General Knowledge

Question 1

What does cut common mean?

Answer 1

Cut common means two minimums per a bar, where usually in common time would be four.

Question 2

What does a tenuto mark imply?

Answer 2

A long but separate note

Question 3

What key is the bee in?

Answer 3

B minor, D major, B minor

Question 4

What does Allegro mean?

Answer 4

Lively

Question 5

What does piano mean?

Answer 5

Soft

Question 6

What does fortetissimo mean?

Answer 6

Very loud

Question 7

What does forte mean?

Answer 7

Loud

Question 8

What does mezzo forte mean?

Answer 8

Moderately loud

Question 9

What sharps are in the bee?

Answer 9

C and F sharps

Question 10

What is a crescendo?

Answer 10

Either getting louder or softer, depending on symbol

Question 11

Who wrote the bee?

Answer 11

Stephen Chin

Question 12

What is staccato?

Answer 12

Short and sharp note.

Question 13

What does the comma mean?

Answer 13

Retake

Question 14

What does an accent do?

Answer 14

Bring out more sound in the note, more accented then other notes, stands out.

Question 15

What does arpeggio mean?

Answer 15

The notes of a chord played in rapid succession.

Question 16

What is Ritornello?

Answer 16

The musical theme of the piece that repeats itself through different sections

Question 17

Who wrote Allegro?

Answer 17

Antonio Vilvaldi

Question 18

Who is Antonio Vilvaldi?

Answer 18

An Italian baroque composer. He composed many pieces for violin and variety of instruments as well as choral works for more than 50 operas and created music for orphanages. He is most famous for his work on the 4 seasons.

Question 19

What key is allegro in?

Answer 19

D major

Question 20

What does 4 by 4 mean?

Answer 20

4 crochets per bar

Question 21

What does downwards arrow ontop of notes mean?

Answer 21

Up bow

Question 22

What bar does soloist one come in in allegro?

Answer 22

Bar 14

Question 23

What bar does solo two come in in allegro?

Answer 23

Bar 28

Question 24

What is a menuet?

Answer 24

A Dance

Question 25

How many crochets per bar in Menuet?

Answer 25

3

Question 26

What key is Menuet in?

Answer 26

D major

Question 27

What is an apoggiatura?

Answer 27

A grace note that delays the next note of the melody. It is an ornament, a harmonic accent

Question 28

What is a trill?

Answer 28

Is a music operation that involves rapid alternation between two notes.

Question 29

Who wrote Menuet?

Answer 29

George Frideric Handel

Question 30

Who is George Frideric Handel?

Answer 30

An English Baroque composer who wrote many important pieces did the English Court and Royalty.