Triaddiction
A root position major triad has this kind of third on the bottom
Major
D major has this many sharps
2
A diatonic lament bass is heard when this character from Harry Potter says farewell
Dumbledore
"He's a Pirate" is in this key
D minor
This is President Biden's middle initial
R
A root position minor triad has this kind of third on the bottom
Minor
A-flat major has this many flats
4
A bass line that descends by half steps is called a __________ lament bass
Chromatic
"He's a Pirate" combines these two time signatures
3/4 and 6/8
This is the city we're in right now
Roseville
Major and minor triads have this bounding interval in common
Perfect 5th
D-flat major has this many flats
5
A chromatic lament bass is heard in this movement from Bach's Mass in B minor
Cruxifixus
This was the dynamic we assigned to the beginning of "He's a Pirate"
forte
University of Minnesota
Two minor thirds, when stacked, create this
Diminished triad
E-flat minor has this many flats
6
One of the earliest chromatic lament bass lines comes from Purcell, where this character tells us she hopes her death causes us "no trouble"
Dido
This composer has been nominated for 52 Academy Awards, second only to Walt Disney
John Williams
Two major thirds, when stacked, create this
Augmented triad
G-sharp minor has this many sharps
5
A diatonic lament bass is heard in the theme music for this Belgian detective
Poirot
This is Josh's favorite key
D-flat major
This composer was the youngest and oddest of Bach's 20-odd children; his music has recently been rediscovered by Peter Schickele
PDQ Bach