Download Orchestra Semester Exam Study Guide

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Semester Exam Study Guide
Key Signature Chart:
Major
Minor
Sharps #
Flats b
C
G
A
E
none
1 F#
none
none
D
B
2 F# C#
none
A
E
F#
C#
3 F# C# G#
4 F# C# G# D#
none
none
B
G#
5 F# C# G# D# A#
none
F#
D#
6 F# C# G# D# A# E#
none
Gb
Eb
none
6 Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb
Db
Ab
Bb
F
none
none
5 Bb Eb Ab Db Gb
4 Bb Eb Ab Db
Eb
C
none
3 Bb Eb Ab
Bb
F
G
D
none
none
2 Bb Eb
1 Bb
C
A
none
none
Rhythms: The following chart shows how these notes relate to one another:
Time Signatures: The following are the most common time signatures in music:
4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 12/8, and 9/8. The top number represents how many beats there are per
measure and the bottom number represents what note gets the beat. For example:
In 6/8, the top number, 6, means that there are 6 beats per measure. The bottom number, 8,
means that the eighth note gets the beat.
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Musical Terminology: The following are the most common musical terms found in music.
A tempo:
Accelerando:
Adagio:
Allegro:
Andante:
Atonality:
Col legno:
Con Fuoco:
Con Sordino:
Concerto:
Crescendo:
Da Capo:
Dal Segno:
Decrescendo:
Detache:
Diminuendo:
Lento:
Quartet:
Sequence:
Slur:
Symphony:
Tie:
Vivace:
Return to the original tempo
Getting faster
Slow
Fast
A walking tempo
Music without a tonal center
To play with the stick of the bow
With fire
With mute
A composition for a soloist and an orchestra
Gradually getting louder
Go back to the top
Go back to the sign
Gradually getting softer
Detached style of bowing
Diminishing in sound
Very slow
A small chamber ensemble consisting of four players
Restatement of an idea or motive at a different pitch level
Connects two or more notes of a different pitch
A composition written for orchestra
Connects two or more notes of the same pitch
Lively
Musical Time Periods and the Composers:
Medieval:
500 – 1450
Renaissance:
Baroque:
Classical:
Romantic:
Contemporary:
1450 – 1600
1600 – 1750
1750 – 1820
1820 – 1900
1900 – Present
Local Musicians:
DeAnn Letourneau
Ian Long
Moonlight Tran
Paul Firak
Janis Mckay
Beth Lano
Nathan Swain
Zachary Jackson
Most music was not written down during this period. Typical
music during this time was in the Catholic Church, such as the
Gregorian Chant.
Byrd, Monteverdi, Palestrina
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Corelli, Teleman
Mozart, Haydn, Salieri
Chopin, Rossini, Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky,
Copeland, Mahler, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Barber
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Bassoon
French Horn
Oboe
Tuba
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