Music is a Language
An object or device for producing musical sounds
What is an instrument?
The volume of the sound
What are dynamics?
The dates of the Baroque Era
What is 1600-1750?
Melodies were prominent, often singable, and __________.
What is memorable?
Two instruments that were used in the Baroque orchestra, but not a Classical orchestra
What is the harpsichord and the recorder? (7x points)
Presented by a single person, alone
What is a solo?
Measured in time, with notes that last for different lengths
What is rhythm?
The language where barroco is a word
What is Portuguese?
Classical music refers to the formal music of the Western _________
What is tradition?
The musical era which included Papageno-Papagena
What is the Classical Era?
The way a piece of music or art makes you feel
What is affect?
The seven elements of music
What are Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Dynamics, Texture, Form, and Timbre?
The number of performers in a Baroque orchestra
What is 20 or less?
The instruments which make up a string quartet
What are 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello? (negative points!)
Who is G.F. Handel?
Music that comes from the Western/European tradition
What is classical music?
A combination of different notes at the same time
What is harmony? (2x points!)
A song written by Johann Sebastian Bach
What is Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Air on a G String, or Fugue in G Minor?
A composer often referred to as the "Father of the String Quartet"
Who is Joseph Haydn?
The composer of the Four Seasons
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
The names of the seven musical eras in alphabetical order
What is Baroque, Classical, Medieval, Modern, Post-Modern, Renaissance, and Romantic? (2x points!)
The definition of texture
What is 'the number of notes or instruments sounding?'
___ for ___'s sake
What is art?
Mozart's first and middle names
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus?
The inventor of the piano
Who is Bartolomeo Cristofori?