Composer Fun Facts
This composer continued writing music even after becoming almost completely deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
What is the key signature of D major?
2 sharps: F♯ and C♯
Song One
Star Wars Main Theme - John Williams
John Williams composed the iconic music for this movie about a giant shark.
Jaws
Which two orchestral string instruments have strings tuned exactly one octave apart from each other?
Viola and cello
This child prodigy was composing music by age five.
Who is Mozart?
What is the enharmonic equivalent of C♯?
D♭
Song Two
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
"He's a Pirate" is the famous theme associated with what movie franchise?
Pirates of the Caribbean
What are the four open strings of the viola, from lowest to highest?
C, G, D, A
This composer wrote The Four Seasons.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
What is the interval from E♭ to C?
Major sixth
Song Three
Who composed the scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Jurassic Park?
John Williams
What technique instructs a string player to bounce the bow off the string?
Spiccato
This Russian composer wrote the music for The Nutcracker.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
What is the relative minor of E♭ major?
C minor
Song Four
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor - Beethoven
Howard Shore composed the score for this fantasy trilogy.
The Lord of the Rings
What does sul ponticello instruct a string player to do?
Play near the bridge
This composer supposedly wrote more than 1,000 pieces during his lifetime and had 20 children.
Who is J.S. Bach?
A dominant seventh chord built on G contains which four notes?
G, B, D, F
Song Five
Cello Concerto in E Minor - Elgar
Hans Zimmer composed the soundtrack for this Christopher Nolan movie featuring the piece "Cornfield Chase."
Interstellar
In a standard orchestra score, arrange these sections from top to bottom: strings, percussion, woodwinds, brass.
Woodwinds → Brass → Percussion → Strings