Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Musical Vocab
Blast from the past
100

Where was Mozart born? Must use correct pronunciation or spelling. 

Austria

100

Where was Beethoven born? 

Germany 

100

Where was Haydn born? 

Austria 

100

What is the loudest dynamic? 

Fortissimo 

100

What instrument family does the bass drum belong to? 

Percussion 

200

How old was Mozart when he started composing music? 

4

200

Beethoven became ______ later in his life. This greatly impacted his mood and music. 

deaf 

200

Haydn was a mentor and teacher to ______ and _______. 

Mozart and Beethoven 

200

What is a motif? 

a short, recurring musical idea that captures the essence of a piece

200

What is the largest instrument? 

Organ 

300

How long would it take to listen to all of Mozart's music? 

8 days 

300

What famous dictator did Beethoven first idolize and later hate? 

Napoleon 

300

What is the title of the symphony where one by one musicians snuffed their candles and left the stage until only two violins were left

Farewell Symphony 

300

What is an overture? 

Instrumental introduction

300

Put these instruments in order from smallest to largest: Tuba, Trumpet, Trombone

Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba 

400

What opera by Mozart did we listen to in class? 

The Magic Flute 

400

What emotion other then joy is portrayed in Ode to Joy? 

Hope 

400

Haydn is called the "Father of the String Quartet" what is a string quartet? 

music performed by four sting players 

(2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello)

400

What is an Aria? 

An extended musical passage sung as a solo

400

What is programmatic music? 

Music that tells a story 

500

What piece of music did Mozart write following an odd encounter with a stranger in the middle of the night? He also died before finishing this piece. 

Requiem Mass 

500

Why was Beethoven arrested? 

He went for a morning walk and was deemed "suspicious" and a "tramp" by police. 

500

Haydn's music uses lots of ________ contrast resulting in many different volume levels. 

Dynamic 

500

The Queen of the Night is the lead female soloist or  _______?

Prima Donna 

500

What is a fugue? 

music that repeats and develops a musical subject across several voices