Rhythm
Note equal to 1 beat
Quarter note
Dynamic represented by FF
Fortissimo
Word that describes the speed of the beat
Tempo
Instrument family that uses reeds
Woodwind
His nickname was the Red Priest
Who is Antonio Vivaldi
Note equal to 4 beats
Whole note
The abbreviation for Mezzo Piano
MP
Tempo marking that means "fast"
Presto
Instrument family that requires lip buzzing
Brass
Composing at the age of 6, he travelled with his father performing all over Europe.
Who is Mozart?
Two of these make 1 beat
Eighth note
The softest dynamic
Pianissimo
Tempo marking that means "slow"
Largo
Instrument family that uses a bow
Strings
Born in Germany, he wrote over 1000 pieces of music and was considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque era. Most of his work is written for church.
Who is Bach?
Note equal to 2 beats
Half note
Dynamic that means medium loud
Mezzo forte or MF
A walking pace
moderato
Instrument family that uses mallets or sticks
Percussion
an Italian composer, known for writing operas. One of his famous operas is a story about a barber
Who is Rossini?
Note equal to a quarter of 1 beat
Sixteenth note
Dynamic marking that means to gradually get softer
Decrescendo or diminuendo
Tempo marking that means to get faster
Accelerando
instrument family that the piano belongs to
Percussion and strings
one of the greatest composer of film, Steven Spielberg said:
"Without [him], bikes don’t really fly. Nor do brooms in Quidditch matches. Nor do men in red capes. There is no Force. Dinosaurs do not walk the earth. We do not wonder. We do not weep. We do not believe.“
Who is John Williams?