Instruments
A typical string quartet consists of these instruments.
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
(strings on a violin + strings on a viola) x (strings on a cello + strings on a double bass)
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Für Elise, Turkish March, Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vivaldi, who earned the nickname "the Red Priest," also held this occupation in addition to being a composer.
Priest
having a rounded and slightly elongated outline or shape like that of an egg / harpist in the Pleasantville orchestra
OValentine
This part of a string instrument "anchors the strings at the end of the instrument, providing a secure attachment point and allowing the strings to vibrate freely"
Tailpiece
An octave represents an interval of ___ notes.
8
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute
W. A. Mozart
Dmitri Shostakovich often described his pieces as "orchestral" rather than "pianistic." He soon bet (and lost) this item during a game of poker.
Piano
an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble / curd made from mashed soybeans, used chiefly in Asian and vegetarian cooking
ConcerTofu
The viola primarily uses this clef.
Alto clef (C clef)
The best score someone performing a level 3 piece for NYSSMA can receive is a...
28
Swan Lake, Marche Slav, 1812 Overture
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Haydn's 94th symphony in G major earned this nickname after he was surprised to hear that people were falling asleep during his performances.
Surprise Symphony
represented by the symbol ♯ / when the notes of a chord are performed one after the other instead of all at the same time
ShArpeggio
The strings of a double bass are these pitches.
E, A, D, G
The A above middle C vibrates at ___ Hz.
440
Clair de lune, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Deux Arabesques
Claude Debussy
Jean Sibelius had synesthesia. Fittingly, he saw C major, commonly the first key piano students learn, as this color.
Red
Orchestra teacher at Pleasantville High School / a nocturnal omnivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates that are native to the south central US and Central and South America.
Ms. NArmadillo
Identify the option that is NOT a string instrument: Lute, Lyre, Balalaika, Vibraphone
Vibraphone
Beginning with Beethoven, who died two years after the completion of his Symphony No. ___, it became a somewhat common idea that a composer would die either while writing this number symphony or shortly thereafter.
9
Iditarod, The Odyssey, Storm
Soon Hee Newbold
Edvard Grieg carried around a frog figurine made out of this material in his pocket, often rubbing it for good luck
a bass instrument of the oboe family with a double reed / beloved composer, conductor, musician, film producer, and director who was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2024
BaSoon Hee Newbold