Canonical Facts and Pieces 7

Question 1

Describe Giuseppe Verdi

Answer 1

19th c.
Italian
Romantic Era
Known for opera

Question 2

Describe Johannes Brahms

Answer 2

19th c.
German
Romantic Era

Question 3

Describe Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Answer 3

19th c.
Russian
Romantic Era

Question 4

Describe Gustav Mahler

Answer 4

19th-20th c.
Austro-German
Romantic Era

Question 5

Describe Claude Debussy

Answer 5

19th-20th c.
French
Modern Era

Question 6

Describe Arnold Schoenberg

Answer 6

20th c.
Austrian
Modern Era

Question 7

4 Composers from the ROMANTIC ERA

Answer 7

Giuseppe Verdi, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler

Question 8

2 Composers from the MODERN ERA

Answer 8

Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg

Question 9

Berloiz’s canonic work is:

Answer 9

Symphponie Fantastique
Romantic Era
Program Symphony (genre)

Question 10

Wagner’s canonic work is:

Answer 10

Prelude to Tristan and Isolade
Romantic Era
Overture (genre)

Question 11

Musorgsky’s canonic work is:

Answer 11

Pictures at an Exhibition

Romantic Era

Question 12

Debussy’s canonic work is:

Answer 12

Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun

Modern Era