Classical Music Jeopardy!

Composers

100

This composer went deaf, but still composed music by feeling the vibrations from his piano.

Beethoven

200

This composer was known for hiding jokes or surprises in his symphonies.

Haydn

300

This composer was a genius who wrote his first opera by age 11. He was also known for being sassy.

Mozart

Instruments

100

This is the smallest member of the string family.

Violin

200

This instrument is considered a percussion instrument because there are mallets inside that strike strings to produce sounds.

Piano

300

This is a large type of kettle drum that is a staple of a symphony orchestra.

Timpani

Instrument Families

100

These instruments are named after the metal they're made out of.

Brass

200

Instruments in this family vibrate a piece of wood called a reed.

Woodwind

300

All the instruments in this family are played by being struck or hit.

Percussion

Vocab

100

This is the term for music in which multiple melodies happen all at the same time.

Polyphony

200

This is a type of bass line that jumps around and plays arpeggios.

Alberti bass

300

This is the term for music with one melody as the main focus.

Homophony

Miscellaneous

100

This city in Europe was the hotspot for new music and art during the Classical period.

Vienna

200

These are the years that the Classical period took place.

1750-1830

300

A symphony orchestra can have up to this many players on stage at once.

100