Characteristics of Baroque/Classical/Romantic Music
The Romantic composers Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt are known for composing music for which instrument?
The piano
This Baroque composer wrote music mainly for the church, and for organ.
Johann Sebastian Bach
The String Quartet is a group of four string musicians, and rose in popularity during this century.
18th Century
Which composer wrote a 15 hour long opera?
Richard Wagner! The opera is "The Ring Cycle" and historians believe it is the inspiration for Lord of the Rings
Music from this Era widely featured the organ, recorder and harpsichord.
Baroque
This Romantic composer is famous for his ballets such as the Nutcracker, but also very emotional and expressive music in his symphonies and other works.
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
These families of instruments comprise an orchestra.
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
Most of the composers we know as “Classical” composers came from these four countries
Germany (also ok: Austria), Italy, France and England
The sackbut, harpsichord and viola da gamba are Renaissance/Baroque predecessors of these classical instruments.
Trombone, piano and cello
This classical composer is considered to be the ‘father of the string quartet‘ genre.
Franz Joseph Haydn
A group of 10 musicians who perform together.
Decet
Spanish Manuel de Falla and Gaspar Sanz are known for writing for which instrument?
Guitar
Program music, or music that told a very specific story, is a hallmark of this period of music.
Romantic
This German Romantic composer was unusual in his time for championing Baroque music.
Felix Mendelssohn
The all female ensemble at this school for abandoned girls was the recipient of many works by Antonio Vivaldi.
Ospedale della Pieta
What are the two Eras of music that came before Baroque?
Medieval and Renaissance
In the orchestra, the rise of the woodwind section as a self contained unit is a mark of this era.
Classical
This ROMANTIC composer was influenced by his travels in America, composing at least 2 works with titles about this region.
Antonin Dvorak
The comedic composer PDQ Bach wrote this piece as a parody of a chamber work for flute, oboe, bassoon, horn in F, violin, viola, and cello by Beethoven
Schleptet in E Flat Major
What does the word "Baroque" mean?
Mis-shapen pearl (weird shaped)