Orchestra Jeopardy

Key Signatures

100

Key signature with one flat

F Major

200

Key signature with no flats or sharps

C Major

300

Key signature with two sharps

D Major

400

Key Signature with Four sharps

E Major

500

Harmonic minor of C Major

A Minor

Bowing Styles

100

Hammer Bows

Martele

200

Smooth pulsing bows

Loure

300

Bouncing bows played at balance point

Spiccato

400

Short, stopped bows going up or down consecutively

staccato 

500

Using the stick of the bow to make a percussive sound

Col Legno

Dynamics

100

Gradually increase in volume and intensity

Crescendo

200

To slow down

Ritardondo

300

To speed up 

Accelerando

400

To suddenly change in dynamic or tempo

Subito ___

500

To play with more speed and energy

Piu Mosso

Composers

100

Romantic composer famous for many ballets, such as Swan Lake and the Nutcracker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

200

Baroque compose known for Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Brandenburg Concertos, and Air on the G String

Johann Sebastian Bach

300

Classical Composer known for being very prolific, having written 41 symphonies, but is also known for his Requiem and his operas such as The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

400

Soviet-era Russian composer known for more aggressive compositions, his most famous being his eighth quartet, his first cello concerto, and his fifth symphony

Dmitri Shostakovich

500

Romantic composer known for incorporating traditional Norwegian melodies and elements into his music, with his most famous works being In the Hall of the Mountain King and Morning Mood, both of which come from the play Peer Gynt

Edvard Grieg

Period Playing

100

How quarter notes are played in the baroque period

Martele

200

How eighth notes are played in the classical period

Spiccato 

300

How quarter notes are played during the romantic period

detache

400

In baroque playing, the direction the bow goes when coming in on an offbeat

up 

500

How grace notes are played in the romantic period

before the beat