Who Wrote That Again?
Ode to Joy
Beethoven
Short and separated
Staccato
C E G
Beethoven
Classical
Major: 2 Flats
Bb Major
1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky
Long and Connected
Tenuto
G Bb D
G Minor
Bach
Baroque
Major: 3 Sharps
A Major
The Planets
Gustav Holst
Short and Accented
Marcato
D F A
D Minor
Mozart
Classical
Minor: 2 flats
G Minor
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Rapidly playing the written note and note above it
Trill
Bb Db Fb Ab
Bb Half Diminished
Tchaikovsky
Romantic
Minor: 3 Sharps
F# Minor
The Planets
Holst
Usually used on a piano or percussion instrument, gliding from one note to another, usually at a large interval
Glissando
C Eb F Ab
F Minor 7
John Cage
Modern/Post-Modern
Minor: 9 Flats
Gb Minor