a composer known for transforming chamber music; born December 17th, 1770
Who is Beethoven?
100
A stylistic period in music of the Late Middle Ages, centered in France
What is the ars nova period?
100
Founded in 1985, this consortium of composers and performers present live concerts of challenging pieces.
Who is Earplay?
100
the relative volume of each instrument; the coordination of the details of their technique and the blowing that is required for a steady air support.
What is an ensemble blend and balance?
100
A group of five players, commonly the flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
What is a woodwind quintet?
200
He was born in the thirteen hundreds; was one of the more notable composers of the ars nova period.
Who is Guillaume de Machaut?
200
During this time period is when chamber music came into exsistence.
What is the Medieval period?
200
A Canadian music group that combines jazz, progressive rock and chamber music into their songs.
Who is Miriodor?
200
An element of music commonly found in chamber music composures; a series of (usually repeating) tones and/or pitches in ascending order.
What is a scale?
200
This five piece group originated in the late 1940's. The instrumentation is usually very flexible.
What is a brass quintet?
300
Known as the father of string quartets and symphonies, this Austrian musician was known as one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period.
Who is Jospeh Haydn?
300
The classification for the origin of classical music ensembles.
What is a sonata da camera?
300
A modern chamber group that takes modern pop songs and turns them into chamber pieces.
Who is the Vitamin String Quartet?
300
An instrumental genre in several movements for small ensembles.
What is a sonata?
300
A musical ensemble consisting of a piano and three other instruments.
What is a piano quartet?
400
This composer introduced the clarinet into the chamber music arsenal.
Who is Mozart?
400
In this period, chamber music was not clealy defined, so works could be played on any variety of instruments, in orchestral or chamber ensembles.
What is the Baroque period?
400
A Toronto-based percussion ensemble that features the xylophone as a vistuoso solo instrument.
Who is Nexus?
400
One has a conductor standing in front, while the other depends on the members to keep time.
What is the difference between orchestral and chamber music conducting?
400
This ensemble is most commonly found at conservatories.
What is a percussion ensemble?
500
He was one of five children surviving the infancy of his siblings; he established the merging romantic style of chamber music.
Who is Franz Schubert?
500
The term used when instrument(s) played the same melodic materials at different times.
What is contrapuntal?
500
A group based in Germany, formed in 1980. A famous recording of this group is entitled "The Yellow Shark".
Who is Ensemble Modern?
500
"Fixed melody", usually of very long notes, often based on a fragment of Gregorian chant. Particularly used in the Renaissance.
What is a cantus firmus?
500
A very popular form of chamber music, created by Haydn.