Composers 1 - Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Copland, Tchaikovsky Flashcards
Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, Mozart, Copland, Tchaikovsky
“Eroica” Symphony
Beethoven
Dedicated to a memory of a great man instead of Napoleon ++
Beethoven - 3rd Symphony in E-flat “Eroica”
Theme borrowed from his The Creatures of Prometheus ++
Beethoven - 3rd Symphony in E-flat “Eroica”
Second Movement is a funeral march ++
Beethoven - 3rd Symphony in E-flat “Eroica”
A horn enters a recapitulation four bars early ++
Beethoven - 3rd Symphony in E-flat “Eroica”
“Fate” Symphony
Beethoven
Fate knocking at the door ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
short short short long motif ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
G-G-G-E-flat motif ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
G-G-G-E-flat motif ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
29 C major fortissimo chords ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
First time contrabassoon was written into a piece ++
Beethoven - 5th Symphony in C minor “Fate”
“Pastoral” Symphony
Beethoven
Scene by a brook ++
Beethoven - 6th Symphony in F major “Pastoral”
Thunderstorm in the fourth movement ++
Beethoven - 6th Symphony in F major “Pastoral”
Shepherd’s song ++
Beethoven - 6th Symphony in F major “Pastoral”
flute, oboe, and clarinet depict the birds nightingale, quail, and cuckoo ++
Beethoven - 6th Symphony in F major “Pastoral”
“Choral” Symphony
Beethoven
Contains Friedrich Schiller’s Ode to Joy ++
Beethoven - 9th Symphony in D minor “Choral”
Turkish March ++
Beethoven - 9th Symphony in D minor “Choral”
Second movement scherzo ++
Beethoven - 9th Symphony in D minor “Choral”
Prominent solo for the fourth horn ++
Beethoven - 9th Symphony in D minor “Choral”
Fur Elise
Beethoven
Moonlight piano sonata
Beethoven
Nicknamed by Ludwig Rellstab ++
Beethoven - Moonlight piano sonata
Evokes the atmosphere around Lake Lucerne ++
Beethoven - Moonlight piano sonata
Dedicated to countess Guicciardi ++
Beethoven - Moonlight piano sonata
Subtitled Quasi una Fantasia ++
Beethoven - Moonlight piano sonata
Damper pedal is held down for the duration ++
Beethoven - Moonlight piano sonata
Hammerklavier piano sonata
Beethoven
Kreutzer violin sonata
Beethoven
Les Adieux piano sonata
Beethoven
Contains the word lebewohl +
Beethoven - Les Adieux piano sonata
Brandenburg Concertos
J. S. Bach
For a namesake Margrave ++
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
Violins are replaced by two viola de gambas ++
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
Played by Prince Leopold ++
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
Solo cadenza for harpsichord ++
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
Phrygian half cadence ++
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
The Art of the Fugue
J. S. Bach
Goldberg Variations
J. S. Bach
Well-Tempered Clavier
J. S. Bach
Fugues and Preludes in all keys +
J. S. Bach - Well-Tempered Clavier
Mass in B Minor
J. S. Bach
Symbolum Nicenum
J. S. Bach - Mass in B Minor
St. Matthew Passion
J. S. Bach
He became famous after revival by Mendelssohn ++
J. S. Bach - St. Matthew Passion
Musical Offering
J. S. Bach
Cured Count Kaiserling’s insomnia
J. S. Bach - Musical Offering
Notebook for Anna Magdelena
J. S. Bach
Coffee Cantata
J. S. Bach
Lieschen
J. S. Bach - Coffee Cantata
“Unfinished” 8th Symphony
Schubert
Often finished with music from Rosamunde
Schubert - “Unfinished” 8th Symphony
Trout Quintet
Schubert
Includes the song Die Forelle ++
Schubert - Trout Quintet
Little and Great Symphonies in C-Major
Schubert
Der Erlkonig / The Elf-King
Schubert