Grieg
Grieg's first name
What is Edvard?
As a teenager, this composer helped support his family by playing piano in the inns of Hamburg
Who is Johannes Brahms?
To play softly
What is "piano"?
Two violins, one viola, one cello
What is a string quartet?
"With a little help from my friends"
Who is The Beatles?
Where Grieg was born
What is Bergen, Norway?
Famous Italian virtuosic violinist
Who is Niccolo Paganini?
This means "loud"
What is "forte"?
What is a piano trio?
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Who is Elton John and Kiki Dee?
It's perhaps Grieg's most famous work
What is Peer Gynt?
This composer may be best known for his Lieder and song cycles
Who is Franz Schubert?
To go from "soft" to "loud"
What is "crescendo"?
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn
What is a wind or woodwind quintet?
"Whole Lotta Love"
Who is Led Zeppelin?
Peer Gynt was composed to accompany this playwright's strange fairy-tale play
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
During his lifetime, he was perhaps more famous as a conductor than a composer
Who is Gustav Mahler?
To go from "loud" to "soft"
What is "decrescendo" or "diminuendo"?
Horn, trombone, two trumpets, and a tuba
What is a brass quintet?
"Annie's Song"
Who is John Denver?
Grieg belonged to this period of composers
What is Nationalism?
He said "Opera must make people weep, feel horrified, die"
Who is Richard Wagner?
This means "very loud"
What is "fortissimo"?
two violin, two viola, two cello
What is a string sextet?
"Pink Shoe Laces"