Oh, say can you sing? Nationalistic and Expressionistic Music
All That Jazz Jazz/Broadway Music
How Romantic! Romantic and Impressionistic Music
If it's not Baroque, don't fix it!
A Class-ical Act
100
This stylistic period in music is a berakaway from the French Impressionistic School and often utlized the 12-tone technique in its compositions.
What is expressionistic?
100
This combination of music and acting got its origins from minstrel and Vaudeville shows.
What is Broadway?
100
The style period in which the art and music often depicted nature. The music can be described as dreamy with obscure melodies and unresolved dissonance.
What is impressionistic?
100
The time period in which the music was composed in a very ornate and overly decorated style.
What is baroque?
100
This style of music contains thematic melodies often for piano or violin and emphasizes instrumental music over vocal music.
What is classical?
200
Group of Russian Nationalistic composers who sought to develop a Russian school of Music.
Who are the Mighty Handful?
200
This style of music is an American style of playing music. Often times the main theme or melody is changed through improvisation.
What is jazz?
200
This style of music expresses emotion. Music became less structured, giving flexibility to rhythm and tempos.
What is romantic?
200
This Baroque composer wrote a prelude and fugue in every key, showcasing the new abilities of the tempered scale clavichord.
Who is Bach?
200
This child prodigy was composing by age 6. He compoed many famous classical works including the operas Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute.
Who is Mozart?
300
This 20th century composer developed the 12-tone technique.
Who is Schoenberg?
300
This musical compedy writer is best known for Show Boat. It was the first musical show written which could have been based on a true life situation.
Who is Kern?
300
This showy piano player was rumored to make women faint at his concerts. He furthered piano playing technique and created the rhapsody.
Who is Liszt?
300
This Baroque composer wrote the famous oratorio the Messiah. He was so adored that between 1715 and 1759, the British Court paid his salary, even though he was unable to work due to his blindness and paralysis.
Who is Handel?
300
This notable composer was the bridge between classical and romantic music. He led a very troubled childhood, and later, he expressed those feelings through his music. This expression of emotions was innovative for the times.
Who is Beethoven?
400
Having no tonal center.
What is atonal?
400
This duo composed a string of hit shows like The King and I and The Sound of Music.
Who are Rodgers and Hammerstein?
400
This French impressionistic composer drew influence from the Russian styles, oriental music, and symbolist poets. One of his most well-known works is The Afternoon of a Faun.
Who is Debussy?
400
A one voice melody supported by chords.
What is homophony?
400
Brough instrumental music of the Classical Period to great heights during is lifetime and was the was Ludwig van Beethoven's music teacher. He is known for dividing the orchestra into four sections and stanardizing the four movement symphony.
Who is Haydn?
500
A composition literally meaning 12 tones.
What is dodecaphonic?
500
This song plugger composed many popular songs for Broadway. He also composed a famous jazz concerto for piano and orchestera called Rhapsody in Blue.
Who is Gershwin?
500
He developed the Romantic Period's art song. His best known work of this type is Ave Maria.
Who is Schubert?
500
Baroque keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by a mechanism rather than struck with a hammer (like a piano).
What is harpsichord?
500
The most popular keyboard instrument of the classical era.