Composers
This member of a famous musical-writing duo was the first person to win an "EGOT".
Who is Richard Rodgers?
This rest value is worth 2 beats.
What is a half rest?
Name a woodwind instrument.
What is the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, or bassoon?
Franz Joseph Haydn was active during this period.
What is the Classical period?
This Ivy League graduate collaborated with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
Who is Cole Porter?
This note value is worth one and a half beats.
What is a dotted quarter note?
Name a percussion instrument that isn't a snare drum, bass drum, or cymbal.
What is a glockenspiel, xylophone, brake drum, anvil, vibraslap, etc.?
The "12-tone" method was developed during this time period.
What is the Modern period?
This still-living composer wrote the score for "The Truman Show" in 1998.
Who is Philip Glass?
This many eighth notes are in one measure of 4/4 time.
What is eight?
What is a trumpet, French horn, trombone, or tuba?
Robert and Clara Schumann were active during this time period.
What is the Romantic period?
After this composer moved from Massachusetts to New York, he directed the New York Philharmonic for eleven years.
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
This note value is twice as fast as a 64th note.
What is a 128th note?
What are clarinets made from?
What is wood, rubber, or resin/plastic?
This period occurred from roughly 900-1400.
What is the Medieval period?
This composer wrote the lyrics for West Side Story. He also mentored other composers such as Jonathan Larson and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This many sixteenth notes can fit in a measure of 7/8 time.
What is fourteen?
The piano is a string instrument. True or false?
What is false?
French for "rebirth," this period improved upon the previous musical era.
What is the Renaissance?