Musical Periods Game

Which composer's father actually wanted him to become a musician?

Beethoven lost his dog.

The Impressionist Composers were both French.

Which composer lived in both the Classical & Romantic Periods?

Vivaldi was a master of the violin.

Composers experimented with making different sounds to create dreamlike atmospheres in the...

John Williams was inspired to write movie music by composers from the Impressionist Period.

Which 2 periods in music history overlapped (or happened at the same time)?

This composer wrote fugues - mainly for the pipe organ.

Bach mainly played the harpsichord.

Beethoven dedicated a symphony to the French General Napolean.

Which composer designed his own opera house?

If it ain't Baroque, then it ain't...? What was the Baroque period known for?

This composer was a child genius!

Who created the ballets "Swan Lake" & "The Nutcracker"?

Bach had 20 children.

Which composer did not like being labeled 'Impressionist'?

Ballets have no speaking or singing parts - only music and dance tell the story.

Tchaikovsky attempted suicide.

During the Romantic Period, Americans were mostly listening to Marches.

Operas have no speaking parts - only singing.

Tchaikovsky went to law school at age 10.

This Romantic composer was thought of like a 'rock star' and was wealthy and famous.

This composer wrote the 'Four Seasons' which featured the violin.

Which composer dressed up all the time? HINT: He delayed a concert because his outfit didn't match his shoes!

Mozart's mother died during a tour, but he didn't tell his family.

Bach's parents died when he was a boy.

Baroque musicians began to form in a group to play music. This group was called...

Ravel served time in jail.

Tchaikovsky wrote music that included real military cannons.

This period was known for it's beautiful melodies and balanced phrases.

Vivaldi was a priest before he became a composer.