Name That Decade
Potpourri
Classical Music
Composers
Music Genres
100

Maroon 5

2010-2020

100

Name the 5 strings present on instruments in a string orchestra. 

C, G, D, A and E

100

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, also knows as "The 3 B's" all came from this country

Germany

100

This composer wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" 

Mozart

200

The decade when Never Gonna Give You Up was released.

1980s

200

Brett and Eddy of "Two Set Violin" fame come from this country. 

Australia

200

He conducted the SF Symphony from 1974-2019

MTT (Michael Tilson Thomas) 

200

The slave spiritual "Going Home" was featured in his 9th Symphony. 

Dvorak 

200

"The Beatles" became the first popular cross continental "boy band" and popularized this genre.

Rock and Roll

300

Lil Nas X released this popular song in the late 2018

"Old Town Road" 

300

When this lunar Beethoven sonata premiered in 1802, some of the piano strings snapped during the finale 

"Moonlight Sonata" 

300
This composer wrote "The Planets", "St. Paul's Suite" and "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Holst
300
BlackPink, and BTS 

K-Pop

400

Madonna became famous

The 80's

400

Name the notes in a D major 7 chord

D, F#, G, C#

400

A sudden loud chord in a rather slow movement gives this nickname to Haydn's 94th Symphony

Surprise! 

400

Composer of "Capriccio Espagnol" and "Flight of the Bumblebee" 

Rimsky-Korsakov 

400

"Rent", "Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Musicals (or Broadway) 

500

When Clair de Lune was created.

1860-1870

500

Famous musicians in this group include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Robert Johnson, Amy Winehouse, and Kurt Cobain. 

The 27 Club

500

The 1913 premiere of this Stravinsky piece caused such a riot that that the ballet dancers could not hear the orchestra

The Rite of Spring

500

This composer wrote "1812 Overture" as well as "The Seasons"

Tchaikovsky

500

Herbie Hancock, Thelonius Monk and Charlie Parker

Jazz

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