The Sound
of “Music”
of “Music”
When the tune stops, you’d better be seated in this party game.
What is Musical Chairs?
This 18th century theorist wrote a treatise on triadic harmony.
Who was Jean-Philippe Rameau?
If you marry a prostitute, you have this minor prophet as an example (although it was God that told him to do it).
Who was Hosea?
This exclamation is commonly heard when putting something on the board
What is “Boom”?
“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds”
What is Oppenheimer?
Audiophiles flock to this music streaming platform, the third largest in the world.
What is Apple Music?
In the chord progression E, B, D, and A, in the key of E, D could be better expressed as this instead of mode mixture.
What is a secondary subdominant?
Esther became queen after this predecessor had a spat with King Xerxes.
Who was Vashti?
According to Dr. Miller, this is not music.
What is a Banana?
“Ride for ruin and the world's ending! Death!”
What is The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
The Beatles covered a song from this 1957 musical, which earned Meredith Wilson more money than the show’s entire broadway run.
What is The Music Man?
The unique rhythm characteristic of 4th species counterpoint.
What is suspensions?
It was off to the war front for this man after his wife caught King David’s eye.
Who was Uriah?
If you have lost your way, fear not! Simply look upon Dr. Miller’s shirt, which has one of these printed on it.
What is a map?
“Here’s lookin’ at you kid”.
What is Casablanca?
This 1976 Wild Cherry song hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, White Boy.
What is Play That Funky Music?
The reason that parallel 5ths and 8ves are prohibited in voice writing.
What is preserving voice individuality?
She was Ruth’s widowed sister who would not “go where you go and stay where you stay”.
Who was Orpah?
In explaining 6th chord resolutions, Dr. Miller uses this and this as an analogy.
What is a ball and a wall?
"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
What is The Silence of the Lambs?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The third installment in the adventures of Bill S. Preston Esq. and “Ted” Theodore Logan.
Two sets combing together to form all twelve chromatic pitches form this.
What is an aggregate?
This woman was a convincing master of disguise. Well…at least as far as Judah was concerned…
Who was Tamar?
A chariot of pure white, the Miller-mobile carries this on its license plate.
What is O2BHOLY?
"I'm walkin' here!"