Composers
German-born composer who lived in Vienna and became deaf by his late thirties, famous for his nine symphonies.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This minor key has three sharps.
What is f sharp minor?
Define the following interval: D to D
What is a perfect unison?
This lutelike instrument is commonly featured in Neapolitan folk songs
What is the Mandolin?
This composer's first symphony has a title that evokes a season.
What is Haydn's Symphony No. 1, "Spring"?
He had twenty children and was a German organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist who wrote sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This is the order of the sharps.
What is FCGDAEB?
Define the following interval: A up to E
What is a perfect 5th?
The euphonium is this type of brass instrument.
What is conical?
This symphony was written after a composer was displeased with its original title.
What is Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King"?
French orchestral composer, organist, pianist and conductor famous for program music such as "Carnival of Animals" and "Danse Macabre."
Who is Camille Saint-Saens?
This is the order of the flats.
What is BEADGCF?
Define the following interval: E to G sharp
What is a major third?
This instrument's name translates to 'play of bells' in German.
What is the Glockenspiel?
In this form the first movement of a classical symphony almost always written.
What is Sonata?
This popular Viennese composer is known as "The Waltz King."
This popular Viennese composer is known as "The Waltz King."
This is the order of the flats.
What is Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb?
Define the following interval: C to A flat.
What is a minor sixth?
This instrument is a large, stringed instrument played on the lap and is known for its unique design.
What is the Chapman Stick?
This was the genre from which the symphony developed.
What is Concerto?
This Bostonian is widely regarded as the father of American choral music, composing hymns and a capella pieces such as the famous patriotic "Chester" sung during colonial and Revolutionary War days.
Who is William Billings?
If the last sharp in a key signature is F#, you have found the key of this major scale.
What is G Major?
Define the following interval: A up to G sharp
What is a major seventh?
This large, rare bowed instrument, standing over 11 feet tall, produces notes an octave below the double bass and is rarely seen outside of museums.
What is the Octobass?
This symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon before the composer removed it.
What is Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica?