Music questions for eras and composers

How old was Bach when his mom died?

Which composer is considered the greatest composer, because of the complexity of his music?

Born in Russia, froze from seeing his reflection in the mirror, played until he was 85, medical problems.

The Baroque era went from 1600-1750 .

______________ made difficult pieces sound natural and pleasing. He was a very religious person born in Germany.

Pieces got very long and showy during this era.

Who were the "three B's?"

We are currently in the ______________ music era.

___________ music had a lot of strict forms that people were supposed to follow. It was usually happy music.

Brahms read romantic-adventure stories while he played the piano at taverns in order to earn money.

The classical era referred to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome

What music period was Handel in?

What composer was known for blues and jazz?

The classical era went from 1750-1920.

Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, Wagner, were all Romantic composers.

_________________ was a famous American composer that lived to be 98 years old.

Igor ________________ lived to be 88 years old and was a lawyer, until his father died.

Who wrote a lot of music for famous ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and the Nutcracker?

Mozart wrote 21 piano concertos.

_______________ grew up in New York, worked as a young salesman, and spent hours listening to phonographs.

He was the most famous Romantic-style pianist in the world.

The four main music periods in chronological order are Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary.

Duke _____________________ was an African American composer that traveled by train to avoid discrimination.

______________ music may contain different scale tones, changing time signatures, and randomness.

Bach walked 200 miles to find a job and go to an organ concert.

Romantic composer that was from Poland that was always polite. He learned piano at the age of 4 quickly.

Guido d'Arezzo is considered to be the inventor of modern music notation a ___________ years ago.

Bach was born in Germany, known for playing harpsicord and organ, had lots of kids, and is a Baroque composer.

Beethoven learned piano at age 4, had a harsh father, never, married, played for Mozart, changed music history.

His music was very serious and he got to study with Joseph Haydn. He went deaf in his later years.