Baroque Composers and Vocabulary
This German composer came from a long line of musicians.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This Austrian composer was a child prodigy.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This is a piece of music for one solo instrument with a large group of other instruments.
What is a Concerto?
This American composer wanted to run off to join the circus band, but his father made him join military band instead.
Who is John Philip Sousa?
This American composer is famous for his movie soundtracks like Star Wars, Home Alone, Harry Potter and E.T.
Who is John Williams?
This Italian composer was known as the "Red Priest," because of his bright red hair.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
This Austrian composer helped develop new musical forms, like the string quartet and the symphony.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
This is a piece of music where the theme is repeated and built upon.
What is a fugue?
This composer loved his homeland of Poland so much, that they buried his heart there when he died.
Who is Frederic Chopin?
John Williams is currently this old.
What is 92 years?
This is a piece of music for four players.
What is a Quartet?
This German composer was very skilled, despite having lost his hearing.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Bigger pieces like sonatas and symphonies can be broken in to smaller sections called this.
What are movements?
John Philip Sousa was very dedicated to his band. He died soon after a rehearsal where he was conducting ________ and ________ Forever.
What is Stars and Stripes?
This is the speed at which music is played.
What is the tempo?
Johann Sebastian Bach was not well known when he was alive. In fact, he did not gain fame until this long after his death.
What is 100 years?
Haydn loved to play jokes. He wrote this symphony when he was ready to leave the Esterhazy summer home, where all the players gradually left the stage.
What is the Farewell Symphony?
This is a piece for one instrument, or one instrument and piano.
What is a sonata?
Chopin was already playing piano well and composing by the age of 6. He was this old when he gave his first concerts.
What is 8 years old?
This is a dream-like piece of music inspired by the night.
What is a nocturne?
Vivaldi's most famous 4 pieces are know by this name.
What are the Four Seasons?
Beethoven was one of the first composers to make a living without being employed by the _________ or a member of nobility.
What is the church?
This word comes from a French word meaning "to blow the trumpet," and we use it now to welcome someone or something important.
What is a fanfare?
This is a musical piece with a strong, steady beat, ideal for the military to move to.
What is a march?
This word means "Polish dance."
What is a Polonaise?