Music Theory
What are the three elements of music?
Melody, Harmony and Rhythm
Which instrument uses both feet and both hands to play actual notes?
Pipe Organ
Which two composers were born the same year?
Bach and Handel
How many people attended Beethoven's funeral?
10,000.
One of Stradivari's violins, made by hand in 1716 is valued at?
$20 Million
What are the names of the lines and spaces of the Treble Clef
E,G,B,D,F and F,A,C,E
What notes did you learn to play on the Recorder?
B, A, G, C, D
Name one composer inspired by Beethoven?
Liszt, Schumann, Wagner, Mahler.
What are the dates of the Baroque and Classical Eras?
1600-1750
1750 - 1820
Generally Classical Music means - what?
Any music that is not Pop, World or Jazz.
How do you count this measure (SEE BOARD)?
Ti Ti Ta, Ti, Ti, Ta
How is the sound produced on a Pipe Organ?
Air is pumped through pipes.
Who wrote the Surprise Symphony?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Beethoven's middle period was also called?
Heroic.
Who did Beethoven meet in Vienna?
Mozart - Haydn
In a time signature, (4/4) what does the top number mean and what does the bottom number mean?
The top number means there are four beats are in each measure.
The bottom number means that a quarter note gets 1 beat.
Name four ways to produce a sound when Bucket Drumming?
Rim, Top, Side and Stick Clicks.
How old was Mozart when he died?
35
Who is the most famous violin maker?
Stradivari
What genre combined music and drama?
Italian Opera
During the Baroque Era, Italian words became the standard language of music. What are those six words
Piano, Crescendo, Forte, Allegro, Vivace and Sforzando.
What is the element of music used in Bucket Drumming? - YOU MUST SPELL YOUR ANSWER.
Rhythm
Name two of Johann Sebastian Bach's sons?
Johann Christian Bach and Carl Philipp Bach.
What does Eine Kleine Nachtmusik mean?
A Little Night Music.
What do each of these Italian words mean?
Piano, Crescendo, Forte, Allegro, Vivace and Sforzando.
Piano mean soft.
Crescendo means gradually get louder.
Forte means loud.
Allegro means fast.
Vivace means very fast
Sforzando means heavy accent on one note.