Music Theory
Which interval was labeled "the devil's interval" by church.
Tri-tone
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide.
What was the nickname of jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong?
Satchmo
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
9
Name this interval.
minor 2nd
Which scale is made of all half steps.
Chromatic Scale
Here comes the sun, do, do, do
Here comes the sun
And I say it's alright
In which decade of great conflict did Bebop emerge as a contrast to the prevailing "Swing" sound of the big bands?
1940s
This American composer wrote several prominent film scores including: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, and the Dark Knight.
Danny Elfman
Identify the quality of this triad.
augmented
What type of chord progression is the most common?
a. root movement by descending whole step.
b. root movement by ascending whole step.
c. root movement by descending fifth or ascending 4th.
d. root movement by descending 7th.
C. Root movement by descending 5th or ascending 4th.
Very superstitious,
Writing's on the wall.
Very superstitious,
Ladder's about to fall.
This lady sang the blues like nobody else. One of her best-known songs is "Strange Fruit", based on a poem about lynching. In spite of a very difficult childhood, racial prejudice and drug addiction, she was a star who will never be forgotten. Who was she?
Billie Holiday
Which composer wrote a the following pieces: The Planets, and 1st and 2nd Suites for Wind Band?
Gustav Holst
Identify this interval.
minor 6th
What interval is the inversion of the augmented 3rd.
diminished 6th
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
'Round About Midnight is well-known as the debut album this famous trumpeter recorded with his first famous quintet, including John Coltrane. Who is this jazz genius?
Miles Davis
How many operas did Brahms compose?
None
Identify this 7th chord and its inversion.
major, 2nd inversion
Spell a fully diminished gb 7th chord.
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
Who was Duke Ellington's first and long time drummer?
Sonny Greer
Which composer wrote a treatise entitled "The Emancipation of Dissonance" and also founded the 12 tone row method of composition?
Arnold Schoenberg
Identify this 7th chord's quality and inversion
half-diminished 3rd inversion