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Music Flashcards

1
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Organist Westminster Abbey 1600

A

Henry Purcell

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German orn composer wrote “water music” for George 1st and
“Misic for the royal fireworks” for George 2nd and Messiah, an oratorio.
1600/1700

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George Frederick Handel

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Composer The Planets
Adapted Jupiter as tune for a hymn
1800 / 1900

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Gustav Holst

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4
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Composer “the pomp
And circumstance marches”
1800 / 1900

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Sir Edward Elgar

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5
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Wrote for or hestra and opera, influenced by folk music

1800/1900

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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6
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Film scores, opera
Famous: Façade, Ballet & Belshazzar’s Feast
1900

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Sir William Walton

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7
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Operas. Ex Billy Budd

Founded the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk

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Benjamin Britten

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8
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Pop Music

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Beatles

Rolling Stones

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9
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3 stadiums

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Wembley
O2
SEC in Glasgow

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10
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Festivals

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Glastonbury Isle of Wight

Creamfields Nat Eisteddfod of Wales

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Prizes

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Mercury Prize awarded in Sept for best album from UK and Ireland

Brit Awards, annual, awards in many categories

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