Composers
This composer lost his hearing before writing his famous 9th Symphony
Beethoven
This wind instrument is a long metal cylinder in which you blow over the hole in the mouthpiece
Flute
The largest of the string instruments
Bass
This drum has metal strands across its bottom head
Snare
Whole
This composer wrote "Toccatta and Fugue in D Minor", also known as the Dracula song
Bach
A wooden instrument that uses a reed and is played in both classical and jazz music
Clarinet
This instrument looks like a violin but is slightly larger
Viola
Usually strung around the neck of a bovine, this instrument is played in many pop and rock songs
Cowbell
What note gets 2 beats
Half
We don't know the names of the composers from this period of music because they were not allowed to take credit for their religious compositions
Medieval
A brass instrument that was originally known as the 'sacbut'
Trombone
This string instrument, originally developed in Africa, can have 4 or 5 strings and is a staple in American country music
Banjo
In a drumset, this drum is played with your foot
Bass drum
1
Composers such as Brahms, Schubert, and Chopin wrote in this period of western music that is dominated by emotional compostitions
Romantic
A Scottish wind instrument that uses many droning reeds and was used in battles
Bagpipes
This instrument has dozens of strings, is usually too large to carry, and is often seen played by angels
Harp
A small Spanish instrument held in each hand and usually played by Flamenco dancers
Castanets
How many beats are in a 6/8 measure
6
This composer wrote "Symphonie Fantasique" which included the macabre "March to the Scaffold" in which we hear a musical "decapitation"
This wind instrument can be played by blowing air in and pulling air out
Harmonica
How many strings on a standard guitar
6
This wooden keyed instrument is played with mallets
If I have a half rest and a quarter rest, how many beats do I have in total?
3