Composer
Whose career crossed Classical to Romantic eras?
Beethoven
Which symphony is Beethoven's "Choral Symphony?"
9th Symphony
A playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument.
Pizzicato
What does motif mean in music?
rhythms/ideas are recurring.
What’s the musical form for this music example?
AB
Which composer played with piano pedals and rubato?
Chopin
What are top three pieces from the Nutcracker Suite?
Overture, Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy, and Trepak.
Short musical compositions especially for piano conveying a single mood such as etude, mazurka, and nocturne.
rhythms/ideas are recurring.
What are the differences between homophony and polyphony?
Homophony: One melodic line with harmony or accompaniment.
Polyphony: several melodies.
The following melody represents which character in The Nutcracker?
nutcracker
___ was the first well-known composer to make serious use of the celesta in his composition.
What is role play?
Which piece is unified by a recurring theme with DRAMATIC dynamic (piano to forte) and tempo (slow to fast) changes?
In the Hall of Mountain King
ABACABA
Rondo
What do binary and ternary forms have in common?
The first part is the main melody (A)
Binary- 2 parts (AB)
Ternary- 3 parts (ABA)
Who is the composer & what's the title of this piece?
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 by Chopin
Which composer requested that his body be cut open after his death in order to take his heart out and put in a jar to be buried in his home country?
Chopin
What movement and symphony is Ode to Joy?
4th movement, symphony No.9
Polish folk dance music in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo.
Marzurka
Describe The relationship between the Incidental Music and Program Music.
Incidental music is a type of program music which tells you a story.
Which sample did Beethoven compose after he became deaf?
Sample 1
Which two composers are famous for piano music?
Beethoven, and Chopin.
Which piece starts Adagio as 1st movement?
Moonlight Sonata
A set of short orchestral pieces and dance music.
Suite
Describe the characteristics of Romantic era music
pp to ff
rubato
supernatural
using folk tunes, stories, dances.
Listen to the melody A from "The Girl from Ipanema"
What is the following melody?
B