Advanced Theory
This is the name for a chord built on the 5th scale degree.
Dominant Chord
This percussion instrument consists of tuned metal tubes struck with hammers.
Chimes/ Tubular Bells
This Italian Term means "very soft"
Pianissimo
Composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic Eras
Beethoven
This is the only orchestral string instrument held vertically and played seated.
Cello
Key signature with 6 sharps
F# Major
The lowest double reed instrument in the orchestra.
Contrabassoon
A fast, swirling musical passage often played on strings or piano.
Arpeggio or Glissando
The first known female composer of the Middle Ages
Hildegard von Bingen
This musical symbol looks like a sideways S with a slash through it.
Turn
A chord made up of three notes spaced a minor third apart.
Diminished triad
This instrument uses a “slide position” system instead of fingerings.
Trombone
This symbol cancels a previous sharp or flat
Natural Sign
This Hungarian composer is known for his folk-inspired piano music and ethnomusicology.
Béla Bartók
This is the only standard key signature that uses both sharps and flats.
TRICK QUESTION - NONE
The term for switching key centers within a piece.
Modulation or key change
A violin plays best with this type of wood for its bow.
Pernambuco
A musical form with A–B–A structure.
Ternary Form
This American composer wrote Appalachian Spring and Rodeo.
Aaron Copland
This interval is called an augmented 4th/Diminished 5th or “the devil’s interval.”
Tri-tone
A tone row in which all 12 chromatic notes are used without repetition.
12-tone row
This brass instrument has rotary valves and a wide, conical bore.
French Horn
This term means to gradually slow down.
Ritardando
This 20th-century composer wrote Pierrot Lunaire, using a technique called Sprechstimme
Arnold Schoenberg
The first music ever recorded was of this French folk song.
Au Clair de la Lune