Vocab
Musical Theatre
Theory
Music History
Music Challenge
100

What does the term A Capella mean

singing with out instrumental accompaniment.

100

Which musical features the characters Sandy and Danny as the main characters 

What is Grease

100

How many lines are on a standard music staff?

5

100

Which composer wrote the Fifth Symphony famous for its four-note opening

Who is Beethoven

100

what is the ame of the highest female voice in a choir

Soprano

200

why are perfect intervals called perfect intervals

because perfects are always perfect. 

perfect 4th up is perfect 5th down and opposite too

200

What is the name of Annie's Dog in the musical Annie

Who is Sandy

200

What is the relative Major of A minor

C major

200

Which era came after the Baroque 

What is Classical

200

How many keys are on a standard piano

88

300

What is a Motet

A vocal composition, usually sacred and often polyphonic 

300

Who is the famus composer known for musicals like 

Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd  and Sunday In The Park With George

Who is Stephen Sondheim

300

what does a sharp do to a note?

Raises it by a half step
300

Who composed The Four Seasons

Who is Vivaldi

300

what do we call the speed at which we are playing / singing 

Tempo

400

What is Polyphony?

Singing the same melody at diffrent piches or starting times 

400

Who Composed the music for The Phantom Of The Opera?

Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber

400

What chord is made up of the notes B-D-F Sharp

What is b minor

400

Which composer wrote the opera The Magic Flute

Who is Mozart

400

what intervals are perfect

1,4,5,8

500

What is a sequence? 

A musical idea repeated at different pitch levels.

500

What year did Rent open on Broadway

1996
500

What is the Definition of Chordal Homophany

A musical texture where a primary melody is supported by chordal accompaniment that moves with the same or closely linked rhythm

500

Which musical era is associated with composers such as Bach, Handel and Vivaldi?

What is the Baroque Period

500

violin, viola, cello, and double bass are part of which instrument family?

The String Family