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Miscellaneous (Random Questions)
100
This 1950s rock star was known for his hit "That's All Right (Mama)" and his dance moves (specifically his hips).
Elvis Presley
100
This style of music features composers such as Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.
Classical
100
This instrument was invented in the 1850s, but did not become popular until rise of jazz in the United States. Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young were considered the "Fathers" of this instrument.
Saxophone
100
This style of music is know as what?
Swing Jazz
100
Songs such as "Come Together" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" were performed by this famous 1960s group from the United Kingdom.
The Beatles
200
This band was known for their famous song "We Will Rock You" from the 1970s.
Queen
200
This style of music features musicians and performers such as Ma' Rainey, B.B. King, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The Blues
200
This instrument became popular in the 1950s thanks to musicians such as Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley and became a staple in all styles of rock music.
Electric Guiar
200
This style of music is know as what?
Baroque
200
What were the two styles of music Beethoven was most famous for composing?
Classical and Romantic
300
This composer was perhaps the most famous of the classical era. One of his most famous pieces was "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" which is often heard at fancy parties or weddings.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
300
This style of music came directly after classical music and was known for it's composers such as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms.
Romantic
300
This instrument was the first keyboard instrument able to play dynamics and was a staple to classical music.
Piano
300
This style of music is know as what?
Bebop
300
A blues normally has how many bars or measures?
12
400
This composer was perhaps the most famous of the Baroque period. His composition "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" is often heard played on an organ and is sometimes used for haunted houses.
J.S. Bach
400
Charlie Parker and "Dizzy" Gillespie were the two founders of this style of music.
Bebop
400
This instrument was invented during romantic era. It is the biggest of all the brass instrument and also has the lowest sound.
Tuba
400
This style of music is know as what?
Soft Rock
400
This instrument seen here was most commonly used during the baroque period.
The Lute
500
This famous band leader and pianist was one of the originators of big band swing music. One of his most well known compositions was "Take the A Train."
Duke Ellington
500
This style of music includes the bands RUSH, Pink Floyd and YES.
Progressive Rock
500
This instrument was the alternative keyboard instrument to the organ during the baroque time period.
Harpsichord
500
This style of music is know as what?
Country or Southern Rock
500
This song was based off of what famous baroque composition?
Canon in D