Composers 1
Who composed the selection Für Elise?
Beethoven
Who composed Carnival of the Animals?
Saint-Saëns
The volume (loudness or softness) of the sound is known as...
dynamics
a story told through music and dancing, performed on a stage with costumes, sets, and lighting
ballet
a dynamic marking, abbreviated “f” that indicates that the music is to be performed loudly
forte
Who composed Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
Mozart
Who composed Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Chance
a dynamic marking, abbreviated “fff” that indicates that the music is to be performed very, very loudly
fortississimo
What term describes music getting gradually louder?
crescendo
What term describes music getting gradually softer?
Decrescendo/Diminuendo
This composer invented the Sousaphone and was named the "March King"
Sousa
A child prodigy; was one of the most important and influential classical composers.
Mozart
low male singing voice, abbreviated “B.”
bass
low female singing voice, abbreviated “A.”
alto
the most common male singing voice, lower than tenor and higher than bass.
baritone
This composer was one of the "Three B's" and was both a classical and romantic composer.
Beethoven
English composer who became deaf from the WW2 gunfire.
Vaughan Williams
Time signatures such as 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 are examples of...
compound meter
musical period between the Renaissance and Classical music eras
Baroque
a short composition, typically for the piano, that is light and mellow.
bagatelle
This composer was a French Romantic composer who played guitar and flute. He died after suffering a stroke.
Berlioz
Won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award for his film score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tan Dun
What are the three sections of sonata form (in any order).
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
A chorus and a choir both have the same SATB scoring, but differ in what way?
a choir associated with the church (sacred), while a chorus is not (secular)
a type of Baroque accompaniment in which one or more instruments (usually cello and/or harpsichord) play the bass line and chords
basso continuo