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Music Appreciation 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |