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Composers
Theory Thursday
Mr. Meyer Facts
Instruments
Musical Math
100
This composer was from Germany and played the organ. All of his music was written for the church.
Who is Johann Sabastian Bach?
100
The order of flats.
What is BEADGCF?
100
Mr. Meyer's son's name.
Who is Elliot?
100
Like a slightly bigger oboe.
What is an English Horn.
100
Number of beats a half note gets in 6/8 time?
What is 4?
200
This composer comes from the English school, and wrote the pieces Rhosymedre and English Folk Song Suite. His first name is spelled the same as a former McKay clarinetist.
Who is Ralph Vaughan Williams?
200
When a piece in a minor key ends on a major chord.
What is picardy third?
200
Where Mr. Meyer graduated from college.
What is Oregon State University?
200
Similar to a trumpet, but has a conical bore vs. a cylindrical bore. Also tends to be shorter, and with more rounded tubing.
What is a cornet?
200
There are 12 of these in a whole note.
What are eight note triplets?
300
He has a unique last name that people often "celebrate" when they spell it correctly.
Who is John Zdechlik?
300
A major key with four sharps.
What is E major?
300
Mr. Meyer's wife's name.
Who is Allie?
300
Actually originated in Germany rather than another European country for which it is named.
What is a French horn?
300
The amount of conducted beats in 15/8 time.
What is 5?
400
Along with Joseph Haydn, this famous composer is considered the most prominent composer of the classical era.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
400
The three types of minor scales.
What are harmonic, melodic, and natural?
400
Mr. Meyer's favorite food.
What is sushi?
400
Mallet instrument that often has a motor to give notes vibrato.
What is a vibraphone?
400
The amount of time a piece would take that is eight measures long in 4/4 time with a tempo of 120 bpm.
What is 16 seconds?
500
This composer is considered the bridge between the classical and romantic eras. He was the first to include the trombone in a major symphonic work in his famous 5th symphony. Bum bum bum buuummm, bum bum bum buuummmm.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
500
A major scale with a lowered 7th scale degree.
What is Mixolydian?
500
Mr. Meyer will be travelling to Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin this summer to watch three of these.
What are baseball games?
500
Precursor to the trombone. Kind of a silly name.
What is a sackbut?
500
The average amount of time it takes to play each scale if you play all 12 major scales in 1 minute.
What is 5 seconds?