Instruments
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True/False
Holiday Music
100
How many pedals does a grand piano have?
THREE
100
This is a distance of 8 notes on the piano keyboard or staff. . . .
Octave
100
Intervals can be major or minor.
TRUE - except the 4th and 5th. They are "perfect."
100
The Piano was invented by Muzio Clementi
FALSE. Bartolomeo Christofori invented the piano.
100
What is the name of this popular Holiday Tune?
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
200
Clementi is considered the Father of the _________.
Piano!
200
True or False: The interval of a 4th is called PERFECT
TRUE
200
This modern instrument has 88 keys
PIANO!
200
Clementi never left his hometown of Rome, Italy.
False. He moved to London at age 14 all on his own and lived and worked there for 7 years.
200
THis is the overture to what traditional Christmas Ballet?
The Nutcracker!
300
This fellow invented the modern version of the piano.
Bartolomeo Christofori
300
This musical term means, "Little Sonata."
Sonatina
300
Muzio Clementi was born in ______________.
Rome, Italy
300
The piano was a popular keyboard instrument in the Baroque Period.
FALSE - the Piano wasn't invented until the end of the Baroque Era and most musicians didn't have access to this "modern" instrument until the Classical Era.
300
What Christmas movie is THIS the theme song for . .
A Charlie Brown Christmas
400
This composer worked with piano makers - encouraging them to make more powerful instruments so they could play dramatic music without breaking strings or hammers.
Beethoven!
400
This musical skill or term means to play the same piece in a different key (or position).
Transposition
400
Muzio Clementi moved to this major city when he was just 14 years old.
London, England
400
Muzio Clementi once had a piano playing contest with Ludwig Beethoven.
FALSE - The contest was with Wolfgang Mozart! Who won???
400
This holiday tune isn't a holiday tune at all: It was a drinking song written in 1580 by Richard Jones. What is it?
What Child is This? or Greensleeves - the original folk tune name. Some reports say Henry VIII wrote it - at one time, traitors were hanged as hired bands of musicians played the tune.
500
The father of this REALLY famous composer had the first name "Leopold." He was ALSO a violinist and composer and had his birthday last Saturday. He would have been 233 years old.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father was Leopold Mozart. His birthday was the 14th. He was quite the composer and musician himself!
500
This musical work features a solo instrument with an orchestra playing as its accompaniment.
CONCERTO!
500
Norwegian Composer Edvard Grieg carried this little figurine in his pocket for good luck. . .. .
His lucky Frog! At night, he put it by his bed. 
500
The London Symphony Orchestra was to have sailed on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
TRUE! Due to a delay in the ship's schedule, the orchestra took an earlier boat and avoided the disaster.
500
This obscure christmas tune is Miss Cindy's favorite:
In The Bleak MidWinter