Theory of Music
The name for the organization of key signatures in a loop
What is the Circle of Fifths?
This era's name is also a catch-all term for Western art music
What is the Classical?
This living composer is among the best known in film, using leitmotifs for characters, as Wagner did
Who is John Williams?
This instrument is heard prominently in "Rhapsody in Blue"
What is the Clarinet?
Mr. King sings this voice part in a choir
What is Bass?
This is often called the "Happiest of All Keys"
What is C (Major)?
This era might need to be fixed
What is the Baroque?
This composer appears to have a rivalry with Mozart, as shown in a 1984 film
Who is (Antonio) Salieri?
This is the prescribed instrument used to play taps at military funerals
What is a Bugle?
This was Mr. King's instrument in his college music studies
What is the Voice?
This is the difference in pitch between two pitches
What is an Interval?
This era included the development of polyphony ("many melodied music")
What is the Renaissance?
This composer is know for his impressionistic piano compositions
Who is (Claude) Debussy?
John Entwistle of "The Who" and Paul McCartney of "The Beatles" play this instrument
What is (Electric) Bass?
Mr. King is from this city
What is Columbus, OH?
The Star-Spangled Banner has the same rhythm as this song
What is "Happy Birthday"?
This era included considerable use of chromaticism and an emphasis on the emotional expressiveness of the individual
What is the Romantic?
This man wrote a string quartet affectionately known as "The Joke"?
Who is (Franz Joseph) Haydn?
"Sunrise" from Richard Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra" features this drum prominently
What is a Timpani?
This was Mr. King's favorite vocal artist growing up
Who is Josh Groban?
A seven-note scale with whole and half steps is called...
What is Diatonic?
This era was characterized by serialism, atonality, and minimalism
What is the Modern?
This composer wrote the well-known William Tell Overture included in an opera of the same name
Who is (Gioachino) Rossini?
This instrument is used in Bach’s Goldberg Variations
What is the Harpsichord?
Mr. King participated in his high school choir for this many semesters
What is One?