Music: Part III (pages 7,8, and 9)

Which musical group of the 1960s had hit songs including ‘Surfin’ USA’ and ‘Good Vibrations’ → The Beach Boys

In which country did these dances originate? Polka → Czechoslovakia. Tango → Argentina

Identify the composer: The Messiah → George Handel. Rhapsody in Blue → George Gershwin

What note in a musical composition will hold for 1 beat and a ½ ? → Dotted Quarter Note

Identify the musical periods in which these composers wrote? Beethoven → Classical. Stravinsky → Modern

What is the term for the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progression? → Harmony

Which composer created much of his music after he became deaf → Ludwig von Beethoven

If an X is used for an accidental, what does it mean? → Double sharp

What kind of musical scale is made up of semi-tones or half-tones → Chromatic

Name the class of instruments to which the following instruments belong. Vibraphone → Percussion. French Horn → Bass

In which European country was Sebastian Bach born → Germany

What is the lowest pitch possible for a properly tuned violin → G

How many flats are in the key of A Flat Major → 4

What do the following music terms mean? Poco a poco → Little by little. Staccato → Short Detached notes

Name the composer and the opera in which a Gypsy seduces a soldier who abandons his post and his honor, eventually murdering her → Carmen, George Bizet

Which music group sings ‘It’s Fun to Stay at the YMCA’ → Village People

What do the following terms mean? Coda → an ending added to a song. Dulce _> Sweetly or Delicately

What is the title of the person who designs dances for theatrical productions → Choreographer

There are three types of instruments in the woodwind family. Name 2 of them → Single Reed, Double Reed, No Reed

Which son of a former slave gained fame for composing and performing Ragtime music → Scott Joplin

In what musical would you find the songs ‘Maria’ and ‘Officer Kruppke’ → West Side Story

In which musical would you find the songs ‘Heaven on their Minds’ and ‘I don't know how to Love him’ → Jesus Christ Superstar

The key signature tells the musician what key the music can be played, identify the key signature. Which key signature has 3 sharps → A Major

Which key signature has no sharps and no flats → C Major

Who composed the Oratorio ‘Messiah’ → George Handel

Who composed the Brandenburg concertos → Johann Sebastian Bach

Name the Broadway musical that has these songs. Music of the Night → Phantom of the Opera. Edelweiss → The Sound of Music

In what orchestral family would you find the piano → Percussion

Which popular stage musical about a romance with Danny and Sandy was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John → Grease

Heartstrings was a Netflix series with each episode based on a song by which singer/songwriter? → Dolly Parton

What style of music originated in Jamaica in the 1960s and popularized by Bob Marley? → Reggae

Which famous American statesman and inventor was credited with inventing the harmonica which was originally called the glassy chord → Benjamin Franklin

If you see the directive Adagio, what do you do? → Play slowly

What Vienna composer wrote and composed ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ → Johann Sebastian Mozart

In which orchestral family would you find the following: Double base → strings. Glockenspiel → Percussion

Who composed the popular opera ‘Porgy and Bess’ → George Gershwin

How many beats or counts does a dotted half note receive in music → 3

What process is defined as putting an accent on an offbeat where it would not be normally expected? → Syncopation

(Foreign Language) Name the one-word title of a Broadway musical that is defined as a restaurant or cafe? → Cabaret

Name the musical period for the following composers. Joseph Haydn → Classical. Wolfgang Mozart → Classical

What major key in music has no flats or sharps? → C Major

What is the national anthem of Great Britain → God Save the King/Queen

In which orchestral family would you find the following instruments: Cymbals → Percussion. Saxophone → Woodwind

In what country was the harmonica invented → China

Who composed the music for the musical ‘West Side Story’ → Leonard Bernstein

What is the musical genre with which the following performers are associated? Luciano Pavarotti → Opera. Miles Davis → Jazz

Which recording artist and movie actress was the first to have over 25 million Twitter followers? → Lady Gaga

Name the instrument that, in Italian, means ‘Little Flute’ → Piccolo

What are flats, sharps, and naturals collectively called? → accidentals

Arrange the following musical periods in chronological order, starting with the oldest: Classical, Baroque, Romanic. → Baroque, Classical, Romantic

What do we call a closing phrase or harmonic sequence that ends in a self-contained passage? → Cadence

What is the name of the US Navy’s official song? → Anchors Aweigh

What is the stringed instrument of the violin family that is only slightly larger than a violin? → Viola