Musical Terminology
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Italian Pronunciation
Don Giovanni
Miscellaneous
100
This can be "fast" or "slow."
What is tempo?
100
The title of the opera aria that we sang as a class.
What is "Deh vieni all finestra"?
100
non esser gioia mia
non esser gioia mia
100
The composer of Don Giovanni.
Who is Mozart?
100
The movie that "Remember Me" is from.
What is Coco?
200
This can be "high" or "low."
What is pitch?
200
We listened to this R&B song from the 1990s, sung by a female trio, as an example of three-part harmony.
What is "No Scrubs"?
200
morir vogl'io
morir vogl'io
200
Name one character from Don Giovanni other than the title character.
Who is _____?
DOUBLE POINTS: Name a second character.
200
What is forte?
300
These can be "loud" or "soft."
What are dynamics?
DOUBLE POINTS: Name the musical terms for "loud" and "soft."
300
We listened to this folk rock song from the 1960s, sung by two men, as an example of two-part harmony.
What is "The Sound of Silence"?
300
tu ch’hai la bocca dolce
tu ch’hai la bocca dolce
DOUBLE POINTS: Finish the sentence. "Tu ch’hai la bocca dolce, ___ ___ _____."
300
The century when Don Giovanni premiered.
What is the 1700s?
300
True or false: when singing a high note, a singer should think about reaching straight upwards for it.
What is false?
DOUBLE POINTS: Show the physical gesture representing how a singer should approach a high note.
400
When two or more people sing the same pitches at the same time.
What is unison?
400
The decade that Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror" is from.
What is the 1980s?
400
lasciati almen veder
lasciati almen veder
400
The voice type of the character of Don Giovanni.
What is a baritone?
400
What are first and second endings?
DOUBLE POINTS: Name the song that we sang that had this in the sheet music.
500
When two or more people sing different pitches at the same time.
What is harmony?
DOUBLE POINTS: Demonstrate this.
500
We listened to this famously floral opera song, sung by two women, as an example of two-part harmony.
What is "The Flower Duet"?
500
davanti agli occhi tuoi
davanti agli occhi tuoi
500
The librettist (the person who wrote the lyrics) for Don Giovanni.
Who is Lorenzo Da Ponte?
500
Fill in the blank: do mi ___.
What is sol?