Classical Music Flashcards

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Johannes Sebastian Bach

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Germany. Musical Family. Toccata and Fugue, Air on the G String, St Matthew Passion, The Well-Tempered Clavier.

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Ludwig von Beethoven

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Germany. Went deaf. 9th symphony, 5th symphony, Fur Elise, Grand Fugue, Fidelio

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Austria. Child prodigy, died young. Requiem, Magic Flute, Eine Klein Nachtmuzik, Jupiter.

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Joseph Haydn

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Austria. Shared classical spotlight with Mozart. The Creation, Nelson Mass.

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Franz Schubert

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Austria. Ave Maria, Erlkonig, 9th Symphony.

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Claude Debussy

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France. Clair de Lune.

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Igor Stravinsky

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Russia. The Rite of Spring, The Firebird, The Petrushka.

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Johannes Brahms

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Germany. Perfectionist who would destroy his own work.

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Giuseppe Verdi

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Italy. See Opera. Stride la vampa, Rigotello.

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Richard Wargner

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Germany. See Opera. Anti-semitic. The Flying Dutchman, The Valkyries, Tamhauser.

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Bela Bartok

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Hungary. Hungarian folk. Concerto for Orchestra, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.

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Franz Liszt

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Hungary. Rockstar, fast pace. Hungarian Rhapsody no 2, La Campanella.

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Pyotor Tchaikovsky

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Russia. The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty.

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Frederic Chopin

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Poland. Expressive piano playing. Piano Sonata 2 in B flat minor, Prelude in E minor.

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George Handel

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German/Brit. See Opera. Messiah’s Hallelujah, Joy to the World.

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Antonio Vivaldi

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Italy. Four Seasons, Gloria.

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Arnold Schoenberg

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Austria/USA. Chamber Symphony, Sechs Kleine Klavierstucke.

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John Cage

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USA. 4’33, Sonatas and Interludes, Imaginary Landscape.