Composers Flashcards

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Which period of music is Franz Schubert from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Franz Schubert is from the Romantic era (1825-1900). Some of his most famous works are:

  • Ave Maria
  • Winterreise
  • Symphony No. 9 in C Major
  • Erlkönig
  • Piano Quintet in A major
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Which period of music is Ludvig van Beethoven from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Ludvig van Beethoven is from the Classical era (1750-1825). Some of his most famous works are:

  • Für Elise
  • Symphony No. 9
  • Violin Concerto
  • Grand Fugue Op. 133
  • Moonlight Sonata
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Which period of music is Benjamin Britten from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Benjamin Britten is from the Modern era (1900-Present). Some of his most famous works are:

  • A Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra
  • The War Requiem Op. 66
  • Peter Grimes
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
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Which period of music is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is from the Classical era (1750-1825). Some of his most famous works are:

  • Twinkle, Twinkle Variations
  • The Magic Flute
  • Don Giovanni
  • Clarinet Concerto
  • Symphony No. 40
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Which period of music is George Frideric Handel from and can you name any of his famous works?

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George Frideric Handel is from the Baroque era (1600-1750). Some of his best known works are:

  • The Messiah
  • Water Music
  • Sarabande of Keyboard in D Minor
  • Concerti Grossi No. 6
  • Joy To The World
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Which period of music is Igor Stravinsky from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Igor Stravinsky is from the Modern era (1900-Present). Some of his most famous works are:

  • The Firebird
  • The Rite of Spring
  • Symphony of Psalms
  • Ebony Concerto
  • Concerto in E-flat Dumbarton Oaks
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Which period of music is Johann Sebastian Bach from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Johann Sebastian Bach is from the Baroque era (1600-1750). Some of his best known works are:

  • The St. Matthew Passion
  • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
  • Mass in B Minor
  • The Bradenburg Concertos
  • The Magnificat
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Which period of music is Richard Wagner from and can you name any of his famous works?

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Richard Wagner is from the Romantic era (1825-1900). Some of his most famous works are:

  • The Flying Dutchman
  • The Ring of the Nibelung
  • Tristan and Isolde
  • Ride of the Valkyries
  • Lohengrin
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