Musical Symbols
This symbol means "Get Louder"
What is a crescendo?
What is a major chord?
This part of the bow is the most sensitive/fragile
The tip
This composer had 23 children
Who is Bach?
The time signature of a Minuet
3/4 time
What is a staccato (or a staccato dot)?
This tonality sounds sad.
What is a minor chord?
The transfer point for vibrations from the strings to the body of the violin
This composer wrote concertos about different times of year
An elegant dance in 3/4 time (not a minuet)
What is a waltz?
This symbol adds half the value of the note before it.
What is a dot?
This tonality is made up of a major triad and a minor 7th interval
What is a dominant 7th?
The part of the violin that secures the tail piece
What is the button?
This (book 2) composer died of a conducting injury
Who was Lully?
A quick dance in 6/8 time
A jig or gigue
This symbol means "Hold"
What is a fermata?
This tonality sounds spooky!
What is a diminished 7th chord?
The very top of the violin, usually carved by hand
What is the scroll?
This composer was well known for writing funny operas
Who was Mozart?
A dance form with 2 quarter-note pick-ups
What is a Gavotte?
This symbol means to play one octave higher
What is the number 8, or "8va"?
This word means that to notes sound as though they clash when played together
What is a dissonance?
The largest, round part of the body of the violin
What is the belly?
This composer wrote 9 symphonies
Who is Beethoven?
What is a bourée?