Theory
The musical term that means to play softly.
What is Piano?
It was the first Musical Time Period.
What is Medievel?
Known for its high range, this instrument is the smallest in the string family.
What is the violin?
This genre of music began in the southern United States and is known for guitars, cowboy themes, and storytelling.
What is country?
This Composer became famous for writing music even after going deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
This note receives one beat in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
This movement in the early 1900s shocked audiences with strange harmonies and experimental sounds in music.
What is modernism?
This musical instrument is common in jazz bands and is part of the woodwind family
What is the saxophone?
This genre developed in New Orleans and often includes improvisation and brass instruments
What is jazz?
This Austrian child prodigy wrote works such as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and The Magic Flute.
Who is Mozart?
What is a sharp?
This invention in the late 1800s allowed people to listen to recorded music at home for the first time.
What is the Phonograph?
Played by buzzing the lips onto a mouthpiece, this instrument family is known for its loud volumes.
What is brass?
This genre grew from blues music and became extremely popular in the 1950s with electric guitars
What is Rock and Roll?
This Baroque composer wrote The Four Seasons.
Who is Vivaldi?
A piece in 3/4 time gets this many beats.
What is 3?
This period of music is known for its expressive emotions, larger orchestras, and beautiful melodies.
What is Romantic?
This instrument family is unique, as it is not played by using air, and typically notes are not sustained.
What is percussion?
This genre often features orchestras and composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.
What is classical music?
This Russian Composer wrote The Nutcracker.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This major scale has one sharp.
What is G Major?
This period came after the Baroque period.
What is Classical?
Despite having horn in the name, this double reed instrument is not a horn at all.
What is the English horn?
This genre originated in the Bronx in the 1970s and commonly includes rapping and DJing.
What is Hip-Hop?
This composer wrote the Rite of Spring which caused controversy at its premiere.
Who is Stravinsky?