Composers

Mozart wrote the "Haydn Quartets" in honor of…

Beethoven's 3rd Symphony is entitled "Eroica" which in Italian means…

Stravinsky's ballet about a ritual where a young girl dances to death

This composer studied law and is also famous for his composition “The Messiah”

During the Baroque Period, musicians were thought of in the same social class as...

Beethoven is said to have "bridged the gap" between which 2 musical time periods?

The composer of the Brandenberg Concertos as well as hundreds of organ pieces.

In this era, composers had a desire to express their emotions in less restrictive ways

First black composer to have major classical music success in America

Which composer added the “Minuet” to the symphony?

Music that imitates, describes or tells a story or narrative?

This composer collected wax-cylinder phonograph recordings of old English folk songs

Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” was based on the music of

Rimsky-Korsakov’s work, Scheherazade, was based on:

Because of his contribution to the symphony, Papa Haydn is considered

What does "sight read" mean?

This composer wrote his most famous work completely deaf

During the performance of the “Hallelujah Chorus”, it is traditional to

Hired by a Hungarian prince as a court composer, Haydn had his own private

Beethoven originally wrote his 3rd symphony in honor of…

Which instrument slowly gained popularity during the Classical Period?

Mozart was a…

This is the term given to the group of Russian Nationalist Composers

What type of composition is thought of as a composer’s greatest achievement?

Simple recurring themes which each represented a character, place, or mood.