Music History

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Across
  1. 2. one sound
  2. 3. Tchaikovsky is most known from his ballets and was from this country
  3. 7. This composer was best known for his symphonies, he wrote 104
  4. 8. a short recurring musical phrase
  5. 9. the road map of a song
  6. 11. This was the popular keyboard instrument of the Baroque era
  7. 12. The Renaissance time period saw the rise of the ______ class
  8. 13. This composer wasn't very skilled at any instrument and was actually enrolled in medical school before quitting to become a composer and conductor
  9. 14. the combination or long and short sounds
  10. 15. This music ensemble because very popular during the Baroque era
  11. 18. Bach was from this country
  12. 21. the 12 pitches are put in an order and used to create the music based on that order either forwards, backwards or as a mirror image
  13. 22. how high or low a sound is
  14. 23. two sounds
  15. 27. someone who is exceptionally good at playing an instrument, especially at a young age
  16. 28. the term used to describe how loud or quiet the music is
  17. 31. This is the name given to a person who paid a composer to write music and put on concerts
  18. 32. This was the instrument that eventually became the modern day trombone
  19. 33. Milton Babbitt was a professor of this at Princeton University
  20. 34. This is what happened when Stravinsky premiered one of his ballets
  21. 35. this composer was considered the first "emo kid"
  22. 36. without a tonal center
  23. 38. the technique of making up music on the spot
  24. 39. The time period where all musical rules were rejected
Down
  1. 1. This composer composed over 600 works, spoke 15 languages and was friends with Haydn
  2. 4. an instrument that creates electronic sounds
  3. 5. This Baroque composer lived in both Germany and England and had a very happy live and died rich
  4. 6. using minimal chords or sounds in your composition
  5. 10. The era where feelings were more important than following the musical rules
  6. 15. earliest music was passed through _________ tradition
  7. 16. the time period also called the Enlightenment
  8. 17. This German composer was nicknamed "the little mushroom" because he was short and chubby
  9. 19. This instrument replaced the harpsichord
  10. 20. tonality means music based on the 7 pitches of the ________
  11. 23. _______ music from the Romantic Era had a story that went along with the music
  12. 24. a type of Medieval music sung mainly by monks at church services
  13. 25. This composer helped design his own opera house
  14. 26. violin, viola, cello, and double bass belong to this family
  15. 29. had a temper and lost his hearing throughout his life
  16. 30. the use of musical ideas from a specific country or region
  17. 31. This composer was friends with Thomas Edison and collected cars
  18. 37. Antonio Vivaldi wrote over 50 _________