Introductions
The two words you should think of for the Baroque Era
What is ornate and highly-detailed? (lose half points)
The composer of The Four Seasons, a set of four concerti from the Baroque Era
Who is Antonio Vivaldi? (3x points)
True/False: Orchestras of the Baroque Era were far smaller than today's orchestras.
What is true? (5x points)
The four musical categories of the Modern Era
What are Impressionism, Primitivism, Neoclassicism, and Atonality? (reverse +/- signs)
The year the piano was invented
The word which means oddly-shaped pearl
What is barroco?
The first name of the composer known as Mendelssohn
Who is Felix? (8x points)
The standardized string instruments of the Classical Era
What are violin, viola, cello, and bass?
The musical era which saw the birth of these musical forms: opera, cantata, concerto, and sonata.
What is the Baroque Era?
The number of beats a whole note receives
What is four?
The dates of the Romantic Era
What is 1820-1900? (subtract points)
The musical era that George Gershwin belongs to
What is the Modern Era?
What is the theremin?
What is the Classical Era?
A musical composition by Beethoven
What is Ode to Joy (Beethoven's Ninth Symphony), Für Elise, or Sonata Pathètique? (3x points)
The word which refers to economic and social changes in the Modern Era
What is upheaval?
The last name of a composer named Robert from the Romantic Era
Who is Schumann?
What is the Modern Era?
The new musical form of the Romantic Era which evoked a sense of spontaneity or randomness
What is rhapsody?
The name of the mouse in That's My Piano, Sir!
Who is Minim?
One of the definitions for "classical"
What is "relating to ancient Greek/Latin art/culture," or "the formal musical tradition of the Western world?" (2x points for verbatim)
The composer of Gabriel's Oboe
The name of a composition that utilizes a prepared piano
What is Cage's Sonatas and Interludes?
Postmodernists used their music to make listeners ask the question:
"What is music?" (no points)
The composer and musical era that Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring belongs to
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach, the Baroque Era? (flip a coin for H 3x points or T regular points)