Musicology Skills
Name the 6 Concepts of Music
Pitch, Duration, Tone Colour, Dynamics & Expressive Techniques, Texture, Structure
Name the 4 colours for each of The Wiggles
Yellow, Blue, Purple, Red
When did the Baroque Period Begin
Around 1600 (17th Century)
Name the early rocker and guitarist best known for his original song "Johnny B. Goode"
Chuck Berry
What does "Retrograde" mean?
To reverse
What is the name of the specific interval between:
C and G
Perfect 5th
Name the band that Peter Garret was the front man of
Midnight Oil
Which composer wrote the "Four Seasons"
Antonio Vivaldi
English band who dominated the pop charts of the 1960s, bringing to the US the "British Invasion"
The Beatles
Name 1 piece composed by Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Firebird
Petrushka
What is the name of the specific interval between:
C and Bb
Minor 7th
What year (give or take 10 years either side) was "Waltzing Matilda" composed?
1895
DAILY DOUBLE: You have 20 seconds to consider your answer. If you get it right, you will get DOUBLE the point value. If you get it wrong, you lose DOUBLE the point value.
This composer wrote primarily for the keyboard and organ and is considered one of the best composers of all time
Johann Sebastian Bach
Name the rhythmic feel that gave Jazz and Ragtime it's distinctive sound
Swing
Who composed "Rhapsody in Blue"?
George Gerswhin
Name the scale:
E F# G A B C D E
E Minor Scale (Natural Minor OR E Aeolian)
"Land Down Under" is composed by this Australian Band
Men At Work
What is the specific term used to describe the sudden loud and/or soft volume of most Baroque music? _________ dynamics
Terraced Dynamics
Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner
Weezer
Define "Atonality"
The absence of functional harmony or tone centre/key centre
Name at least 5 of the total 7 Church Modes
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
A "Yidaki" is the Aboriginal Yolngu word for this instrument
Didgeridoo - Fact: This name is not of Aboriginal Australian linguistic origin
What is the specific term to describe the harmonic structure of Baroque music, supplying a bassline and a chord progression
Basso Continuo
Jazz trumpeter who introduced a new style of "cool" jazz and responsible for the album "Kind of Blue"
Miles Davis
Name 3 differences between Musique Concrete and Elektronische Musik
40s vs 50s
France vs Germany
Recorded Sounds vs. Electronically Created Sounds