Composers
This composer famously was deaf
Who was Beethoven?
These four instruments belong in the string section of a standard orchestra
What is a violin, viola, cello, and double bass?
The number of beats in a 6/8 measure
How many is two beats (with each beat divided into three eighth notes)?
The main form of church music in the medieval period
What is a Gregorian chant?
A
What is Fur Elise by Beethoven?
This composer wrote "The New World Symphony"
Who was Antonin Dvorak?
The total number of keys on a piano
How many keys is 88?
The II chord in C major
What is a D minor chord?
A standard form of music for orchestra that contains four movements
What is a symphony?
B
What is the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss?
This composer wrote the following three famous ballets: "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker"
Who was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
The piano belongs in this instrument family
What is a percussion instrument?
A harmonic progression
What is a series of chords that leads to a destination?
A rather slow, stately, old French dance
What is a minuet?
C
What is the Prelude to Cello Suite no. 1 in G major by J.S. Bach?
This composer wrote "Adagio for Strings"
Who was Samuel Barber?
This instrument gives the "A" for the orchestra to tune to at the beginning of a concert
What is an oboe?
This mode begins on the note "D" and contains all the white keys on the keyboard
What is the Dorian mode?
The correct ordering of the following musical time periods: Romantic, Baroque, Twentieth-century, Classical, Renaissance, Medieval
What is Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth-century music?
D
What is the Radetzky March by Johann Strauss?
This composer wrote "The Art of Fugue"
Who was J.S. Bach?
This lower-strings instrument has five strings rather than four
What is a viola de gamba?
The VI chord in D major
What is a B minor chord?
This composer was known for inventing the 12-tone composition technique
Who was Arnold Schoenberg?
E
What is the "Caprice no. 24" by Paganini?