Composers
Musical Terms
Music Math
Musical Eras
Famous Musicians
100
This is the church that Henry Purcell is buried under.
What is Westminster Abbey?
100
The varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance.
What are dynamics?
100
With a time signature of 4/4: A quarter note plus a quarter note
What is 2 beats?
100
Musical period that included Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
What is the Classical period?
100
American violinist, dancer, performance artist, and composer who was discovered on "America's Got Talent."
Who is Lindsey Stirling?
200
Composer that wrote "The Four Seasons."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
200
Musical term for a gradual increase in tempo.
What is an accelerando?
200
With a time signature of 4/4: Four eighth notes plus a quarter rest
What is 3 beats?
200
A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted to an emotional, expressive, and imaginative style.
What is the Romantic period?
200
French-born Chinese American cellist who graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University and has received 18 Grammy Awards.
Who is Yo-Yo Ma?
300
Russian composer who wrote three ballets, the 1812 Overture and seven symphonies, among other compositions.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
300
A scale that includes all 12 notes in the octave.
What is a chromatic scale?
300
With a time signature of 3/4: Eight sixteenth notes plus two eighth notes
What is 3 beats?
300
A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music, art, and literature.
What is the Renaissance period?
300
This group included John, Paul, George and Ringo and they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.
Who are the Beatles?
400
The composer that wrote the music on the back of our Summer Sonata t-shirts!
Who is Beethoven?
400
Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
What is counterpoint?
400
With a time signature of 6/8: Three eighth notes plus a dotted quarter note
What is 6 beats?
400
The era when the orchestra was born, opera really started to take off and the concerto gave soloists the chance to properly showcase their talents.
What is the Baroque period?
400
Actress, singer, and songwriter known for playing Elphaba on Broadway.
Who is Idina Menzel?
500
Most of this composer's works are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some songs to Polish lyrics.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
500
A rapid, slight variation in pitch in singing or playing some musical instruments, producing a stronger or richer tone.
What is vibrato?
500
With a time signature of 4/2: A quarter note plus two eighth notes
What is 1 beat?
500
Stravinsky's "Firebird" and Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" were written in this musical period.
What is the 20th Century period?
500
This jazz musician was a trumpet player, but was also known for his low and "gravely" voice which he used to sing songs like "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
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