Western Art Music
This composer wrote many keyboard inventions and the "Toccata and Fugue in D minor."
Johann Sebastian Bach
This Italian term means to gradually get louder.
Crescendo
This genre started in New Orleans and often features improvisation.
Jazz
A computer program used to record and mix music.
DAW (Digital Audio Workstations)
Which composer wrote the iconic theme for Star Wars?
John Williams
This Classical composer wrote The Magic Flute and died young.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This piano scale uses only white keys and is called this.
C Major Scale
This group sang “Hey Jude” and changed pop music forever.
The Beatles
What do we call the part of the song that is repeated and most memorable?
The Chorus
Who composed the music for The Lion King and Interstellar, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Score?
Hans Zimmer
This composer from the Romantic era is known for “The Nutcracker.”
Tchaikovsky
A triad built with root, third, and perfect fifth is called this.
Major Chord
This artist is known for Uptown Funk and smooth vocals.
Bruno Mars
Changing the pitch of a voice using software is called this.
Pitch correction or auto-tune
Which spy film series begins almost every movie with a famous instrumental theme and a gun barrel sequence?
James Bond
The famous symphony by Beethoven featured the "Ode to Joy." What number is it?
Symphony No. 9
The form A–B–A, common in classical dances and minuets.
Ternary Form
This legendary trumpeter sang “What a Wonderful World.”
Louis Armstrong
What is a normal first step to composing a piece of music?
Choosing the key signature or time signature
John Williams wrote the music for this series of movies about a boy wizard.
Harry Potter
This composer from the Medieval Era was a nun and had visions.
Hildegard of Bingen
A term used to describe a song that features a single melody with no accompaniment.
Monophonic
This modern composer wrote "4:33" which features 4 minutes and 33 minutes of silence.
John Cage
A compositional technique using tone rows, used by Arnold Schoenberg.
Twelve-tone serialism
What 1980s movie featured the hit song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” during its final scene?
The Breakfast Club