Composers
Johann Christian and Carl Phillip Emanuel were both sons of this famous Baroque composer.
Who is J.S. Bach?
The composers Bela Bartok, Aaron Copland and Philip Glass composed during this period.
What is the Modern or Contemporary perios?
This triad has a major 3rd on the bottom and a minor 3rd on top.
What is a Major Triad?
The major scale that is placed at the top of the Circle of 5ths.
What is C major?
Not running, the tempo "Andante" means this.
What is walking tempo?
This composer, famous for writing the "Moonlight" Sonata, ended his career almost completely deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
The use of thematic contrast was a new idea in this style period, which went from 1750 to 1820.
What is the Classical period?
These are the kind of 3rds that are used for the Diminished triad.
What are minor 3rds?
This kind of step occurs between the 3rd and 4th notes, and between the 7th and 8th notes of a major scale.
What is a half step?
The two enharmonic spellings of the black key directly to the right of C.
What are C sharp and D flat?
The composer Chen Yi blends Western musical traditions with musical traditions from this country.
What is China?
These are the dates of the Baroque Period.
What is 1600 to 1750?
This is the Roman Numeral used for the chord built on the dominant in any key.
What is V?
This is the interval distance between the tonic notes of relative major and minor scales.
What is a Major 6th (or minor 3rd)?
These are the intervals that can be Perfect.
What are 4ths, 5ths, and octaves?
This Impressionistic French composer sometimes used the whole-tone scale in his compositions.
Who is Claude Debussy?
This Style period happened between the Classical and Contemporary periods, and included the Polish composer Frederic Chopin.
What is the Romantic period?
This chord has 4 notes and is built on the 5th note of a scale.
What is the dominant 7th (or V7) chord?
The form of the minor scale has one version going up and another version going down.
What is the melodic minor scale?
This time signature can be referred to as "Alla Breve."
What is 2/2 time or Cut time?
The composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, composed during this style period.
What is the Classical Period?
This is the order of the four Musical style periods from 1600 to the present.
What is Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern/Contemporary?
This is the quality of the triad built on the leading tone of a scale.
What is diminished?
This scale has no half steps at all.
What is the Whole-Tone scale?
This pedal is called the "una corda."
What is the soft pedal?