Music Composition and Terminology

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What is the title of the selection composed for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne?

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The Prince of Denmark's March

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What is the term for a child (under age 12) who displays a talent in music on the same level as a skilled adult musician?

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Musical prodigy

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What style of singing uses graceful legato melodies that are decorated with many precise, rapidly‐moving notes?

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Bel canto

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What two composers collaborated for almost 30 years, creating pieces for a big band?

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Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

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Which perfectionist composer destroyed many of his compositions before they were published?

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Brahms

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Which composer had twenty children, four of whom were composers?

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Bach

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What is the term for the many different ways that notes can be played on an instrument, such as the style of attach and the manner in which notes are connected or separated?

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Articulation

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What is the musical term for the last, or final movement of a sonata, concerto, or symphony?

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Finale

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What type of composition, usually in three parts or movements, is composed for solo instrument(s) and orchestra?

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Concerto

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What is the musical term that indicates that a note is emphasized by making it louder?

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