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Orchestra EOCT
Orchestra Final Semester #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Lento Mean? | Slow. |
| What should you do when Improvising? | Be aware of the key your playing. |
| What were the Musical Stylistic Periods? | Medieval-Renaissance-Baroque-Classical-Romantic-Modern. |
| What was the Date of The Renaissance Stylistic period? | 1450-1600. |
| What was the date of the Baroque Period? | 1600-1750. |
| Which 2 stylistic periods were very similar? | Baroque & Classical. |
| What does Tenuto mean? | To hold for the whole time value. |
| Who was Johann Strauss? | A composer of the Romantic era. |
| What is it called when there are no sharps? | C Major. |
| What is it called when there is 1 sharp? | G Major. |
| What is it called when there are 2 sharps? | D Major. |
| What is it called when there are 3 sharps? | A Major. |
| What is it called when there are 4 sharps? | E Major. |
| What does Presto mean? | Extremely Quick. |
| Who were some composers of the Romantic Era? | Tchaikovsky, Brahms , Schubert. |
| Who was the most famous classical musician? | Mozart. (Pronounced: mow-t-sart) |
| Who was the most famous Baroque musician? | J.S Bach. |
| What era was Telemann in? | Classical. |
| What does the TOP number mean on a time signature? | How many beats there are per measure. |
| What does the BOTTOM number mean on a time signature? | What note gets the beat. |
| What are the most common BOTTOM time signature number? | 1, 2, 4 , 8, & 16. |
| What does D.C stand for and what does it mean? | DA CAPO. Means go back to beginning. |
| What does D.S stand for and what does it mean? | DAL SEGNO. Means go to the little Alien-looking-like sign. |
| What does Fine mean? | End. |
| What does the sign with a Cross on the O mean? | Go To CODA. |
| Which of the following was NOT in the Baroque Period? BACH or BEETHOVEN. | Beethoven. |
| What does Consortini(?) Mean? | Mute. |
| What does CON mean? | With. |
| What does Sul tasto Mean? | Play over the fingerboard. |
| What does Sul Ponticello mean? | Play near the bridge. It's the opposite of Sul Tasto. |
| What does Siempre mean? | Always. |
| Describe the music of the Baroque Period. | Predictable Tempo & Rythms; Boring, & Terraces Dynamics. |
| What are Terrace Dynamics? | Like Stairs; Either Loud or Soft. |
| What Period was Mahler from? | Modern. |
| What does Al Cello Rondo Mean? | Start to go fast; Gradually Faster. |
| What does Stringendo mean? | Same as Al Cello Rondo: Start to go fast; Gradually Faster. |
| What does Ritardo mean? | To gradually Slow down. |
| What does Allegro mean? | Quick; Happy; Largo. |
| How many basic notes are there? | 8. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do. |
| What is the Pattern for a Major scale? | W W 1/2 W W W 1/2. |
| What kind of STEP does a Major Scale have? | Whole Step. |
| In Baroque it is either... | Loud or Soft. Never Crescendos. |
| Who was the Farandole from? | Bizét L'arlesienne Suite No.2. |
| What does Andante mean? | Walking Tempo. |
| What does Liseto(?) Mean? | Even. |
| What does Staccato Mean? | Space Between notes. |
| What does Marccato mean? | Jumping notes; Marked; SHORT. |
| When there is a Dotted Half-Note, what does it mean? | What the notes increases by 1/2 a beat. |
| What does Cantabile mean? | Like a Singer. |
| What does Contomo(?) Mean? | Motion. |
| Who studied with Guirshein? | Ravel. |
| What era was Cordelli from? | Baroque. |