Terminal 5
Known for dramatic and fancy music
Baroque Era
Time period that Mozart composed in.
Classical Era
The Four Seasons was written for this instrument
Violin
Define theme in music.
The main idea within a piece
Name of the musical style related to Claude Debussy.
Impressionism
Define concerto
A large work to show off the soloist that is backed by the orchestra
Time period where Bach and Vivaldi composed
Baroque period
Instrument that makes sound by plucking the strings
Harpsichord
Define variation in music
Changes to theme in melody, harmony, and character.
True or False: Claude Debussy liked to follow traditional musical rules.
False
Define program music
Music that tells a story
Name one famous piece by Mozart
Turkish March, Eine Kline Nachtmusik
Instrument that makes sound by hitting the strings with a mallet
Piano
True or False: Variations always change the rhythm only.
False
Debussy’s music was inspired by painters from what art movement?
Impressionist artists like Monet and Renoir
Define cadenza
A long unaccompanied solo section in a concerto.
Name one famous piece by Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata, Fur Elise, Symphony No.5
Another name for the piano
Pianoforte/ fortepiano
Name a piece where Mozart uses theme and variations.
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
How many kids did Bach have?
20
Define musical nationalism
A sense of cultural pride embedded into the music using folk tunes and other elements related to a country.
Name one famous piece by Claude Debussy.
Clair de Lune, Afternoon of a Faun, Arabesque
Baroque composer who was a virtuoso violinist
Antonio Vivaldi
Describe two different musical ways a composer can vary a theme.
Melody, Harmony, counterpoint, character.
Mozart was this age when he started playing an instrument.
5