composers Flashcards

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louis armstrong

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Famous American jazz trumpeter and singer

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johann sebastian bach

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Baroque German composer known for his Mass in B Minor

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ludwig van beethoven

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German pianist and composer of the classical and romantic eras

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johannes brahms

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Romantic German composer known for piano works

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enrico caruso

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italian tenor opera singer

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frederic chopin

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Polish composer known for piano works

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aaron copland

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American composer who wrote Billy the Kid

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claude debussy

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French composer who wrote impressionist music

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duke ellington

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American composer and big-band leader

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george gershwin

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American composer and pianist who wrote Porgy and Bess

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gilbert and sulliivan

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English comic opera composers who wrote The Pirates of Penzance

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george fredrick handle

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German composer famous for operas and The Messiah

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13
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joseph haydn

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Austrian composer called the “Father of the Symphony”

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14
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felix mendelssohn

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German composer who wrote the Italian Symphony

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15
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wolfgang amadeus mozart

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Austrian composer who wrote The Magic Flute

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16
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giacomo puccini

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Italian opera composer who wrote La Bohème

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henry purcell

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baroque english composer

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franz schubert

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Austrian composer known for his Lieder and symphonies

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john philip sousa

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American composer who wrote The Stars and Stripes Forever

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richard strauss

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German composer known for the opera Salome

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igor stravinsky

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Russian ballet composer who wrote The Firebird

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pyotr ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Russian composer who wrote The Queen of Spades

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giuseppi verdi

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Italian opera composer who wrote Rigoletto

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antonio vivaldi

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Venetian composer known for violin works