Musical Terms
What is tempo?
Speed or fast/slow
Who wrote Hungarian Dance no. 5?
Johannes Brahms
How many Hungarian Dances did Brahms write?
21
What are dynamics?
volume or loud/quiet, piano/forte
Who wrote The Stars and Stripes Forever?
John Phillips Sousa
What instrument is named after John Phillips Sousa?
The Sousaphone
What does a composer do?
Write music
Who wrote Folk Dances?
Dimitri Shostakovich
who did Shostakovich have beef with?
Joseph Stalin
What does a lyricist do?
Write words for music
Who wrote Concertino?
Cecile Chaminade
Who did George Bizet call "A Little Mozart"
Cecile Chaminade
What is form?
A way to identify different sections in music
Who wrote "The March of the Toreadors" from Carmen?
George Bizet
What Opera has the most arrangements made out of all the music we've talked about?
Carmen