"F" at the Front
The dynamic of a sound that is loud.
What is Forte?
He composed The Goldberg Variations and two books titled the Well-Tempered Clavier.
Who is J. S. Bach?
Some of the composers of this genre preferred the term "process music."
What is minimalism?
This musical period takes place between the Classical period and the Renaissance.
What is the Baroque period?
A usually fast movement, often at the end of a work
What is a finale?
This composer wrote music primarily for piano. He was born in 1810, but later spent much of his life in Paris. He was even renowned for his ability to play the piano, though more poetically than some of his virtuousic contemporaries.
Who was Frederic Chopin?
Some of the composers of this genre preferred the term "symbolism."
What is Impressionism
The first use of airplanes signifies the end of this musical period.
What is the Romantic period?
Like the currently living Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jean Sibelius was born in this country.
What is Finland?
This Italian composer is now most famous for his early classical piano works also spent much of his life as a publisher and piano manufacturer.
Who was Muzio Clementi?
Edward Kennedy Ellington is an example of a musician/performer from this musical period.
What is Jazz?
Humanism and the invention of the printing press coincided primarily with this musical period.
What is the Renaissance Period?
This musical composition that starts with an exposition consisting of alternating lines of subject and answer. It may also contain episodes and is often characterized by the use of short motives and polyphonic counterpoint.
What is a Fugue?
A famous female composer in the medieval period.
Who is Hildigard Von Bingen?
Though not all of their compositions are limited in style to one genre Olivier Messiaen and Milton Babbit were often associated with this genre.
What is Serialism
Due to low musical literacy in this musical period, people often learned to perform music by rote.
What is the Medieval period?
Though not a native once he arrived in this country he spent the remainder of his life as an expatriate making a living as a composer and pianist.
What is France?
This almost lawyer composed a programmatic piano work in eight movements based on a literary character created by E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Who was Robert Schumann?
This modern music genre often utilizes uncommon instruments.
What is Aleatoric music?
The two World Wars took place during this musical period.
What is the Modern period?