Composers
This composer went deaf in his later age.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
this is the smallest instrument in the string family.
What is the violin?
This is how high or low a note is.
What is pitch?
This tempo translates to walking speed
what is andante?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was influenced by the music of this composer.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn
This is what woodwind instruments use to change pitch.
What are tone holes?
This italian gradual dynamic sign shows the musician to get gradually softer.
What is decrescendo?
This tempo translates to quickly, cheerfully.
What is allegro?
True or False: Composing was very easy for Beethoven, he worked rapidly.
What is False?
Bows are made from _______.
What is horse hair?
This means the speed of the beat.
What is tempo?
This tempo translates to very slow, broad.
What is largo?
This is what the flute/piccolo use to make a sound.
What is the lip plate?
Chopin was at this age when he began performing with orchestras.
What is 8?
The bassoon and oboe use this to make a sound on their instrument.
What is a double reed?
This translates to how long a beat lasts.
What is duration?
This tempo translates to as fast as possible.
What is prestissimo?
brass instruments change pitch using _____ and the ______.
What is air speed and the valves?
Chopin fell in love with a woman named Aurore Dudevant who was what kind of artist?
What is an author?
Trombones use this to change pitch.
What is a slide?
How loud or soft music is, that can also be gradually loudened or softened.
What are dynamics?
This tempo simply means, slow.
What is adagio?
This instrument is also called the kettle drum.
What is the timpani?