Basic
Music Is?
Sound that are organized in time
Soprano
A person who writes music is called what?
A Composer
What happened to Beethoven when he was 29?
he started to lose his hearing
Using folk songs, legends, and history of a country in music is called
Nationalism
Pitch Is?
How high or low a sound is
The lowest voice, usually sung by a male, is called what
Bass
Music "Not" played in church is called what?
Secular
The "Big 3" of the classical age were
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Using colorful sounds to emulate foreign cultures or places in music is called
Exoticism
Name the 4 main properties of musical sounds
1- Pitch
2- Dynamics
3 - Timbre
4 - Rhythm
Name any of the Woodwind instruments
Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, English Horn, Bassoon
Traveling musicians in the middle ages were called what?
Troubadours or Minstrels
How old was Mozart when he died?
35
He painted the world in a new way in the 20th century he is best known for inventing cubism
Pablo Picasso
What are Dynamics?
How Loud or Soft a sound is
The Four Main Instrument groups are what?
Strings, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass
An opera without acting, scenery, and costumes is called?
An Oratorio
This piece of music caused a riot in 1913
The Rite of Spring
Playing two rhythms at the same time is called
Polyrhythms
An interval is?
The distance between 2 tones
What was the official music of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
Gregorian Chant
He is considered the greatest composer in the baroque
J.S. Bach
This composer invented a new way to write music called the 12 tone system
Arnold Schoenberg
Where was Jazz most likely invented
New Orleans, Louisiana