Musical Terms
This term means "soft" in music
Piano
The family that includes the Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass
Strings
This composer wrote "The Four Seasons".
Antonio Vivaldi
The number of beats in a measure with a 4/4 time signature
Four
This period of music history included composers such as Bach and Handel.
Baroque
The term for the speed of a piece of music.
Tempo
Instruments like the Flute, Clarinet, and Oboe belong to this family
Woodwinds
This composer wrote this famous "Fifth Symphony"
Ludwig van Beethoven
The term for a group of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff
Jazz music originated in this country
United States
This symbol raises a note by a half-step
Sharp
The Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba belong to this family
Brass
He composed "The Magic Flute"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The interval between C and E
Major Third
The musical era of 1750 to 1820 is known as this.
Classical
A musical pause or break.
Rest
The family that includes instruments you hit, shake, or scrape
Percussion
This composer wrote "Clair de Lune"
Claude Debussy
This clef is used for low-pitched instruments such as cello or bassoon.
Bass Clef
This influential genre of the 1950s and 1960s includes artists like Elvis Presely
Rock and Roll
The term for gradually getting louder.
Crescendo
This instrument family includes the piano and harpsichord
Keyboard
Known for "The Rite of Spring", this Russian composer shocked audiences in 1913.
Igor Stravinsky
The term for a chord made up of three notes
The 1969 music festival that became a symbol of the counterculture movement
Woodstock