Musical Elements
Contemporary
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
100
The speed of the beat
What is Tempo
100
At the beginning of the 20th Centrury, there was no segregation in these halls, which helped bridge the gap between whites and blacks.
What are dance halls?
100
The Renaissance and the Classical period surround this musical time period
What is the Baroque period?
100
The Romantic period occurred during this century.
What is the Nineteenth Century?
100
Something that endures and never goes out of fashion.
What is "a classic"?
200
Three or more notes sounding simultaneously
What is a chord
200
He was one of the two greatest composers of the 20th Century.
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
200
This composer was a church music director and had 20 children. (Only 10 lived to adulthood)
Who is J.S. Bach?
200
This composer bridges the Classical and Romantic periods.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
200
The two leading composers of the Classical Era.
Who are Haydn and Mozart?
300
A jagged melody where the notes are spread far apart
What is a disjunct melody
300
This composer was known as the "King of Ragtime", but he wanted to be respected as a classical composer.
Who is Scott Joplin?
300
This Baroque composer was known as the red priest, taught at an all girls orphanage, and wrote over 500 concertos.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
300
This disability caused Beethoven a lot of grief and depression, but he still composed some of his best pieces after the diagnosis.
What is deafness?
300
By this age, Mozart had written several sonatas and even a symphony.
What is age 9?
400
The unique sound of each instrument or voice
What is Timbre
400
These types of bands were the first wind bands and one even greeted George Washington.
What is a Military Band?
400
A German-born composer of the Baroque period. His most famous composition is arguably the oratorio, Messiah
Who is George Frideric Handel
400
This Romantic composer was a fine pianist, and his lullaby is featured in his Symphony No. 2.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
400
This relative of Mozart was also a prodigy and went on tour with him when they were children.
Who is his sister, Narnnel?
500
A musical texture with multiple melodies of equal importance
What is polyphonic
500
This professional band leader conducted the US Marine Band, started his own professional band, and wrote some of our country's most beloved marches.
Who is John Phillip Sousa?
500
A string instrument of the Baroque period with a very unique name.
What is a Hurdy Gurdy?
500
The Industrial Revolution allowed middle class families to have this instrument in their home.
What is a piano?
500
This classical composer was known as the father of the string quartet and composed 106 symphonies.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
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