Classical Music
What are the four movements in the Four Seasons?
How many instrument parts are in a typical string orchestra? What are they?
Four. Violin I and II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.
Who wrote "the Swan"?
Camille Saint-Saens.
Forte.
Which key signature has no sharps or flats.
C Major.
What are the three main types of "classical" music?
Baroque, Classical, Romantic.
What is the most widely used and highest register string instrument in typical chamber groups?
Violin
Who wrote Fur Elise?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Name the dynamic level below piano.
Which key signature has two sharps?
D Major.
What is the name of one of the most famous musical performance halls, located in New York?
Carnegie Hall.
Chin instrument with cello strings.
Viola.
Who composed Eine Kleine?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the most common time signature?
4/4.
Name the order of the sharps.
F C G D A E B.
In what context, at least historically, is a dirge typically written for and performed?
A funeral.
Name one of the four most common types of saxophone.
Answers may include Baritone Tenor Alto Soprano.
Who is considered the "Father of the String Quartet"?
Joseph Haydn
What are two dynamic levels used to indicate a sudden increase in volume followed immediately by a decrease in volume.
Fortepiano or Sforzando.
Name the order of the flats.
B E A D G C F.
What is the difference between an opus and a symphony?
Opus is assigned to a group of pieces after publication, whereas a symphony is a type of composition divided into four movments.
What material were early string instrument strings made of?
Animal intestines.
Who composed the Nutcracker and the Overture of 1812?
Tchaikovsky.
What is a small element of a piece, typically a solo, contained within a single bar.
Cadence.
Which key signature has 7 flats? What are they?
C flat Major. BEADGCF.