Classical Music Flashcards
Johannes Sebastian Bach
Germany. Musical Family. Toccata and Fugue, Air on the G String, St Matthew Passion, The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Ludwig von Beethoven
Germany. Went deaf. 9th symphony, 5th symphony, Fur Elise, Grand Fugue, Fidelio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austria. Child prodigy, died young. Requiem, Magic Flute, Eine Klein Nachtmuzik, Jupiter.
Joseph Haydn
Austria. Shared classical spotlight with Mozart. The Creation, Nelson Mass.
Franz Schubert
Austria. Ave Maria, Erlkonig, 9th Symphony.
Claude Debussy
France. Clair de Lune.
Igor Stravinsky
Russia. The Rite of Spring, The Firebird, The Petrushka.
Johannes Brahms
Germany. Perfectionist who would destroy his own work.
Giuseppe Verdi
Italy. See Opera. Stride la vampa, Rigotello.
Richard Wargner
Germany. See Opera. Anti-semitic. The Flying Dutchman, The Valkyries, Tamhauser.
Bela Bartok
Hungary. Hungarian folk. Concerto for Orchestra, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.
Franz Liszt
Hungary. Rockstar, fast pace. Hungarian Rhapsody no 2, La Campanella.
Pyotor Tchaikovsky
Russia. The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty.
Frederic Chopin
Poland. Expressive piano playing. Piano Sonata 2 in B flat minor, Prelude in E minor.
George Handel
German/Brit. See Opera. Messiah’s Hallelujah, Joy to the World.