Composers
Vocab
Relative Minors
Name That Tune
Intervals
100

The Oscar-winning composer for films such as Star Wars, Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and many more

John Williams

100

Fine

The end

100

C Major

A minor

100

Tune 1

Ode to Joy from Beethoven 9

100

C > C#

1 half-step, a 2nd

200

This German composer, pianist, and very grumpy looking man famously went deaf before composing his most celebrated work, his 9th Symphony

Beethoven

200

Dal Segno (D.S)

Go back to the "sign"

200

F Major

D minor

200

Tune 2

Stars & Stripes Forever, Sousa

200

C > C'

Octave

300

Nicknamed "Satchmo", this trumpeter and composer brought jazz to the mainstream with his raspy singing on hits such as "What a Wonderful World"

Louis Armstrong

300

Timbre

Tone quality/color

300

G Major

E minor

300

Tune 3

Clair de Lune, Debussy

300
C > E

4 half-steps, a 3rd

400

Considered the father of Western music, this German composer used elaborate counterpoint to define the Baroque era (also, he's a sharp miner...)

J.S. Bach

400

Chest voice

Speaking/low singing voice

400

Eb Major

C minor

400

Tune 4

Toccata & Fugue, J.S Bach

400

C > G

7 half-steps, a 5th

500

Mrs. Crego's favorite Romantic era composer, a sad Polish man who lived in France for most of his short life and is most known for his piano pieces, including many preludes, etudes, and mazurkas

Frederic Chopin

500

Rubato

Played more freely in time for dramatic effect

500

B Major

G# minor

500

Tune 5

The Messiah, Handel

500

G# > C#

5 half steps, a 4th