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

21
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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

25
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Who composed Peer Gynt Suite?

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Edvard Grieg

26
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Who composed William Tell?

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Gioachino Rossini

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Who composed Don Quixote?

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Wilhelm Kienzl

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Name 2 pieces by Franz Liszt

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La campanella and Orpheus

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What is Paganini known for?

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Violin

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What is Johan Strauss II known for?

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Light music, dance music such as waltz.

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What is Bruckner known for?

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Symphonies

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What is Mahler known for?

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Conducting

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Names Pieces by Schumann.

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Carnaval

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What is Schumann known for?

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Piano Music

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What is Puccini known for?

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Opera

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What is Tchaikovsky known for?

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Ballet

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What is Schubert known for?

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Lieder or song

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What is Wagner known for?

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Opera

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What is Chopin known for?

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Piano Music

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Name pieces by Rachmaninov.

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Piano Prelude C sharp minor Opus 32

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Name Pieces by Franz Schubert.

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Die Schöne Müllerin, Gretchen am Spinrade

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What is Franz Liszt known for?

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Symphonic Poem

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What is Mendelsohn known for?

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Programme Music

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What is Berlioz known for?

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Symphonies