Composers
Styles
Pianist's Domain
Collaborative Art
Technic
100

This person created a miniature dramatic scene in "Das Veilchen."

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

100

In this style, two collaborative musicians have distinctive roles: one always plays the melody and the other plays basso continuo or figured bass.

What is Baroque Style?

100

When playing orchestral reduction, pianists rotate their wrists and hands quickly to play this type of figure/pattern to imitate the strings or the timpani.

What is Tremolo?

100

In the preludes, interludes and postludes of Schumann's lieder, pianists should play in this manner.

What is a soloistic manner ?

100

The quote that Faure used to describe the pianist's approach in playing his music.

What is "Iron hand in a velvet glove" ?

200

This composer used special tone colors to paint particular ideas and words – He is said to have been "very close to the language"

Who is Debussy? 

200

The portrayal of an extra musical character, scene or emotion became most evident in this style. 

What is Romantic style?

200

This type of articulation helps pianist's mimic the baroque style bass line. 

What is portato?

200

The development of this instrument triggered an explosion of collaborative repertoire. 

What is the Piano?

200

This technic allows the piano to mimic the fluid lines of a violin, or string section of an orchestra

What is Legato?

300

This composer elevated the collaborative sonata to an equal partnership, evident in the compositional of his cello sonatas. 

Who is Beethoven?

300

In this style, traditional elements are explored in innovative ways. 

What is Contemporary Style?

300

What is the name of the extended technic of introducing  foreign objects into the piano to change the sound quality?

What is prepared piano?

300

This is the title of a a professional  accompanist in the Baroque era.

What is the Maestro de Cembalo? 

300

In order to capture the veiled depth of French Romantic style, pianists often do this to create a non attack touch. 


What is keeping fingers very close to the keys?

400

The music of this composer is often described as having lush fullness, broad contrasts, and rich texture. 

Who is Brahms?

400

In the Baroque style, the dotted portion of a rhythm is often replaced by these. 

What are rests?

400

Use of this mechanism allows pianists to collect and blend harmonies, to connect notes, and create echo effects. 

What is the pedal?

400

This diagram depicts a way with which to describe emotions.

What is the color wheel?

400

In order to achieve a crisps, light, and bright tone often required in Baroque playing, pianists must often keep this shape in their fingers.

What is arched?

500

Both of these composers wrote many lieder for voice and piano, but these songs are frequently performed with orchestra. 

Who are Mahler and Strauss?

500

These two words describe almost every element in the execution of the music of the Classical style. 

What is clarity and precision?

500

In this compositional section of a song, pianists often get the emotional "last word". 

What is the postlude? 

500

Although not part of the main melodic content, this compositional element must be well coordinated with one's partner in the pacing and style of the musical score. 

What is ornamentation?

500

The invention of this device has allowed composers to indicate an approximate performance tempo, and has been a staple tool assisting in the development of many technical passages!

What is the metronome?