Enharmonics
Composers
Dynamics
Musical Potpourri
Instruments
100
Ab
What is G#?
100
A German composer who was a real "rock star" during his lifetime--rare for a composer. He wrote 9 symphonies.
Who is Beethoven?
100
pp (in Italian, please).
What is Pianissimo?
100
Italian for a "bird's eye"--it means to hold a note until the director says stop.
What is a fermatta?
100
It's earliest form was called a sackbut, believe it or not.
What is a trombone?
200
Db
What is C#?
200
The earliest of the legendary German composers, almost everything he wrote was for the Lutheran Church.
Who is J.S. Bach?
200
ff (in Italian, please)
What is Fortissimo?
200
The added ending to a song.
What is a coda?
200
This is a woodwind instrument made of metal, and it has no "mouthpiece".
What is a flute?
300
F#
What is Gb?
300
This composer is probably the most famous of them all, and many say, a true musical genius. He's also known by "Amadeus"--his middle name.
Who is Wolfgang Mozart?
300
To gradually get softer...
What is "crescendo"?
300
D.S.--in Italian.
What is del segno?
300
Of the "single reed" instruments, it's NOT the saxophone.
What is a clarinet?
400
A#
What is Bb?
400
Who are the "big three" composers?
Who are Bach, Beethoven and Mozart?
400
medium loud, in Italian.
What is mezzo forte?
400
Da Capo--means what in English?
What is "the beginning."
400
A continuously curved brass instrument.
What is a French Horn?
500
C#
What is Db?
500
Who are the "three B's" in composers?
Who are Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?
500
The complete, Italian name of the keyboard instrument near the hallway door in the KMS band room.
What is a piano forte?
500
Fine means what--in English?
What is "the end" or "finish."
500
The longest tube of all the instruments.
What is a tuba?