Composer Basics
This composer, born in 1685, is known as one of the greatest Baroque composers.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This Tchaikovsky ballet is performed worldwide every Christmas season.
What is "The Nutcracker"?
This composer was born into a poor Austrian family but became celebrated across Europe.
Who is Joseph Haydn?
Vivaldi's all-girl orchestra often played behind this due to social norms of the time.
What is a curtain?
Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi represent this musical era.
What is the Baroque era?
He wrote over 600 works and died at the young age of 35.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This oratorio by Handel features the famous "Hallelujah Chorus."
What is "The Messiah"?
He moved to Vienna at age 22 to study with Haydn and others.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This was needed when Beethoven conducted his Ninth Symphony due to his deafness.
What is a secret second conductor?
This era, represented by Haydn and Mozart, emphasized simplicity and clarity.
What is the Classical era?
This Russian composer is famous for his ballets, including "Swan Lake."
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
Haydn composed this symphony to hint that the orchestra needed a vacation.
What is the "Farewell Symphony"?
This composer maintained a 13-year correspondence with a patron he never met in person.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
Bach's music is part of this special recording launched into space.
What is the "Golden Record" on Voyager spacecraft?
Beethoven is known for bridging this era and the Romantic era.
What is the Classical era?
He began losing his hearing in his mid-20s and was completely deaf by 50.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Beethoven composed this many symphonies.
What is 9?
He went blind later in life and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Who is George Frideric Handel?
Mozart performed this impressive feat in the Sistine Chapel.
What is transcribing protected music from memory after hearing it once?
This era's music is characterized by complex, ornate, and elaborate ornamentation.
What is the Baroque era?
This composer was nicknamed "The Red Priest."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
Vivaldi's most famous set of violin concertos.
What is "The Four Seasons"?
As a child, he toured Europe as a prodigy with his sister.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Haydn's job title for the Esterhazy family.
What is Kapellmeister?
Tchaikovsky composed during this era, known for its emotional expressiveness.
What is the Romantic era?