Genre
This genre of music was made popular by Franz Schubert. It is sung in German and accompanied by a piano.
What is Lied?
What is Lieder?
The type of song where each stanza is accompanied by the same music is said to be in this form.
What is strophic form?
My original name was the "pianoforte."
What is the piano?
I do everything on such a grand scale that I am well known for my cycle of four operas that take 17 hours to perform. I also had a special opera house built for my operas, and wrote all of my own libretto.
Who is Richard Wagner?
This word describes music that is written in the country's own language or is used for purposes like entertainment.
What is vernacular?
A group of songs with a common theme or story that connects them is called this.
What is a song cycle?
This form is described as A-B-A.
What is ternary form?
The timpani is part of this family.
What is the percussion family?
I am well-known for a ballet that is regularly performed in December
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
This is a melody or musical idea that represents a character, place, or idea. It can be used to express background information to the audience.
What is a leitmotif?
This piano genre is characterized by a steady left hand and syncopated right hand. Although it is a fixed composition, it also allows for improvisation.
What is ragtime?
This form is characterized by an A section that comes back between other contrasting sections. It is usually in five or seven sections.
What is rondo form?
The saxophone is in this family.
What is the woodwind family?
I composed a massive work inspired by my interest in astrology that later influenced the music for "Star Wars."
Who is Gustav Holst?
This type of song is part of an opera and is accompanied by very sparse music as the speech-like melody helps press the story line forward.
What is recitative?
The type of dramatic presentation that is sung throughout and accompanied by music. This includes sets, costumes, recitative, aria, and an orchestra.
What is opera?
This form is made up of two parts that are about equal in length.
What is binary form?
Instruments in this family make their sound by blowing into a mouthpiece. Different pitches can be created by moving the mouth in different ways.
What is the brass family?
I was a child prodigy, but was near poverty when I died at an early age while composing my "Requiem."
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
In film music, this is the music that the characters on screen can also hear.
What is source music?
This genre of music is performed by a group of instruments that are divided into families. The name of the ensemble can be the same as the genre they perform.
What is a symphony?
This form is characterized by a leader performing a section, and another group following with the same material. This pattern repeats with new material from the leader.
What is call and response?
I make my sound by vibrating two reeds against each other. I play the note that the orchestra uses to tune.
What is the oboe?
I wrote the lyrics, music, and starred in my own Broadway show.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This is the text of the opera.
What is libretto?