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Our modern day instrument, that is large, black, with foot pedals.
What is grand piano
100
Music was more emotive and passionate, with a greater focus on individual expression.

What is the Romantic Period

100

A classical music composition that is usually written for one or more instruments and is made up of multiple parts

What is a Sonata?

100

Has no sharps or flats, is major

What is C Major?

100
What did they use to dampen or soften the sound of the piano before pedals?
What is the leg?
200
This ancestor of piano has a guitar like sound and is a little smaller than the piano
What is the harpsichord
200

This Period was characterized by an obsession with decoration and added frills. The Music is often considered to be part of the Classical period, but it came before it.

What is The Baroque Period

200

What is a shorter and often lighter form of the sonata, usually in three short movements

What is a sonatina?

200

Has two sharps, is major

What is D Major?

200
What was the piano's use in the early days? For private home use or performances?
What is private usage?
300
An ancestor of the piano that is in a box and is very small.
What is a clavichord.
300

This period was characterized by simplicity, clarity, and balance. The sonata form became popular during this period, and the orchestra became a significant musical ensemble.

What is The Classical Period.

300

An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form.

What is a Symphony?

300

Has 1 flat, is minor

What is D minor?

300
What did piano's look like in the early stages?
What is small, pieces of art, wooden?
400

The piano has always had pedals. True or False

False

400

This period was characterized by musical style diverging in ways that had never happened before.

What is The 20th Century?

400

A musical composition for instruments in which a solo instrument is set off against an orchestral ensemble

What is a Concerto?

400

Has 5 flats, is major.

What is Db Major? 

400
What did piano's used to sound like in the early development?
What is smaller sound and guitar?
500

The piano that was developed between the grand piano and the harpsichord.

What is Mozart's piano or the Vietnese Piano

500

This Period was characterized by a flourishing of polyphonic choral music. Music became an integral part of humanist endeavors.

What is The Renaissance Period

500

A musical art form that tells a story through song and music, often with orchestral accompaniment

What is a Opera?

500

Has 6 flats and/or 6 sharps, is minor(name both possible key signatures).

What is Eb and D# minor?

500
Describe the inside of a piano.
What is a metal plate inside, hammers, or strings?