Elements of Music
This element of music tells you how loud or quiet the music is.
Dynamics
This composer wrote a song called 4'33".
John Cage
This era came right after the classical era.
Romantic
This country is known for having mariachi music.
Mexico
This instrument is a percussion instrument made up of two identical metal circles that you hit together.
Crash cymbals
This element of music is the main tune of the song.
Melody
This composer is famous for writing in both the Classical and Romantic periods. He went deaf late in his life.
Ludwig von Beethoven.
This time period was the first we talked about, when they only had music in church.
Medieval
This country featured music that tends to start slowly and speed up.
Russia
This woodwind instrument is held horizontally (parallel to the ground) and is made entirely of metal.
Flute
This element of music describes everything that happens in the "background" of the song.
Harmony
This was the most famous Baroque composer. He is famous for writing a lot of music in different styles that had never been heard before.
Johann Sebastian Bach
This classical music era is known for being the start of the true symphony orchestra.
Classical
This country's movies are known for having upbeat, pop-style songs.
India
This instrument is the second largest member of the string family.
Cello
This element of music describes how "high" or "low" the sound is.
This Romantic era composer wrote The Nutcracker ballet.
Pyotr Iliych Tchaikovsky
This time period of classical music came right after Medieval period.
Renaissance
This country is home to aboriginal people and their music. It also is famous for an instrument called the didgeridoo.
Australia
There are four types of saxophones typically used in bands today. This saxophone is the second largest out of those four.
Tenor saxophone
This element of music refers to the unique tone that an instrument or sound makes.
Timbre
This Classical era composer is one of the most famous composers of all time. You might remember when I told you there's a movie about him that I can't show in class. He also wrote a famous opera called The Magic Flute.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This time period was known for having a lot of instrument improvements, such as the creation of the harpsichord.
Baroque
This country was the birthplace of opera, and one of its popular styles of traditional music is called tarantella.
Italy
This instrument is the larger relative of the oboe.
English Horn