Musical Eras & Composers
Put these Eras in order from Closest to Post-Modern to Farthest: Romantic, Medieval, Impressionist, Baroque, and Classical.
Impressionist, Romantic, Classical, Baroque, Medieval
What interval is used in John Williams' opening theme for Star Wars?
Perfect Fifth (Ascending)
What are two ways to describe a Major Triad?
M3 + m3 & M3 + P5
This occurs when two melodic lines are combined.
Counterpoint
What is the strongest and most stable pitch?
The Tonic
Johann Sebastian Bach, known wrongly by many as a classical composer, however, this musical era is the one he actually composed for.
The Baroque Era
This German composer wrote the award-winning score for The Lion King.
Hans Zimmer
In order to place a Bb minor triad in 1st Inversion, what must the order be (Starting at the root position)?
Db, F, Bb
What two intervals are interchangeable?
A Tritone and an Augmented Fourth
What is another name for tones that resolve by a half-step?
Tendency Tones
Finish the sentence: "Periods of ____ Musical History"
Western
Which mode is most popularly used by film composers such as John Williams and Thomas Newman?
The Lydian Mode
What is it called when a note other than the root is in the bottom voice of a triad?
Chord Inversion
What type of interval is created when two pitches are sounded simultaneously?
A Harmonic Interval
To be considered parallel, key signatures must have the same?
Tonic
What two eras did Beethoven compose for?
Classical and Romantic Eras
What type of key was Nino Rota's theme from The Godfather in, Major or Minor?
Minor
This type of chord is considered unstable and dissonant.
7th Chord
Which interval is incorrect in the order of a natural minor scale: P1, M2, m3, P4, P5, M6, m7, P8
The M6 should be a m6
These tones have the most musical energy to resolve.
Active Tones
The Classical Era ran from 1750-1820, and the Romantic Era ran from 1820-1900. What years did the Impressionistic Era run from?
1875-1925
-Daily Double- Which two are out of place and why: Star Wars, Pirates of The Carribean, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Dracula, Superman, and Interstellar.
Pirates of the Carribean & Interstellar were both composed by Hans Zimmer, not John Willaims.
What term is used to describe building chords based on thirds?
Tertian Harmony
Intervals that are less than an octave are most commonly known as?
Simple Intervals
This term, in Italian, means "Very Fast"
Presto