Music History
Three important Classical composers.
Who are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Muzio Clementi,? What is 1750-1825?
Who wrote the Nutcracker Ballet?
Tchaikovsky
Keyboard music was written mainly for this instrument in the Baroque Period.
What is the harpsichord.
The change in style during the Classical Period.
"elaborate and decorative" to "simple and elegant and balanced"
Who was Mozarts Piano teacher?
His father, and then Bach.
Cristofori built a keyboard instrument that could play loud and soft - what was it called?
Piano-Forte
What was happening in the United States during the Romantic Period?
The civil war
Correctly pronounce "Chopin" with no help - SILENCE EVERYONE!
Show-Pan
Two important Baroque composers.
Who are Johann Sebastian Bach, Scarlatti, Georg Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, etc.
Put the three musical time periods we have learned about in order.
Baroque, Classical and Romantic
A description of piano music of the Romantic period.
It was associated with emotions, feelings, or poems
Name three things music from the Romantic period may represent
Emotions, thoughts, feelings, patriotism, art, poetry,
Which composer was trained to be a priest
Vivaldi
How many children did Bach have?
20
Time period of the Classical period.
What is 1750-1825?
A popular style of music where a poem accompanied music and was sung by one person.
Opera
Which composer was a lawyer first?
Tchaikovsky.