Form
A form comprised of verses (and sometimes chorus)
Strophic form
Making it up as you go, composing in real time
What is improvisation?
Lost his hearing, but still wrote many great works
Who is Beethoven?
Dr. Nessim's primary instrument (and it's not the violin)
What is the viola?
First section of sonata form
Exposition
Precursor to jazz, primarily played on piano. Popularized by Scott Joplin
What is ragtime?
A musical "Papa" who was credited as father of the string quartet and the symphony
Who is Haydn?
Russian composer who wrote three famous ballets, including the Firebird
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
What is two?
Precursor to jazz, a sort of musical complaining.
What are the blues?
Precocious child prodigy, composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik among other great works
Who is Mozart?
Higher frequencies within a given pitch. These give sounds their timbre
What are overtones?
A form in which new music is continually presented with little or no repetition
What is through-composed?
Inventor of jazz, or so they say
Who is Jelly Roll Morton (or The Original Dixieland Jazzband)?
Worked at an orphanage and wrote countless concertos
Who is Vivaldi?
Not the composer of the New World Symphony, but he helped bring it about by introducing the composer to spirituals
Who is Harry T Burleigh?
A form that consists of a repeated theme with new harmonies, embellishments, or other features
What is Theme and Variations?
Maybe the best jazz trumpeter. Might have said "If you have to ask, you'll never know."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Who is Pope Gregory I?
The piece of music that I actually brought my violin in to demonstrate one time
What is Symphonie Fantastique?