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Composers Flashcards

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Composer of “The Clock” Symphony #101

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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Composer of Water Music

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George Friedrich Handel

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Composer of Billy Budd (Opera)

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Benjamin Britten (British)

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German Composer - lived for a time in Scotland

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Felix Mendelssohn

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Composer of Hungarian Dances

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Johannes Brahms (German)

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Composer of The Magic Flute

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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Composer of Lucia di Lammermoor (Opera)

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Gaetano Donizetti (Italian)

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Composer of Rigoletto (Opera)

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian)

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Composer of Die Fledermaus “The Bat”

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Johann Strauss II (Austrian)

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10
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Composer of Prince Igor (Opera)

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Alexander Borodin (Russian)

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11
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Composer of The Creation

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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Composer of Symphony #6 (Pathetique)

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

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Composer of The Flying Dutchman

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Richard Wagner (German)

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14
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Composer of Symphony #40 in G Minor

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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15
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Piano Concerto used in the movie Shine

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Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto #3

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16
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Composer of Don Giovanni (Opera)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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17
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Stravinsky symphony that caused a riot at its premier

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Rite of Spring

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18
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Composer of La Boheme (Opera)

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Giacomo Puccini (Italian)

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19
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Composer of Orpheus in the Underworld

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Jacques Offenbach (German)

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20
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Composer of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture

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Felix Mendelssohn (German)

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21
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Composer of Don Quixote (Opera)

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Richard Strauss (Austrian)

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22
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Composer of Romeo and Juliet (Opera) - Not Tchaikovsky’s

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Sergei Prokofiev (Russian)

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23
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Composer buried at Westminster Abby

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George Friedrich Handel

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24
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Composer of Music for Royal Fireworks

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George Friedrich Handel

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25
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Theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Richard Strauss’ Thus Spake Zarathustra

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Composer of Tannhauser (Opera)

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Richard Wagner (German)

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27
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Composer of The Great Symphony

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Franz Schubert (Austrian Lieder composer)

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28
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Composer of The Grand Canyon Suite

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Ferd Grofe (American)

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29
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Composer of The New World Symphony

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Antonin Dvorak (Czech)

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30
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Composer of Violin Concerto in E Minor

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Felix Mendelssohn (German)

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31
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Composer of The Pines of Rome

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Ottorino Respighi (Italian)

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32
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Composer of Egmont Overture

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

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33
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Composer of Carmina Burana

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Carl Orff (German)

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34
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Composer of William Tell Overture

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Gioacchino Rossini (Italian)

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35
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Composer of The Bartered Bride (Opera)

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Bedrich Smetana (Czech)

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36
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Composer of Tosca (Opera)

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Giacomo Puccini (Italian)

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37
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Composer of Hungarian Rhapsody

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Franz Liszt (Hungarian)

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38
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Composer of Porgy and Bess (Opera)

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George Gershwin (American)

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39
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He loved author George Sand

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Frederic Chopin

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40
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Composer of Adagio for Strings

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Samuel Barber (American)

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41
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Composer of Turandot (Unfinished Opera)

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Giacomo Puccini (Italian)

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42
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Composer of Pastoral Symphony #6

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

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43
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Composer of Swan Lake (ballet)

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

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44
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Composer of Boris Godunov (Opera)

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Modest Mussorgsky (Russian)

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45
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Composer of Rhapsody in Blue

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George Gershwin (American)

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46
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Composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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47
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Composer of Clair de Lune

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Claude Debussy (French)

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48
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Composer of Firebird

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Igor Stravinsky (Russian)

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49
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Composer of Mother Goose Suite

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Maurice Ravel (French)

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50
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Composer of Pictures at an Exhibition

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Modest Mussorgsky (Russian)

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51
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Composer of 1812 Overture

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

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52
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Composer of The Planets

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Gustav Holst (English)

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53
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Composer of “The Trout” for string quintet

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Franz Schubert (Austrian Lieder composer)

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54
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German Oratorio composer - lived at times in England

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George Friedrich Handel

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55
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12 tone music inovator

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Arnold Schoenberg

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56
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Composer of Cosi Fan Tutti (Opera)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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57
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Composer of Poet and Peasant Overture

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Franz von Suppe (Austrian)

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58
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Composer of The Four Seasons

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Antonio Vivaldi (Italian)

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59
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Composer of The Marriage of Figaro (Opera)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

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Composer of Parsifal (Opera)

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Richard Wagner (German)

61
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Composer of “Emperor” Piano Concerto #5

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

62
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Composer of The Unfinished Symphony

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Franz Schubert (Austrian Lieder composer)

63
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Composer of Salome (Opera)

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Richard Strauss (Austrian)

64
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Composer of “Military” Symphony #100

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Franz Joseph Haydn

65
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Composer of Le Mer

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Claude Debussy (French)

66
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Composer of Canon

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Johann Pachelbel (German)

67
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Composer of Peer Gynt

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Edvard Grieg (Norwegian)

68
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Composer of Night on Bare (Bald) Mountain

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Modest Mussorgsky (Russian)

69
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Composer of Babes in Toyland (Opera)

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Victor Herbert (Irish-American)

70
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Composer of Tales from the Vienna Woods

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Johann Strauss II (Austrian)

71
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Composer of Hansel and Gretel

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Ingelbert Humperdink (German)

72
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Composer of La Traviata (Opera)

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian)

73
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Composer of Ancient Airs and Dances

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Ottorino Respighi (Italian)

74
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Composer of The Barber of Seville

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Gioacchino Rossini (Italian)

75
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Composer of Hebrides Overture

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Felix Mendelssohn (German)

76
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Composer and antagonist to Mozart

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Antonio Salieri

77
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Composer of An American in Paris

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George Gershwin (American)

78
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Composer of Flight of the Bumble Bee

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian)

79
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Composer of The Carnival of Animals

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Camille St. Saens (French)

80
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Composer of Numerous scherzos etudes and mazurkas

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Frederic Chopin (Polish)

81
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Composer of Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

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Johann Sebastian Bach (German baroque composer)

82
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Composer of Fidelio (His only opera)

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

83
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Composer of Thus Spake Zarathustra (Opera)

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Richard Strauss (Austrian)

84
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Composer of Moonlight Sonata

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

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Composer of Lohengrin (Opera)

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Richard Wagner (German)

86
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Composer of Symphonie Fantastique

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Hector Berlioz (French)

87
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Composer of Messiah

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George Friedrich Handel

88
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Composer of Tristan and Isolde (Opera)

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Richard Wagner (German)

89
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Composer of Bolero

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Maurice Ravel (French)

90
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Composer of Damnation of Faust

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Hector Berlioz (French)

91
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Composer of Peter and the Wolf

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Sergei Prokofiev (Russian)

92
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Composer of The Nutcracker (ballet)

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

93
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Composer of Madam Butterfly (Opera)

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Giacomo Puccini (Italian)

94
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Composer of Il Trovatore (Opera)

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian)

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Composer of Piano Concerto #2

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Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian)

96
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Composer of Humoresque

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Antonin Dvorak (Czech)

97
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Composer of Enigma Variations

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Edward Elgar (English)

98
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Composer of I Pagliacci (Opera)

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Leoncavallo Ruggiero (Italian)

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Composer of Lullaby

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Johannes Brahms (German)

100
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Composer of Thais

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Jules Massenet (French)

101
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Composer of Eugene Onegin (Opera)

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

102
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Composer of The Anvil Chorus

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian)

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Composer of Sabre Dance

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Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-American)

104
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Composer of The Blue Danube Waltz

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Johann Strauss II (Austrian)

105
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Composer of Stars and Stripes Forever

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John Philip Sousa (American)

106
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Composer of Petrushka (Puppet ballet)

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Igor Stravinsky (Russian)

107
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Composer of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian)

108
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Composer of Espana

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Alexis Chabrier (French)

109
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Composer of Carmen (Opera set in Seville)

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Georges Bizet (French)

110
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Composer of Piano Concerto in A Minor

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Edvard Grieg (Norwegian)

111
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Composer of Symphony #3 - The Organ

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Camille St. Saens (French)

112
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Dvorak symphony that got its name because it premiered in New York

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The New World Symphony

113
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Composer of Music for a Great City

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Aaron Copeland (American)

114
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Composer of Dance Macabre

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Camille St. Saens (French)

115
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Composer of Piano Concerto #3

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Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian)

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Composer of Eroica Symphony #3

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

117
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Composer of School for Scandal

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Samuel Barber (American)

118
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Composer of Fanfare for the Common Man

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Aaron Copeland (American)

119
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Composer of The Ring of the Nibelungen

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Richard Wagner (German)

120
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Composer of Billy the Kid (Opera)

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Aaron Copeland (American)

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Composer of Tales of Hoffman

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Jacques Offenbach (German)

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Composer of Amahl and the Night Visitors (Opera)

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Carlo Menotti (20th century Italian)

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Composer of Gymnopedie

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Erik Satie (French)

124
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Composer of Jupiter Symphony #41

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

125
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Composer of The Threepenny Opera

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Kurt Weill (German)

126
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Composer of Aida (Opera)

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Giuseppe Verdi (Italian)

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Composer of Don Juan (Opera)

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Richard Strauss (Austrian)

128
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Composer of Fur Elise

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

129
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Composer of Scheherazade

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian)

130
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Composer of Rite of Spring

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Igor Stravinsky (Russian)

131
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Composer of Ma Vlast (My Country)

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Bedrich Smetana (Czech)

132
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Composer of Faust (Opera)

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Charles Gounod (French)

133
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“The Waltz King” composer

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Johann Strauss II

134
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Composer of Romeo and Juliet - Not Prokofiev’s

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Peter Tchaikovsky (Russian)

135
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Composer of Appalachian Spring

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Aaron Copeland (American)

136
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Composer of Les Troyens (Opera)

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Hector Berlioz (French)

137
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Composer of Toccata and Fugue

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Johann Sebastian Bach (German baroque composer)

138
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Composer of Finlandia

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Jean Sibelius (Finnish)

139
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Composer of “Surprise” Symphony #94

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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Composer of Choral Symphony #9 (Ode to Joy)

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Ludwig von Beethoven (German)

141
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Composer of Prelude Afternoon of a Faun

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Claude Debussy (French)

142
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Composer of The Well Tempered Clavier

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Johann Sebastian Bach (German baroque composer)

143
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Composer of Ave Maria

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Franz Schubert (Austrian Lieder composer)

144
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Composer of L’Arlesienne

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Georges Bizet (French)

145
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Composer of Pomp and Circumstance

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Edward Elgar (English)

146
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Composer of Der Rosenkavalier (Opera)

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Richard Strauss (Austrian)

147
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Composer of Ride of the Valkyries

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Richard Wagner (German)

148
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Composer of Elvira Madigan

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian)

149
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Composer of Goldberg Variations

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Johann Sebastian Bach (German baroque composer)

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