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Music Appreciation 5
Term | Definition |
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Romantic | what kind of composer was Brahms |
Classical | what kind of composer was Beethoven |
Baroque | what kind of composer was Handel |
Baroque | what kind of composer was Bach |
Romantic | what kind of composer was Chopin |
Classical | what kind of composer was Mozart |
Romantic/Classical | what kind of composer was Schubert |
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi | three important Baroque composers |
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven | three important Classical composers |
W.C. Handy | father of blues |
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong | known for scatting |
blue note | dropping of 3rd and 5th notes |
1600-1750 | dates of Baroque period |
1750-1825 | dates of Classical period |
1825-1900 | dates of Romantic period |
1900- current | dates of 20th century |
Chopin | poet of the piano |
Bernstein | wrote west side story |
orchestration | art of writing orchestra |
Verdi | greatest composer of Italian opera |
wagner | greatest composer of German opera |
George Gershwin | wanted to write lasting music (Rhapsody in Blue) |
program music | music that paints a picture or tells a story |
absolute music | opposite of program music |
1969 | year of woodstock |
melody, rhythm, harmony | 3 parts of music |
percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings | 4 types of instruments |
violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, guitar, banjo, lute, mandolin, ukulele, piano | list 4 string instruments |
piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone | list 4 woodwind instruments |
trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium | list 4 brass instruments |
timpani (kettledrums), bass drum, cymbal, snare drum, xylophone, marimba | list 4 percussion instruments |