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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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Click on the quote that Beethoven actually wrote.
“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."
“Music begins where the possibilities of language end.”
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What is the musical language?
French
German
English
Italian
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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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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
Antonio Stradivari
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Bartolomeo Cristofori
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How much pressure do the strings in a grand piano exert on the frame?
16-200 lbs
10 lbs
300 tons
30 tons
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What instrument is used by the indigenous people of Australia to accompany ceremonial dancing and singing?
Calamache
Zeusaphone
Yomoyohema
Didgeridoo
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Unlike the "Happiest Music Note" (B) the "happiest" scale is...
F major
E sharp major
B flat major
C flat minor
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What did Beethoven do before he composed his music?
Went to bed.
Dipped his head in cold water.
Played the organ.
Slept with his chickens.
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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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Fun Facts
, An engineering professor invented me, I work underwater, but need water for my sound, What am I?
Garden Hose
hydraulophone
Harpischord
Harmonium
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Who Invented Music?
Hannah Powers
God
The Devil
Elvis Presly
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True or False: Monaco’s national orchestra is bigger than its army.
False
True
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What is the "Mystic scale" in music?
E natural minor
D major
F minor harmonic
A minor
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What is "Polyphonic music?"
Two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody.
A method of musical notation.
A famous cello player.
Two singers singing to each other through their phones.
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What is a "Cadenza?"
An extended solo (played alone) for the soloist in a concerto.
A waterfall of noise.
A popular diving sport.
A orchestra tuning up.
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Origins
, "Who made the first musical instrument?"
Lee Mishka
Juan Mendez
Jubal Cain
Tubal Cain
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What does the musical term, "Accent" mean?
Indian Music
A push or pull on a note.
An emphasis or “punch” at the beginning of a musical sound.
Music played in a different way.
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Fun Facts
, A Soviet Spy to America (Lev Termen) invented this instrument, what is its name?
Operatical
Electro-Synthesizer
Magniphone
Theremin
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What periods of music are there?
Spiritual, Classical, Reformed, Contemporary
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th/21st Century.
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st.
1500's, 1600's, 1700's, 1800's, 1900's, Contemporary.
