Vocab
A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.
What is ostinato?
Spell a C M augmented triad.
What is C E G#?
This is the composer of the soundtracks for the movies Star Wars, Jaws, Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, and the first three Harry Potter movies.
Who is John Williams?
This NCT is approached by leap and left by step in the opposite direction.
What is an appoggiatura?
An art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time.
What is music?
A dominant-functioning chromatic chord that leads to a diatonic pitch.
What is a secondary dominant?
Spell an Eb Mm seventh chord.
What is Eb G Bb D?
This is the composer of the soundtrack from the Lord of the Rings movies.
Who is Howard Shore?
This NCT is approached by step and left by leap in the opposite direction.
What is an escape tone?
The following quote is from this novella.
"If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek."
What is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
If you got that wrong, we're extremely disappointed in you.
A cadence where the subdominant chord in first inversion is followed by the dominant chord (IV6 -V). The root of the final chord is approached from a half step above.
What is a Phrygian Cadence?
Spell a C# Mm seventh chord.
What is C# E# G# B?
This song from the Glenwood Marching Titans field show 2017-18, (also from Les Miserables) begins with the interval of a perfect fouth.
"Work Song"
("Work Song/At the End of the Day" also acceptable answer.)
This NCT is approached by step or leap and remains on the same note; it comes before the rest of the notes of the chord.
What is anticipation?
This person was the last ruler of the Spanish Habsburgs. As a result of inbreeding, he was unable to produce an heir, and his death lead to the War of Spanish Succession.
Who was Charles II of Spain?
L'istesso tempo means...
"at the same tempo"
Spell a V7/V chord in D major.
E G# B D
Part 1) In the Broadway musical Hamilton, this man is granted a command by Washington before Hamilton is granted a command.
(Hint: "I'm a general. Weeeee!")
Part 2) This is the composer of Hamilton.
Part 1) Who is Charles Lee?
Part 2) Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This NCT is approached by step, and left by step in opposite direction.
What is a neighbor tone?
Julius Caesar's life could most accurately be represented by a <insert cadence>, because...
- PAC
- IAC
- HC
- DC
What is a Half Cadence? because Caesar died young ;-;
An extended solo for the soloist in a concerto. This can also be a solo in an orchestral work for one or a group of instruments.
What is a cadenza?
This is the 3rd of the chord in a V7/V in A major.
What is D#?
DAILY DOUBLE! This question is worth 1000 points. Name the play and composers of these song lines:
"I am the very model of a modern major general.
I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral.
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights
historical,
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical."
What is Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan?
NCT 127 is a kpop group based in Seoul, Korea. The 127 stands for this.
What is the longitude of Seoul, Korea?
The name of the "phony" piano player Holden dislikes in JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
Who is Ernie?