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100

This is the most recent period of music

What is Contemporary/ 20th-21st century

100

Name the famous boy band that sang this song… “Tell me why ain’t nothin’ but a heartache, tell me why ain’t nothin’ but a mistake”

Who are the Backstreet Boys?

100

The most played string instrument, sometimes known as the fiddle

What is the “violin"?

100

1 beat in 4/4 time

What is a “quarter note"?

100

The composer that was deaf.

Who is Beethoven?

200

The period of music that is popular for choral music, solely instrumental music, and music that uses both voices and instruments

 What is the Medieval period?

200

Name the famous band that released the Grammy Award Winning song, “Hey Jude” in 1968?

Who are The Beatles?

200

A string instrument that is deeper than a viola, but lower than a bass

What is the “cello"?

200

Major key with 7 sharps

What is “C# major?”

200

He composed his first piece of music when he was 5

Who is Mozart?

300

1580 to 1750, music and art are exuberant, grand, and create a sense of awe.

What is the “baroque period”?

300

This 2019 song reached #1 on the billboard hot 100 for 19 consecutive weeks, beating "Despacito" for the record of longest-running number one in US chart history.

What is “Old Town Road”?

300

A large trumpet

What is the “trombone"?

300

Slower than allegro; faster than andante

What is “allegretto"?

300

The composer that was famous for composing art songs.

Who is Franz Schubert? 

400

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made his biggest contribution to this musical period

What is the Classical period?

400

Michael Jackson was previously a part of this band before becoming “The King of Pop”

What is The Jackson 5?

400

Played in “Cotton Eye Joe”, similar to a guitar

 What is the “banjo"?

400

Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant, Submediant, Leading tone

What is the order of the scale degree names?

400

The servant of the Esterhazy family.

Who is Joseph Haydn?

500

The time the circle of fifths was invented by Nikolai Diletskii

  • What is the “1670’s”?

500

This is pop legend Elvis Presley’s best selling song

What is, “Can’t help falling in love”?

500

It is a double-reed woodwind instrument, 1.5x the length of an oboe

What is an “English horn"?

500

C Major or a minor, G Major or e minor, D major or b minor, A Major or f# minor, E Major or c# minor, B Major or g# minor/ Cb Major or ab minor, F# Major or d# minor/ Gb Major or eb minor, Db Major or bb minor/ C# Major or a# minor, Ab Major or f minor, Eb Major or c minor, Bb Major or g minor F Major or d minor

What are the Major and Minor Keys and their enharmonic in the circle of fifths?

500

The number of keyboard sonatas Domenico Scarlatti composed.

What is 555?