Music Theory
The name of a major key with 2 sharps (#) in the key signature.
What is D Major?
Some of his most famous works include Swan Lake and The Seasons.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovksy?
A concerto features a ________ and the orchestra.
What is a solo artist?
This popular 2010's boy-band first got it's start on the talent-seeking show The X Factor.
What is One Direction?
This artist is known for her punk-pop music, and also sang the Spongebob Squarepants theme song for the movie.
Who is Avril Lavigne?
The symbol (♭) changes a note's pitch in this way.
What is lowered by 1 half step/semitone?
This composer is known for many works, including The Planets.
Who is Gustav Holst?
This instrument gives out the first tuning note in professional orchestras.
What is an oboe?
This artist is known for her bold music and fashion choices, which includes once wearing a meat dress to the MTV awards.
Who is Lady Gaga?
This instrument is played by Jenna Ortega's character in the Netflix Original "Wednesday."
What is the cello?
These notes comprise the D major triad.
What is D F# and A?
This composers is best known for his film soundtracks, including Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, and Gladiator.
Who is Hans Zimmer?
These three (3) families of instruments comprise the orchestra.
What is strings, winds, and percussion?
"Aint nothin' but a heartache, aint nothin' but a mistake," are lyrics from this song and band.
What is I want it That Way, by Backstreet Boys?
What is 1883?
The name of a minor key that has 3 flats (♭) in the key signature.
What is C Minor?
These two (2) composers both wrote orchestral works based off of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev?
They are the concertmaster of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Who is Professor Mary Grace Johnson?
This artist actually wrote Whitney Houston's "I will Always Love You."
Who is Dolly Parton?
This instrument is also known as a "bell-piano" and is famously known for playing "Hedwig's Theme" from the Harry Potter movies.
What is a celeste?
This interval is comprised of three adjacent whole tones, giving it the nickname of "devil's interval".
What is a tritone?
This composer is best known for her Partita for 8 Voices, and a piece recently played by the WVUSO, Entr'acte.
Who is Caroline Shaw?
This famous orchestra has played the soundtracks in Star Wars, Lord of the Flies, Schindler's List, Thor, and many other movies.
What is the London Symphony Orchestra?
These are the names of the four members of The Beatles.
What is John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
This is the year that the WVU Creative Arts Center, known as the CAC, opened.
What is 1969?