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Music History Flashcards

1
Q

Playing the same thing loudly, and then softly is called…? (Baroque)

A

Terrace Dynamics

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2
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Is Handel’s Messiah considered sacred or secular music?

A

sacred

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3
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Johann Sebastian Bach is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Baroque (1600-1750)

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4
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George Frederic Handel is a prominent composer from what time period?

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Baroque (1600-1750)

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5
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Antonio Vivaldi is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Baroque (1600-1750)

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6
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Bach
(Fugue in d minor)

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7
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Handel
(The Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus)

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8
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Vivaldi
(Spring - The Four Seasons)

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9
Q

What is the instrument pictured below?

A

Organ

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10
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What is the instrument pictured below?

A

Harpsichord

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11
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Brahms is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Romantic
(1830-1900)

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12
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Haydn is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Classical
1750-1820

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13
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Mozart is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Classical
1750-1820

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14
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Beethoven is a prominent composer from what time period?

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Classical
1750-1820

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Schubert is a prominent composer from what time period?

A

Romantic
1830-1900

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16
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Mozart
(Queen of the Night - Magic Flute)

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17
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Hadyn
(Surprise Symphony)

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18
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Brahms
(Hungarian Dance No. 5)

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19
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Beethoven
(Symphony No. 9 - Ode to Joy)

20
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Schubert
(Unfinished Symphony)

21
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Wagner
(Ride of the Valkyries)

22
Q

Tchiakovsky is a prominent composer of what time period?

A

Romantic
1830-1900

23
Q

Famous Romantic ballets such as; Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and the Nutcracker were written by…?

A

Tchaikovsky

24
Q

Chopin and Liszt are prominent piano music composers of what time period?

A

Romantic
1830-1900

25
Q

Scott Joplin was a prominent composer in what time period?

A

20th Century

26
Q

George Gershwin was a prominent composer in what time period?

A

20th Century

27
Q

Aaron Copland was a prominent composer in what time period?

A

20th Century

28
Q

Shostakovich was a prominent composer in what time period?

A

20th Century

29
Q

Stravinsky was a prominent composer in what time period?

A

20th Century

30
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Tchiakovsky
(Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)

31
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Chopin
(Nocturn Op 9, No. 2)

32
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Liszt
(Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2)

33
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Joplin
(Maple Leaf Rag)

34
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Gershwin
(Rhapsody in Blue)

35
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Copland
(Appalachian Spring)

36
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Shostakovich
(Symphony No. 5)

37
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Stravinksy
(The Rite of Spring)

38
Q

What film composer wrote classics such as; Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and Star Wars?

A

John Williams

39
Q

What film composer wrote classics such as; Pirates of the Carribean and the Batman Begins trilogy?

A

Hans Zimmer

40
Q

What music composer wrote; Hamilton, Moana and Encanto?

A

Lin-Manuel Miranda

41
Q

What composer wrote the music for Disney classics such as; The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas?

A

Alan Menken

42
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

John Williams
(Jurassic Park)

43
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Hans Zimmer
(The Dark Knight)

44
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Alan Menken
(Pocahontas)

45
Q

Who wrote this song?

A

Lin-Manuel Miranda
(Moana)

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