music genesis final

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definition of sound

sound is a series of compressions and rarefractions that take place in a material medium

speed of sound

761 mph

how many lines and spaces does a music staff have?

5 lines, 4 spaces

smaller sections of a music staff is called

measures

double bar line means

end of a section

how many beats of constant sound does a quarter note get?

1

how many beats of constant sound does a half note get?

2

how many beats of constant sound does a whole note get?

4

name of the note on the bottom line of the treble clef music staff is

E

name all the woodwinds

flute, saxophone, clarinet

name all the brass instruments

trumpet, tuba, trombone

list all 4 instruments in the string family

violin, viola, cello, bass

voicing of each instrument

soprano, alto, tenor bass

2 ways sound is produced on a string instrument

bow is pulled across strings or strings are plucked

what can a pitched percussion instrument do?

play a melodic line

which instruments are pitched?

xylophone, marimba

which instruments are non-pitched?

snare drum, gong

medieval era (time frame, one influential composer)

450-1450, hildegard von bingen

renaissance era (time, composer)

1450-1600, william byrd

baroque era (time, composer)

1600-1750, johann sebastian bach

classical era (time, composer)

1750-1825, wolfgang amadeus mozart

romantic era

1825-1900, ludwig van beethroven

twentieth century

1900-2000, aaron copland

who wrote words to star spangled banner?

francis scott key

words of star spangled banner were orginally written as a?

poem

who wrote the music that is used for star spangled banner?

john stafford smith

what date did the star spangled banner officially become the national anthem?

march 3rd, 1931