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Symphonies

Who is

Ludwig van Beethoven?

Who is

Johannes Brahms?

Who is

Richard Wagner?

Who is

Franz Liszt?

Who is

Nikolai

Rimsky-Korsakov?

This type of music illustrates a story

or narrative without using

words.

What is

program music?

This is a German example of an art song which fuses

poetry and music.

What is a lied?

This type of music or composition

depicts a scene or a mood.

What is a symphonic poem or

character music?

This is the theme music for a

character which is often repeated, sometimes with

variations.

What is a Leitmotif?

This is a type of music that mainly

focuses on form and structure; playing

with sound.

What is absolute Music?

The finale of this symphony (his last) contains the melody

of “Ode to Joy”

What is Beethoven’s 9th

symphony?

This symphony (perhaps his most

famous) was uncompleted at the time of his death.

What is Shubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”?

This programmatic symphony tells the tale of a man who

eventually becomes insane with jealousy and kills his lover.

What is Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique

This symphony features a very dramatic and recognizable opening whose notes curiously form a single letter in

Morse code…

What is Beethoven’s Fifth

Symphony

This composer of symphonies is

considered by many music historians to be one of the last of the

Romantic Period.

Who is Gustav Mahler?

This “piano rockstar” was quite famous in his day.

Who is Franz Liszt?

This pianist composed many work based on traditional folk

dances.

Who is Frederic Chopin?

This quintessential Romantic

composer failed in his attempts to

elongate his hands.

Who is Robert Schumann?

This pianist toured successfully

throughout Europe, especially to support her family after her

husband’s death.

Who is Clara Wieck Schumann?

This Russian composer wrote Islamey, a work largely ignored

except by expert pianists

Who is Mily Balakirev?

This nationalistic composer has a reputation for

operas of length

Who is Richard

Wagner?

This collection of four operas deals

with Scandinavian Gods and legends

What is The Ring of Nibelung (“The

Ring Cycle”)

This composer is known for his

operas William Tell and The Barber of

Seville

Who is Gioachino Rossini?

This composer is known for his

opera Rigoletto and its song “La donna e mobile”

Who is Giuseppe Verdi?

This composer is know for his ballet

work and the opera “Die

Fledermaus” (“The Bat”)

Who is Johann Strauss II?

This member is know for Pictures at an Exhitbion

and Night on Bald Mountain

Who is Modest Mussorgsky?

This member is know for his ballet

work and the symphonic suite

Scherezade

Who is Nikolai Rimsky-

Korsakov?

This member was a chemist by trade and the composer

of the ballet

Prince Igor

Who is Alexander Borodin?

This lead member of the Might Five wrote for piano

Islamey.

Who is Mily Balakirev?

This military member of the

group composed art songs.

Who is Cesar Cui?

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