Romantic Period Composers Flashcards

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Felix Mendelssohn.

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Born: 1809 Died: 1847 Nationality: German

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Giuseppe Verdi.

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Born: 1813 Died: 1901 Nationality: Italian

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Sergei Prokovief.

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Born: 1891 Died: 1953 Nationality: Russian/Ukranian

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Johannes Brahms.

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Born: 1833 Died: 1897 Nationality: German

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Richard Wagner

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Born: 1813 Died: 1883 Nationality: German

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Name pieces by Felix Mendelsshon.

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Hebrides Overture or The Hebrides, Elijah, Song without words, The Italian Symphony.

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Name pieces by Giuseppe Verdi

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Rigoletto,

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Name pieces by Sergei Prokovief.

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Peter and the wolf

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Names pieces by Johannes Brahms.

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German Requiem, Academic Festival Overture

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Name pieces by Richard Wagner.

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The Ring, Tristan and Isolde, The Flying Dutchman, Ride of the Valkryries

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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Born: 1840 Died: 1893 Nationality: Russian

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Giacomo Puccini.

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Born: 1858 Died: 1924 Nationality: Italian

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Name pieces by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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Swan Lake, 1812 overture, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Georges Bizet.

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Birth: 1838 Died: 1875 Nationality: French

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Name pieces by Antonín Dvorák.

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The ‘New World’,

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Name pieces of Georges Bizet.

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Carmen,

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Frédéric Chopin.

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Born: 1810 Died: 1849 Nationality: Polish

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Name pieces by Frédéric Chopin.

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Raindrop prelude, minute waltz

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Name pieces by Bedrich Smetana.

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Má vlast,

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Name pieces by Giacomo Puccini

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Tosca, Madame Butterfly

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Who composed night on the bare mountain?

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Modest Mussorgsky

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Who composed Carnival of the Animals?

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Camille Saint-Saëns

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Give the birth, death and nationality of Edward Elgar.

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Born: 1857 Died: 1934 Nationality: English

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Name pieces by Edward Elgar.

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Salut d’Amour

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Who composed Peer Gynt Suite?
Edvard Grieg
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Who composed William Tell?
Gioachino Rossini
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Who composed Don Quixote?
Wilhelm Kienzl
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Name 2 pieces by Franz Liszt
La campanella and Orpheus
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What is Paganini known for?
Violin
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What is Johan Strauss II known for?
Light music, dance music such as waltz.
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What is Bruckner known for?
Symphonies
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What is Mahler known for?
Conducting
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Names Pieces by Schumann.
Carnaval
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What is Schumann known for?
Piano Music
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What is Puccini known for?
Opera
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What is Tchaikovsky known for?
Ballet
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What is Schubert known for?
Lieder or song
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What is Wagner known for?
Opera
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What is Chopin known for?
Piano Music
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Name pieces by Rachmaninov.
Piano Prelude C sharp minor Opus 32
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Name Pieces by Franz Schubert.
Die Schöne Müllerin, Gretchen am Spinrade
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What is Franz Liszt known for?
Symphonic Poem
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What is Mendelsohn known for?
Programme Music
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What is Berlioz known for?
Symphonies