second movement is seen as a funeral march.
Beethoven
There's only one consonant in the name of this woodwind that tunes the orchestra by playing a long sustained A.
Oboe
A countertenor is an adult male voice that mostly lies within this female register.
Alto
Composer Bear McCreary used tremolo strings to evoke the horror of zombies for the theme of this show that debuted in 2010.
The Walking Dead
On sheet music this symbol on the left side of a staff indicates the pitch, most commonly treble or bass.
Clef
In 2022 composer Max Richter released "The New Four" these as part of his "Vivaldi Recomposed" project.
Seasons
We could drone on & on about this Aussie Aboriginal wind instrument--that it's a 5'-long pipe made of eucalyptus wood, sounds cool...
Didgeridoo
Haydn's "The Creation" is a famed one of these large-scale compositions for solo singers, chorus & orchestra.
Oratorio
This "Lullaby" composer once upset Franz Liszt by falling asleep during one of his performances.
Brahms
It refers to the first note of a scale, bringing harmony to a piece of music.
Tonic
This German title of a popular Mozart piece literally translates to "A Little Night Music".
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
You could say it's a conductor's magic wand.
Baton
As a symbol, it means the next note should be lowered by a semitone; as a disparaging word, it's applied to out-of-tune singers.
Flat
Stephen Sondheim composed most of the score of "A Little Night Music" in 3/4 time, also known as this dance "time".
Waltz time
It refers to the first note of a scale, bringing harmony to a piece of music.
Katy Perry
Tchaikovsky got ahead of his contemporaries & used the then-new celesta in the music for this ballet, now a Christmas favorite.
The Nutcracker
Bartolomeo Cristofori's invention of this instrument was music to the world's ears around 1700.
Pianoforte
You can use the black notes on a keyboard to play this common 5-note scale.
Pentatonic
As of 2022, this composer has been nominated for 12 Oscars, winning for "The Lion King" & for "Dune".
Hans Zimmer
Her "My Heart Will Go On" went on the Billboard charts in February 1998 & stayed on for another 20 weeks.
Celine Dion
Let's go Bach in time to the 1700s & these concertos with a German state name; No. 2 kicks a trumpet solo to new heights.
Brandenburg Concertos
4 feet long with a gourd body, this instrument is huge in the Hindustani music scene.
Sitar
Italian for "going", it means to play at a walking pace--not too fast, not too slow.
Andante
Paintings by Monet & J.M.W. Turner inspired this composer's orchestral masterpiece "La Mer".
Debussy
This Italian word is used of music gradually getting softer, the same as decrescendo.
Diminuendo