New Musical Jeopardy 11/18/2020

A decrescendo means.

M.M. = Mostly memorized

What is this? F, C, G, D, A, E, B

A flat lowers a pitch by a half step

C Major has 3 sharps

Grave: It's definition is to play slow, heavy and solemn.

A natural cancels a previous sign, and returns the pitch to its original state.

A sextet has 6 players

The top number in a time Signature tells us when it's time to eat.

Flutes should roll in or out to place certain notes in tune.

A crescendo is a gradual decrease in volume.

Prince played 27 different instruments on his Debut Album "For You"

The bottom number in a time Signature, can be made a fraction to tells us what kind of a note gets one count

Drum Corps is a paid for play organization that occurs during the summer

An American music derived from Spirituals and work songs

if you can't hear it, you can't play it in tune.

Rihanna's real name is Robyn Fenty

Enharmonic = Same note different Spelling

Handle wrote his "Messiah" in

Eddie Vedder is the drummer for Pearl Jam

George Gershwin wrote, "The Ode to Joy"

What is the relative minor scale to Bb Major

1/2 Step

Beethoven's 5th symphony might be THE most famous piece of Music of all time.

an Octet has 9 players

Andante, is really fast

Tone is the most important thing

The father of all European composers, the gold standard of All classical Music today

Songs with new music composed for each stanza is called?

A series of long and shorts in Music.

J.S. Bach was a master of this Genre, he wrote 24 of them, 2 in each key

A trio is a composition for 3 players?

Lady Gaga is the Godmother to Elton John's two sons.

A staccato = short and detached

Db concert has 4 sharps

This famous Russian composer's works include, The nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, 1812 Overture

What is the only in tune note on a tenor Saxophone.

He is the subject of the movie Immortal Beloved.

What lowered scale degrees of a major scale create the characteristic sound of the blues

A Tetrachord is

The german name for cymbals is Becken

F Major has 1 flat

A troubadour was traveling poet/musician in France during the 12th and 13th centuries

Which one of these composers in NOT from the USA.

A sharp raises a pitch a whole step

A duet is for 4 players

What famous Beatle, had dyslexia?

Johannes Brahms is most well known for?

A french horn player adjusts their pitch, by adjusting their left hand in the bell.

It uses a slide to change it's Pitch

This Tuned Percussion instrument, uses pedals to change it's pitch.

Swing was a popular dance craze in the 30's and 40's

A standard Brass quintet contains these instruments.

Ab Concert has 4 Flats

Con Sordino = with Mute

Scott Joplin is the "King of Ragtime"

A bossa nova, was a Brazilian Dance popular in the late 50's and 60's

A racket is a double reed wind instrument used during the renaissance

The rock Band AC/DC originated from this Country

What group recorded the single "Karma Chameleon"

This Genre of music that evolved out of the folk music traditions of Northern Western Europe.

What is the order of Flats?

This Music features, Fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and Bass.

He is the Subject of the Movie "Amadeus"

D Major has 2 Sharps

The combination of Treble and Bass clef is know as what?

This famous United Kingdom group, were formerly known as the New Yardbirds

A written D on Cornet, (1,3K) is Flat?