Composers
What did Tchaikovsky study?
composition and orchestration.
What is an important piece from the Nutcracker ballet?
The Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy.
When was Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky alive?
1840-1893.
What is an oratorio?
large musical composition for solo voices, orchestras, and chorus.
What is an art song?
Vocal song with accompaniment set to a poem.
Where did Brahms spend most of his life?
Austria.
Sousa's Most famous march is...
Stars and Stripes Forever.
When was Johannes Brahms Alive?
1833 - 1897
What was Sousa's primary instrument?
Violin.
What is a Ballet?
Music written for the ballet.
What was one of Brahms Professions?
composer, orchestra conductor, and composition teacher.
Which musical piece by Sousa became the official march of the US marine Corps?
Semper Fidelis.
What year was Sousa named conductor of the US marine band?
1880.
Brahms was famous as a performer on what instrument?
Piano.
What is an Orchestration?
the arrangement/scoring of music for orchestral performances.
When did Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky seriously begin studying music (what age)?
22.
What was one of Tchaikovsky's romances for voice and piano?
None but the Lonely Heart.
What year did Tchaikovsky compose the Nutcracker?
1892.
The Sousaphone is a type of what?
Tuba.
After graduation, where did Tchaikovsky become an instructor and continue composing.
The Moscow Conservatory.
Who is Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck?
Russian businesswoman who supported Tchaikovsky for 13 years before the Russian govt. recognized him.
What musical piece by Tchaikovsky tells the story of the Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
1812 Overture.
What day did most people believe the Stars and Stripes Forever March by Sousa was written?
Christmas day.
What is Chamber Music?
Classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments, usually one performer per part.
Where did Tchaikovsky work after graduating prepatory school?
Worked as a clerk with the Russian Ministry of Justice.