Instruments
What was the most popular keyboard instrument in the Baroque era?
The harpsichord
What musical time period did J.S. Bach belong to?
Baroque
Who composed The Four Seasons?
Antonio Vivaldi
What year was the first piano invented?
1710
How did the piano get its name?
It was created to play both soft (piano) and loud (forte)
What musical time period did Aaron Copland belong to?
20th Century
Who was the composer of the famous work, The Well-Tempered Clavier?
J.S. Bach
What famous building in Paris was built in the Middle Ages?
Notre Dame cathedral
What was the very first keyboard instrument?
The Greek hydraulis
What musical time period did Mozart belong to?
Classical
Who composed The Nutcracker?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
In what time period was the printing press invented?
Renaissance
In what musical time period did Opera come to be?
Renaissance
In what time period did the piano become the most popular keyboard instrument?
Classical
Which 2 famous composers took piano lessons from Joseph Haydn?
Mozart and Beethoven
Who composed Clair de Lune?
Claude Debussy
In what time period was the first musical notation system created?
Ancient / Greco-Roman
Who invented the piano and where did he live?
Bartolomeo Christofori in Florence, Italy
Which famous composer became a Pope later in life?
Franz Liszt
How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?
32
Who created a music notation system similar to what is used today?
The monk, Guido of Arezzo