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A study of Musical Origins, Terminology, Fun Facts, Composers, and more
A study of Musical Origins, Terminology, Fun Facts, Composers, and more
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True or False: Monaco’s national orchestra is bigger than its army.
True
False
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What is a "Cadenza?"
A popular diving sport.
A orchestra tuning up.
A waterfall of noise.
An extended solo (played alone) for the soloist in a concerto.
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Click on the quote that Beethoven actually wrote.
“Music begins where the possibilities of language end.”
“Competitions are for horses, not artists.”
“If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art.”
"I do not know any other sign of superiority but kindness."
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What is "Polyphonic music?"
Two singers singing to each other through their phones.
Two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody.
A method of musical notation.
A famous cello player.
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Origins
, "Who made the first musical instrument?"
Tubal Cain
Jubal Cain
Juan Mendez
Lee Mishka
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What is the musical language?
French
German
Italian
English
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What did Beethoven do before he composed his music?
Went to bed.
Played the organ.
Dipped his head in cold water.
Slept with his chickens.
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Music has always had a impact on history, name 1 country where music has changed the way things are.
Lebanon
Chile
France
Egypt
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How much pressure do the strings in a grand piano exert on the frame?
300 tons
30 tons
16-200 lbs
10 lbs
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What periods of music are there?
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st Century.
1500's, 1600's, 1700's, 1800's, 1900's, Contemporary.
Spiritual, Classical, Reformed, Contemporary
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st.
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Fun Facts
, An engineering professor invented me, I work underwater, but need water for my sound, What am I?
Harmonium
Garden Hose
hydraulophone
Harpischord
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Who Invented Music?
Hannah Powers
The Devil
God
Elvis Presly
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Fun Facts
, A Soviet Spy to America (Lev Termen) invented this instrument, what is its name?
Theremin
Magniphone
Operatical
Electro-Synthesizer
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True or False:
Handel’s Messiah was a flop when it premiered in England.
True
False
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Manufacture
, Name 1 famous instrument craftsman
Benjamin Franklin
Antonio Stradivari
Thomas Edison
Bartolomeo Cristofori
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What is the "Mystic scale" in music?
A minor
D major
F minor harmonic
E natural minor
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What does the musical term, "Accent" mean?
A push or pull on a note.
Indian Music
Music played in a different way.
An emphasis or “punch” at the beginning of a musical sound.
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What instrument is used by the indigenous people of Australia to accompany ceremonial dancing and singing?
Calamache
Didgeridoo
Yomoyohema
Zeusaphone
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True or False:
Bach and Schubert were world famous at the time of their deaths.
True
False
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Unlike the "Happiest Music Note" (B) the "happiest" scale is...
B flat major
F major
E sharp major
C flat minor
