Name that Composer
This deaf German master wrote the triumphant Fifth Symphony.
Ludwig van Beethoven
True or False: A bow tie is not required for our concert attire
False!
This double-reed woodwind has a nasal, plaintive tone and traditionally gives the tuning note for the orchestra.
Oboe
This is the term for a three-note chord built of stacked thirds..
Triad
How many Andreas are in orchestra?
3
This Austrian is called the "Father of the Symphony" and wrote the Surprise Symphony.
Joseph Haydn
When are we seeing the Dallas Symphony perform Ginastera Estancia Suite and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade?
Thursday, September 24, 2026.
These large round brass plates are crashed together to create a loud, booming accent.
Cymbals
Relative major and minor keys share the same key signature; this is the relative minor of C Major.
A minor
How many Cellos do we have this semester?
5
This Czech composer captured his impressions of America in his famous Ninth Symphony, subtitled "From the New World"
Antonín Dvořák
True or false: All of our concerts are on a Tuesday this semester
False! Halloween concert is Friday, October 30th
Tuned exactly one octave below the cello, this rare, massive string instrument stands over 11 feet tall.
Octobass
This expressive term instructs the ensemble to gradually slow down the tempo.
ritardando
When is orchestra class?
Tuesday and Thursdays, 2:30-4:50pm
This Italian Baroque master and violin virtuoso painted a musical portrait of the seasons in The Four Seasons.
Antonio Vivaldi
When is our First concert?
September 29, 2026
Pitching a fifth lower than an oboe, this instrument features a pear-shaped bell and plays the famous solo in Dvořák’s New World Symphony.
English horn(or Cor anglais)
This 7-note scale features half steps between scale degrees 2–3 and 5–6, with whole steps everywhere else.
Natural Minor/ Aeolian mode
What is the organization called for the Orchestra?
This composer's intense childhood phobia of the trumpet didn't stop him from writing orchestral masterpieces, including a 1785 Masonic Funeral Music piece featuring a rare, gloomy array of basset horns.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Where is our concerts going to be taken place at?
Texas hall
Hector Berlioz featured this deep string instrument as a prominent soloist in his symphony Harold in Italy.
Viola
What does the bottom number in a time signature tell you? (EX: 4/4 or 6/8)
What type of note equals one beat
How many bake sales do we do per semester in M.O.S?
3