Composer Quiz

Which composer-pianist, lost his hearing, his music is a “bridge” from the Classical style to the Romantic Style?

What do the composers, Verdi, Bizet, Puccini, and Wagner have in common?

brother and sister, composers, pianists,

reason and logic are the way to truth, music was light, airy, elegant, and well thought-out, sonata form was popular

grandiose dimensions, love of drama, religious intensity, genres included operas, oratorios, fugues, cantatas, suites

one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, phenomenal memory and ability to develop pieces of music in his head,

husband and wife, composers, pianists, he permanently injured his hand in an attempt to develop finger strength

French composer, wrote the opera Carmen, died thinking it was a failure, now it's one of the most popular operas

Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi were

In what time period would you have most likely heard an art song (lied) if you went to a friend’s house for the evening?

English madrigal composer from the Renaissance

Wagner, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, the Schumanns, Schubert, the Mendelssohns, Liszt, Chopin, Bizet, Berlioz were

Born in Germany, lived much of his life in London, composed the Messiah

Mozart and Haydn were

Loyal to his native Poland, one of the first composers to write almost exclusively for piano

Which Romantic period composer was one of the first conductors to stand in front of the orchestra?

had a wealthy patron who was impressed by the beauty of his music and decided to support him financially. Never met her

born in Germany, known more as an organist than a composer, wrote with great skill and effectiveness, used counterpoint

most significant type of secular music was the madrigal

secular music written by troubadours, little secular music preserved, developed written musical notation,Gregorian chant

born in Austria, same year as George Washington, known as the “father of the symphony,” worked for the Esterhazy family

Relied on emotion& imagination rather than rational intellect, beautiful tender music while fascinated with evil& misery