JS Bach
Bach was primarily a composer and master of this musical instrument.
What is the organ?
These male singers from the Baroque era were castrated before puberty to preserve their high singing voices.
Who are castrati?
This Mozart character and opera namesake was a serial seducer or rapist.
Who is Don Giovanni?
This American composer is known for Appalachian Spring and Rodeo.
Who is Aaron Copland?
It’s the term for the speed or pace of a piece of music.
What is tempo?
This “Demon Barber of Fleet Street” musical by Stephen Sondheim began on Broadway but is often staged with operatic singing and orchestration.
What is Sweeney Todd?
It was JS Bach’s religious affiliation.
What is Lutheranism?
This vocal range lies between soprano and contralto, often featured in operatic roles with both lyrical and dramatic parts.
What is a mezzo-soprano?
DAILY DOUBLE
This heroine in a Puccini’s opera sacrifices herself out of love for Pinkerton.
This Russian composer wrote The Rite of Spring, which caused a riot after it's first performance.
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
The term for gradually getting louder in music is?
What is crescendo?
Jonathan Larson’s Rent, set in New York’s East Village, is a modern retelling of this Puccini opera, .
What is La Bohème?
DAILY DOUBLE
This type of contrapuntal composition, famously mastered by Bach, features interweaving melodic lines.
This rare male voice type sings in the alto or mezzo-soprano range, often using falsetto.
What is a countertenor?
He was the Barber of Seville.
Who is Figaro…or Bugs Bunny?
This English composer wrote Peter Grimes and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, revitalizing British opera in the 20th century.
Who is Benjamin Britten?
A symbol that raises a note by a half step
What is a sharp?
George Gershwin’s opera about Catfish Row has been performed on Broadway as a “folk opera” blending classical and jazz elements.
What is Porgy and Bess?
Bach spent much of his career in this German city, where he was the music director of the Thomaskirche.
What is the Leipzig?
A slight, rapid variation in pitch used by singers to add warmth, expression, and richness to a sustained note.
What is vibrato?
She works in a cigarette factory and became infatuated with the famous bullfighter Escamillo.
Who is Carmen?
This Soviet composer wrote 15 symphonies and faced censorship under Stalin, famously embedding coded messages in his music.
Who is Dmitri Shostakovich?
This is a solo passage in a piece of music, often virtuosic, where the performer can show off technical skill and improvise
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What is a cadenza?
Leonard Bernstein’s operetta based on Voltaire’s satirical novella has been adapted for both Broadway and the opera stage, known for the overture that often opens orchestral concerts
What is Candide?
This monumental Bach work is a large-scale setting of the from the Gospel of Matthew, often performed during Holy Week.
What is the St. Matthew Passion?
This term describes a highly ornamented style of soprano singing, often involving rapid runs and leaps.
What is coloratura?
This character is the hunchbacked court jester in Verdi’s opera of the same name.
Who is Rigoletto?
This French composer wrote Boléro.
Who is Maurice Ravel?
Meaning “in the manner of the chapel,” this Italian phrase refers to unaccompanied choral singing.
What is a cappella?
This Broadway musical is based on the Puccini opera "Madame Butterfly."
This Czech composer’s Symphony No. 9, subtitled “From the New World,” was written during his stay in the United States.