Baroque
A German composer so well-renowned that his death in 1750 is regarded as the end of the Baroque era
Who was Bach?
Deaf by the time he wrote “Ode to Joy”, his death is commonly referred to as the end of the classical era
Who was Beethoven?
A Russian symphonic composer who wrote the “1812 Overture”, “Swan Lake” and the “Nutcracker”
Who was Tchaikovsky?
Filmscore composer of such favorites as “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter”, and “Jaws”
Who is John Williams?
Composer of “Dragonhunter”, “Night Shift”, and “Of Glorious Plumage”
Who is Richard Meyer?
He wrote “Water Music”, “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, and “Messiah”, among other famous works
Who was Handel?
Composer of “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”, “Le Nozze di Figaro”, and numerous symphonies, his name is practically synonymous with classical music
Who was Mozart?
Czech composer of the “Slavonic Dances” and the “New World Symphony”
Who was Dvorak?
American composer of “Essay for Orchestra” and Adagio for Strings”
Who was Barber?
Composer of “Desert Sands”, “Warrior Legacy” and “Perseus”
Who is Soon Hee Newbold?
A Venetian priest who wrote music for orphan-girl students, including “The Four Seasons”
Who was Vivaldi?
The father of the symphony, of which he wrote 104, including the ”Surprise” symphony
Who was Haydn?
Norwegian composer of “Peer Gynt” and the “Holberg Suite”
Who was Grieg?
Welsh composer of fantasias on “Greensleeves” and a ”Theme by Thomas Tallis”
Who was Vaughan Williams?
Composer of “Rustic Dance”, “Arlington Sketches”, and “Aboriginal Rituals”
Who was Elliot del Borgo?
Composed the “Concerto in G Major”, the first known concerto for viola
Who was Telemann?
An early American composer who wrote “Chester”, regarded as the first national anthem of the United States
Who was Billings?
Composer of “Kindertotenlieder” and 10 symphonies, his death in 1910 marked the end of the Romantic Era
Who was Mahler?
American composer of “Rodeo” and “Appalachian Spring”
Who was Copland?
Composer of ”Spartacus”, ”Waltz of the Wicked”, and multiple ”Rhythmicos”
Who is Kirt Mosier?
Wrote 12 concerti grossi, including the Christmas Concerto, commonly performed today
Who was Corelli?
He died young, leaving many works incomplete, including his famous “Unfinished“ symphony
Who was Schubert?
Jewish composer of many string symphonies, the “Italian” and “Scottish“ Symphonies and the oratorio “Elijah”
Who was Mendelssohn?
American composer of “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris”
Who was Gershwin?
Arranger of many favorites including “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3”, “Russian Sailors Dance”, and “Bacchanale”
Who was Merle Isaac?