Frederic Chopin
Age 7
What is Chopin's age when he wrote his first Polonaise?
1750
What is the year Bach died?
6' 6"
What was Rachmaninoff's height?
11 years of age
What is the age the Liszt made his first performance appearance?
Bonn, Germany
What is the city where Beethoven was born?
The Romantic Period
What is the period of music when Chopin was composing?
20!!!
What is how many children JS Bach had?
4 years of age
What is the age Rachmaninoff began playing piano?
Rome
What is the city where Liszt spent his time of sadness and solitude?
Rubato
What is a tempo word meaning "give and take" in the speed?
An urn of dirt
What is the object that Chopin took with him to Paris to remind him of his homeland?
Harpsichord
What is one of the instruments for which Bach composed?
Marfan Syndrome
What is "the disorder that caused Rachmaninoff to be very tall and have big hands?"
Lisztomania
What was the name of the period of success and fame in Liszt's life?
Classical to Romantic
What are the two periods of music to which Beethoven's music became the bridge?
The Poet of the Piano
What was Chopin's nickname?
Ornate, many embellishments
What are characteristics of Baroque Music?
Tchaikovsky
Who was the composer that had the biggest influence on Rachmaninoff?
Atonality
What is "a musical concept meaning 'absence of key' that Liszt experimented with during his later years?"
Joseph Haydn
Who was the composer Beethoven studied with during his time in Vienna?
Personal and expressive
What are the unique characteristics of Chopin's music?
Minuet in G
Prelude in C# Minor
What is Ms. Mathews' favorite Rachmaninoff piece?
Hungarian Rhapsody
What is one of Liszt's most famous compositions?
Fur Elise
What is one of Beethoven's most famous piano compositions (that is on the forbidden list in our class)?