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Ancient - Medieval Music
1400 - 1900 AD
Jazz
1950s - 1970s
1980s - 2000s
100
What does Ancient music sound like?
The ancient Greeks & Hebrews did not write down the music they played so we are not able to reproduce it today. We only have images of their instruments and scriptures referencing music!
100
What are fortissimo & pianissimo referring to?
Musical dynamics (volume). Fortissimo being very loud & pianissimo being very quiet.
100
Which is not a genre of Jazz music? Ragtime, blues, gospel, swing, bebop, cool, avant-garde, slick, smooth?
Slick
100
What animated movie came out in the 1950s with the popular siamese cat song?
Lady & the Tramp
100
Who was "The King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
200
Name at least 3 characteristics of Medieval music
Lyrics were in Latin, Males (Monks) would be the ones to sing, no instruments, one melody and no harmony (monophonic) until 1100 A.D., no defined rhythm, not a strong finish (usually just an Amen), composers names unknown (since music was written for glory of God)
200
What major musical changes happened between Medieval music & Renaissance music?
Men & women would sing. Polyphony - more than one melody at a time.
200
Where did jazz music originate?
In the south when african slaves would sing on plantations. (Before the abolishment of slavery in America)
200
Who was the "King of Rock n Roll"?
Elvis Presley
200
Who were the rival boy band groups from the 90s?
Nsync & Backstreet Boys
300
What was the time period of Medieval music?
400 – 1400 ad
300
A "word painting" is a musical technique developed during the Baroque period. Give an example of a word painting in a song.
Example: rising pitches would be used to indicate the phrase “climbing the mountain.” Or “be made low” the voice would drop to a lower pitch.
300
People loved to dance around this time, listening to the greatest hits on jukeboxes. What type of jazz was VERY popular to dance to?
Swing
300
Which famous 60s band wrote "The Yellow Submarine"?
The Beatles
300
Who is the popular all girl band from London with the stage names "ginger, baby, posh, scary, & sporty"?
Spice girls
400
Which pope asked for all the Church Music to be written and organized into a specific order and then sent to all the churches throughout the Roman world? (These plainsong-style pieces became known as Gregorian Chants.)
Pope Greogry
400
Name the three most famous Classical composers.
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
400
What kind of jazz artists created their own slang, clothes, and lifestyle - kind of like hiphop?
Bebop
400
Which composer wrote many famous film scores for movies such as Jurassic Park, Star Wars & Jaws?
John Williams
400
What 25 year old singer active in the 2000s moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music? She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house.
Taylor Swift
500
Ancient art such as vases and mosaics depict images of a character taming wild beasts with the playing of his instruments. Who is this character?
Orpheus
500
What Russian composer from the Romantic era is best known for writing the music for the popular ballets: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.
Tchaikovsky
500
Which U.S. pianist and singer was totally blind from the age of 6, drawing on blues, jazz, and country music for songs such as “What'd I Say” & “Georgia On My Mind”? (We also watched him sing "Hit the Road Jack.")
Ray Charles (1930–2004)
500
Which composer who was most popular in the 80s is known for his collection of eclectic glasses? (owning a quarter of a million pairs)
Elton John
500
Which famous Canadian composer has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably for The Lord of the Rings?
Howard Shore