Name That Decade
The 50's
Name the 5 strings present on instruments in a string orchestra.
C, G, D, A and E
Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, also knows as "The 3 B's" all came from this country
Germany
This composer wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
Mozart
Blues
Billie Eilish
The 2010's- 2020
Brett and Eddy of "Two Set Violin" fame come from this country.
Australia
He conducted the SF Symphony from 1974-2019
MTT (Michael Tilson Thomas)
The slave spiritual "Going Home" was featured in his 9th Symphony.
Dvorak
"The Beatles" became the first popular cross continental "boy band" and popularized this genre.
Rock and Roll
Beyonce, and "Destiny's Child" came on the scene.
Lil Nas X released this popular song in the late 2018
"Old Town Road"
When this lunar Beethoven sonata premiered in 1802, some of the piano strings snapped during the finale
"Moonlight Sonata"
K-Pop
Madonna became famous
The 80's
Name the notes in a D major 7 chord
D, F#, G, C#
A sudden loud chord in a rather slow movement gives this nickname to Haydn's 94th Symphony
Surprise!
Composer of "Capriccio Espagnol" and "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Rimsky-Korsakov
"Rent", "Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Musicals (or Broadway)
Big Band and Swing music
The 40's
Famous musicians in this group include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Robert Johnson, Amy Winehouse, and Kurt Cobain.
The 27 Club
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
This composer wrote "1812 Overture" as well as "The Seasons"
Tchaikovsky
Herbie Hancock, Thelonius Monk and Charlie Parker
Jazz