Composers
I am one of 14 children, but only 5 of us survived childhood. My German father (mein fater) taught me how to play the violin and my older brother, Ignaz, gave me piano lessons. I wrote a fun song about a child and his father and someone else!
Who is Franz Schubert?
Although my father was my main teacher, my mother also taught me how to play the piano. Homeschooling was it for me! It is said that my sister was even MORE talented than me! But she was a girl and had to stop touring and look for a husband. Lucky me!!
Who is Mozart?
What do people say this symbolizes about my personal life?
Fate knocking at the door. Beethoven was becoming deaf.
This song by Franz Schubert is one of the most famous sacred vocal pieces ever written. It is heard today at most weddings and/or funerals.
What is the Ave Maria?
In my short life, I composed around 68 symphonic works, 54 concertos, and 23 operas. I died before my last composition was finished, my famous Requiem. Luckily I had my pupil, Franz Xaver Süssmayr finish it for me!
Who is Mozart?
I was born into a very musical Italian family. My father played the trumpet and my mother was an opera singer! But I liked to write music about barbers......
Who is Gioachino Rossini?
Neither of my parents were musical, but they sang folk songs at home all of the time! They saw my musical talent and when I was six years old, sent me to live with our relative, Johann Matthias Franckh, who was a schoolmaster and choir director.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
Rossini's most famous opera. Bugs Bunny did a fun rendition of it with Elmer Fudd. (Hint: It takes place in Spain).....
What is the Barber of Seville?
I am an Austrian composer who helped define the genre of the String Quartets, Emperor Quartetes (Op. 76 No. 3) and Sun Quartets (Op. 20). AND....I wrote over 100 symphonies
Who is Haydn?
This is Franz Schubert's favorite genre (the German art song).
What is Lieder?
Although born Austrian I knew how to speak German, French, Italian and English because my father was an exceptional teacher. He took my sister and I on professional tours throughout Europe which added to my instant success as a child prodigy and one of the worlds most famous composers.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
I went to a school called the Stadtkonvikt in Vienna, where I received a substantial scholarship. Here I sang in the choir but my first teacher was my father!
Who is Franz Schubert?
English for Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik."
What is A Little Night Music?
This song written by Rossini is one of the most famous orchestral overtures. It was used in the popular 1950's TV Show, The Lone Ranger (dude on a horse).
What is the William Tell Overture?
Pasta or Italian Composer?
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My main instrument, the one I lived for and loved to play was the cello. No wonder there as I am from Italy and my father played the double bass (looks like a very tall cello).
Who is Luigi Boccherini?
My teacher at the Liceo Musicale College in Bologna Italy refused to teach me counterpoint, so I studied the scores of Mozart and Haydn. I felt that I had learned enough so I dropped out of school.
Who is Gioachino Rossini?
I wrote over 500 pieces of music including symphonies, chamber music, and concertos. This is my most famous piece. Who am I?
Who is Luigi Boccherini?
Both my German grandfather and father were court musicians and I was influenced by Haydn. My dad was so impressed by Mozart that he made me practice constantly so that I became a child prodigy as well! But I also studied in my hometown of Bonn, Germany.
Who is Beethoven?
I worked for the the incredibly wealthy Hungarian Esterházy family and served as their Kapellmeister (music director) for nearly 30 years. Price Esterházy kept falling asleep during my performances, so I created this symphony to wake him up!!
Who am I and what is the name of the Symphony?