Music Theory Jeopardy

Trivia

100

What's chocolates pronouns?

Her/she

200

Beyonce's full name?

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

300

Sponsor for Tri-M?

Ms. Tait!!!

400

What's F clef's common name?

Bass Clef

500

Three accidentals used in music?

Sharp, flat, natural

Simple Form

100

Give an example of binary

EX. AABB, ABB, AAB

200

Give an example of ternary form

EX. AABA, ABAA

300

Real music examples of ternary form (Slides)

EX. Twinkle, Baa Baa Black Sheep

400

Which period of music is the binary form popular?

Baroque

500

TRIVIA: Binary in compsci means? 

Two parts, 0,1

Rondo Form

100

Rondo in latin means

 roundabout, traffic circle. brim of a hat.

200

Name a famous composer from the classical period

Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Bach, Clementi

300

Rondos were popular during the?

Classical Period

400

Common forms of rondo

EX. ABACA, ABACABA, ABACADA

500

What makes a rondo?

There are at minimum 2 ideas consecutively alter...

Theme, Var, Other

100

Other variations include Ritornello and Chaconne, whats the difference?

Similar in central theme but one focuses on rhythmic augmentation and the other increases complexity

200

Name a variation piece J.S. Bach wrote (hint: G)

Goldberg Variations

300

The theme is the (hint: m)

Main melody

400

Composers that use theme var form?

Rachmaninoff, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, ...

500

Pieces that follow the theme and var form

Paganini caprice no.24, Elgar's Enigma Variations, 

Tchaik Variations on a Rococo Theme 

Sonata Form

100

What's the most brilliant way to develop a musical idea (DONT BE DUMB)

Using a sonata

200

What type of sonatas did Mozart write a lot of?

Church sonata

300

TRIVIA: Tchaik's famous piece (hint: S)

Swan Lake

400

Concertos always or most times use a sonata form

YES

500

What are the parts of a sonata

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation