History 1 Associated People Flashcards

People associated with required composers for RCM History 1 examination

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Schubert: he was influenced by German Romantic poets like Goethe; Goethe’s poem was the text for Schubert’s “Erlkonig”

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Prince Leopold of Cothen

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Bach: In 1717-1723, Bach was his kapellmeister

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Antonio Salieri

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Mozart: Salieri was Mozart’s frustrated rival.
Schubert: Salieri taught him theory and composition

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Stéphane Mallarmé

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Debussy: Mallarmé’s Symbolist poem was the source of inspiration for Debussy’s Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune

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Robert Craft

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Stravinsky: Craft and Stravinsky had a long and important friendship; Craft was an American composer/conductor and wrote books of their friendship

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Jozef Elsner

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Chopin: Elsner was the director of the new Warsaw Conservatory; in his early teens, Chopin began lessons with him

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Prince Lichnowsky

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Beethoven: Lichnowsky was an influential patron

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Michel Fokine

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Stravinsky: Fokine was the choreographer of “Petrushka”

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Queen Anne

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Handel: Handel received an annual salary from Queen Anne when he was in London

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Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli

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Handel: when Handel was in Italy (1706-1710), he worked for Prince Ruspoli

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Christian Neefe

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Beethoven: Neefe was court organist in Bonn, and Beethoven studied composition and counterpoint with him

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Charles Jennens

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Handel: Jennens was the librettist for Handel’s “Messiah”

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Franz Xavier Sussmayr

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Mozart: Sussmayr was Mozart’s student; after Mozart’s death, he completed his unfinished Requiem from the master’s sketches

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Lorenzo da Ponte

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Mozart: da Ponte was the librettist for some of Mozart’s operas, including “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni”

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Prosper Mérimée

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Bizet: Mérimée wrote the novella “Carmen”, which became the basis for Bizet’s opera “Carmen”

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Harriet Smithson

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Berlioz: Berlioz had been obsessed with Smithson, a Shakespearean actress, for many years; she was the inspiration for “Symphonie fantastique”; they did marry and had one son

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David Belasco

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Puccini: the plot of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” was based on a play by Belasco

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Georges Sand

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Chopin: Chopin had a love affair with novelist Aurore Dudevant (pen name Georges Sand) 1836-1847; never married, no children, the romance ended bitterly

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Sergei Diaghilev

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Stravinsky: as director of “Les Ballets Russes” in Paris, Diaghilev commissioned some of Stravinsky’s early ballets that launched his career, “The Firebird”, “Petrushka”

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Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy

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Haydn: Haydn was employed with the Esterhazy family for over 30 years

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Illica and Giacosa

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Puccini: they were the librettists of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”

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Meilhac and Halévy

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Bizet: librettists for Bizet’s “Carmen”

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Jerome Robbins

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Bernstein: choreographer for Bernstein’s “West Side Story”

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Stephen Sondheim

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Bernstein: lyricist for Bernstein’s “West Side Story”

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Constanze Weber

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Mozart: Mozart’s wife, an opera singer; they married in 1782 against Mozart’s father’s wishes; only two of their six children survived

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Alex Pauk

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Louie: Louie’s husband, a composer and conductor; they have two daughters

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Anna Magdalena Wilcke

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Bach: Bach’s second wife, a court singer, married in 1721; sons Johann Christian and Johann Christoph

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Johann Peter Salomon

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Haydn: in 1790 Haydn took his first trip to London, and was engaged by Salomon, a concert promoter, for a series of concerts

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Nadezhda von Meck

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Debussy: van Meck was a rich Russian businesswoman, Tchaikowky’s patron; Debussy was employed as a piano teacher for her family

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Stravinsky: Stravinsky met Vladimir, Nikolai’s son, in law school; through this connection, Stravinsky met the master composer, who mentored him for several years

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Duke of Weimar

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Bach: 1708-1717, Bach was his court organist and chamber musician

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Frederick the Great

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Bach: Bach visited Frederick the Great in 1747; wrote a contrapuntal work based on a theme provided by the king: “The Musical Offering”

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Maria Anna Keller

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Haydn: Haydn married Keller in 1760; an unhappy, childless marriage

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Empress Maria Theresa

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Mozart: During an extensive tour across Europe, Mozart met Empress Maria Theresa at age six

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Beethoven: Beethoven admired Napoleon, but grew disillusioned with him; removed Napoleon’s name from the dedication of Symphony No 3, “Eroica” after he declared himself emperor

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Johann Michael Vogl

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Schubert: Vogl was a renowned baritone, and was part of Schubert’s dedicated circle of friends and admirers

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Marie Recio

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Berlioz: in 1844, Berlioz separated with wife Harriet Smithson and moved in with singer Marie Recio, although he still supported Harriet; following Harriet’s death, Berlioz married Marie Recio in 1854

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Rosalie (“Lilly”) Texier

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Debussy: Debussy’s first wife, married in 1899, whom he later left

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Emma Bardac

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Debussy: Debussy’s second wife; daughter was born 1905

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Katerina Nossenko

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Stravinsky: Stravinsky’s first wife, a childhood friend and cousin

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Vaslav Nijinsky

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Stravinsky: Nijinsky choreographed Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”

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Vera de Boset

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Stravinsky: Stravinsky’s second wife; married after his first wife died after a long illness

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Alexandre Benois

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Stravinsky: Benois and Stravinsky wrote the story line for “Petrushka”

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Arthur Laurents

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Bernstein: Laurents was the playwright for Bernstein’s “West Side Story”