Classical
This classical composer wrote "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring," "Well-Tempered Clavier" and others.
Who is Bach?
Los Angeles and Chicago each had their share, but the distinction of the true birthplace of Jazz belongs to this southern city.
What is New Orleans?
The first movies with sound were called this.
What are Talkies or Talking Pictures?
Long before Broadway was constructed with big buildings and bright lights, it was a simple group of _____.
What are farms/fields?
Drums are the prevailing instrument in traditional native music from this continent.
Africa
This classical composer wrote "Fur Elise," "Moonlight Sonata," and more - some of his best works happened after he became completely deaf.
Who is Beethoven?
Many Jewish American composers who championed Jazz music worked on a famous street in Manhattan that sounds a *little* like "Brass Pot Road"
What is Tin Pan Alley?
Early movies (before recorded sound) got their music from these.
What are live musicians or orchestra?
This variety show is where Broadway got its start.
What is Vaudeville?
This style of music from 16th century England showcases bells rung in mathematical patterns.
What is Change Ringing?
This classical composer wrote "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni" and others before dying at age 35.
Who is Mozart?
If the word "structure" characterized classical music, this word best describes the free-flowing, spontaneous style of Jazz music.
What is Improvisation?
This technological "instrument" replaced the live orchestra in the 1960s.
What is a Synthesizer?
The unstoppable duo Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote this hit musical where the title is written in the first line: “The hills are alive with ____ ______ __ ________”.
What is The Sound of Music?
This American songster wrote such beloved folk hits as Oh Suzanna, Beautiful Dreamer, and Camptown Races.
Who is Stephen Foster?
What is Gregorian chanting?
She is the undisputed Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
What is the name of the composer who wrote music for films such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Jurassic Park?
Who is John Williams?
Irving Berlin wrote this famous Christmas song in 1942.
What is White Christmas?
Bossa nova music comes from this South American country.
What is Brazil?
The main difference between "pieces" or "works" and "songs" is that pieces or works are often instrumental, while songs have these.
What are lyrics?
Louis Armstrong invented this style of singing when a vocalist uses syllables, rather than meaningful words and phrases, to deliver an improvised solo.
What is Scat/Scatting?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
True or False: The composer who wrote the music for The Lion King is the same composer who wrote the music for The Incredibles.
FALSE
Hans Zimmer wrote The Lion King
Michael Giacchino wrote The Incredibles
This haunting operatic musical is named the longest running Broadway show.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
This popular genre of music is characterized by multiple styles of guitars and often-punny lyrics.
What is country music?