He established the format of the modern-day piano recital; playing entirely from memory as well as placing the instrument parallel to the stage
Who is Liszt?
100
A piece for piano whose title means "night song". It suggests moonlit nights, romantic longing, and melancholy. (I played it on the piano in class).
What is Nocturne?
100
a massive set of four music dramas that lasts for 14 hours, written by Richard Wagner
What is The Ring Cycle or Ring of the Nibelung?
100
This composer/performer was supposedly in a deal with the devil because of his amazing ability on the violin.
Who is Paganini?
200
The Nutcracker is an example of this genre.
What is ballet?
200
His career as a virtuoso pianist was cut short due to a hand injury. His energies were poured into musical composition, which often reveal his bipolar personality.
Who is Robert Schumann?
200
This began to be required for larger orchestras in order to keep the meter and speed of the beat
What is a conductor?
200
This opera by Bizet is considered the world's most popular opera. The protagonist is a gypsy that dances before Don Jose, soldiers, and other gypsies.
What is Carmen?
200
This ballet is associated with Christmas.
What is the Nutcracker?
300
Du Ring an Meinem Finger (You, ring on my finger) is an example of this genre.
What is an Art song?
300
He was a member of the "Russian Five", a group of young composers who rejected the influence of Western music and composed in a distinctly Russian style.
Who is Musorgsky?
300
Someone who had amazing technical ability on their instrument
What is a virtuoso?
300
This symphonic work is an example of program music. The themes represent characters such as Friars Laurence, and the feuding Capulets and Montagues.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
300
The birthplace of opera
What is Italy?
400
Carmen is an example of this genre.
What is Opera?
400
His music called for an enormous orchestra. He experimented with new instruments and wrote a treatise on musical instruments that is still used as a textbook in music conservatories.
Who is Berlioz?
400
A musical representation of something or someone in music that appears throughout a composition , but is altered each time depending on the mood of the movement.
What is Idee fixe?
400
This program symphony uses idee fixe to represent the composer's beloved. One of the movements is entitled "March to the Scaffold".
What is Symphony Fantastique?
400
a brief work for piano that captures the essence of one single mood, sentiment, or emotion.
What is character piece?
500
Floristan and Eusebius (from the piano video) is an example of this genre for piano.
What is a character piece?
500
He was known as the "Poet of Piano". He was introverted and had poor health (died of tuberculosis), but he played in the homes of the aristocracy and gave lessons to the wealthy. He wrote piano pieces called Nocturnes.
Who is Chopin?
500
Liszt established the format of the modern-day_____ where the pianist is the soloist on stage, performing completely for memory, with the piano parallel to the audience.
What is a recital?
500
The lovers in this opera live in a dreary apartment in Paris and the protagonist, Mimi, dies of tuberculosis. The modern musical Rent ( and movie) in an adaptation of the story.
What is la boheme?
500
This composer wrote the opera, La Traviata, whose story was adapted in the movie Pretty Woman.