MUSIC THEORY
How many half-steps are in a minor 7th interval?
10 half-steps
Mozart set Adagio in C for Glass Armonica in what form?
Rounded Binary Form
How is the pitch of a waterphone altered?
By tilting the base
What instrument does Franchinus Gaffirius discuss Theorica musicae?
Musical glasses
¨The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald¨ commemorates tragedy on what major body of water?
Lake Superior
Which interval pattern comprises a diminished triad?
Two minor thirds
How does the composer modify the ¨Can-Can¨ motif Le carnaval des animaux?
He slows it down
Who used a set of jal-tarang bowls that were 80 years old during a TED Talk?
Milind Talunkar
How does Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learn about the armonica?
A patron introduced him to it
In Les Patineurs, the flowing melodies resemble what?
Ice skating
How many beats per minute is in the tempo Andante?
84
How many quarter notes are in the rhythmic ¨river¨ motif in ¨Ol´ Man River¨?
Three
Joshua Stoddard named his contraption ¨calliope¨ after a Greek God who presides over what?
Eloquence
Why was Ralph Vaughn William´s decision to become a composer surprising?
He did not have a natural talent
What does rain signify in Judaism?
God´s approval
When and where was common-practice tonality codified?
Europe by 1750.
In the Yellow River Concerto, the lyric ¨Row! Row! Row!¨ demonstrates the will to
Pursue a common goal
The word ¨pagophone¨ is derived from the Greek words ¨pago¨ and ¨phone¨. What do these words mean?
Pago - ice
Phone - sound
What composition inspired Benjamin Britten to become a composer?
The Sea
A burlak would have worked on what river?
Volga River
In the key of C, what is the dominant triad?
G-B-D
In the final dramatic flourish of Jeux D'eau Ravel instructs the pianist to depress the sustain pedal for how many seconds before the end of the piece?
20 seconds
The armonica was advertised as 40 guineas, what is the equivalent of that today?
Over $5,000
Florence Price was notable for being the FIRST black woman to..
Have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra
Eine Alpensinfonie includes a water scene based on what?
Storm, brook, and waterfall