Composers
This classical composer was deaf
Who is Beethoven?
This type of song is recognized by being written in 3, and shares a name with the accompanying dance
What is a waltz?
A wind instrument that does not use valves or keys to change pitch
What is the trombone?
This major key contains no sharps or flats
What is C major?
The period of music after Medieval, also a type of fair
What is Renaissance?
This more recent composer is best known for his film scores, including those for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises
Who is John Williams?
Unaccompanied singing
What is A Capella
This instrument has 46 strings
What is a harp?
This Major key contains one flat
What is F?
Featuring cannon fire, the French national anthem, and folk music, one of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's most famous compositions is an orchestral overture with this year in its name
What is 1812?
Born in 1874, this British composer is best known for "The Planets"
Who is Holst?
A high head voice beyond the normal vocal range
What is Falsetto
A string quartet is traditionally composed for one cello, two violins, and one of this instrument.
What is Viola?
This major key contains 2 sharps
What is D major?
This century contained the Romantic period
What is the 19th Century?
Wrote The Four Seasons
Who is Vivaldi?
This single word is used for a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night.
What is Nocturne?
Not a true horn, despite its name.
What is an English horn?
This minor key contains two flats
What is G minor?
The Leid, a type of song for voice and piano, originated in this country
What is Germany?
One of the "three Bs of classical music" along with Bach and Beethoven, this composer wrote a famous lullaby and "A German Requiem," among many other works.
Who is Brahms?
A type of broken chord in which the notes that compose a chord are individually sounded in a progressive rising or descending order.
What is Arpeggio?
Chalumeau refers to the lowest playing register on this woodwind instrument
What is Clarinet?
This Minor key contains three sharps
What is F# minor?
Named for Pope Gregory I, these plainsong melodies were used in the medieval church, and are still used in many Catholic Masses
What is Gregorian Chant?