Bach to Basics
A C major triad is comprised of which three notes?
C, E, and G
Mozart was born in Salzburg, which is located in this modern country.
Austria
Name the quality of this chord
Major
The cheeky young Austrian who wrote this piece died tragically young. (100 bonus points for the name of the piece)
A C natural minor scale features which notes? (Try to stay in order)
C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb
Beethoven only wrote this many symphonies, which started a curse that all composers must fear as they write symphonic works.
9
Name the quality fo this scale
An instantly recognizable piece, this composer was deaf when he wrote it. (200 bonus points for the name of the piece)
Spell a fully diminished 7th chord who's root starts on C.
C, Eb, Gb, Bbb
Bach died in this year, kicking off the classical era.
1750
Which mode is this?
Mixolydian
Parodied within an inch of its life, this composer originally wrote the work as an overture for his opera. (300 bonus points for the name of the piece)
Rossini, William Tell Overture (Finale)
Name the 7 church modes
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
Mozart wrote his first opera, Apollo et Hyacinthus, at this incredibly young age.
11 years old
In the key of C (Starting on I) what is this progression in Roman Numerals?
I, V, IV, iv, I
This quintessential American composer wrote this work to emulate America's wild west. (400 bonus points for the name of the piece)
Copland, Hoedown (from Rodeo)
In the key of Eb how would you spell a V7 of iii?
D, F#, A, C
For many years Bach, a devout Lutheran, confused scholars by signing his works "I.N.J" which is an abbreviation for this religious Latin phrase.
In Nomine Jesu (In Jesus' Name)
Name these three intervals
m2, P5, M7
Though written in Hebrew, this work is by one of the most important and famous American composers/educators, who has influenced the like of Rob Kapilow. (500 bonus points for the name of the piece)
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms (Mvt. 1)