Composers - life & death
This composer was born March 31st, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
Mendelssohn was one of the most celebrated figures of this time period.
What is the Romantic era?
How old Brahms was when he learned to play the piano.
What is, 8 years old?
These are some of Brahms' best known pieces (2).
What are Academic Festival Overture and German Requiem?
What are the Brandenburg Concertos?
Johannes Brahms' cause of death.
What is cancer?
This is what began happening to Beethoven by 1796.
What is, suffering from tinnitus and losing his hearing?
This is what George Frederic Handel famous for.
What is operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos?
When Handel's "Messiah" was premiered.
What is Easter?
This is the kind of composition that Mendelssohn's "Elijah" is.
What is, an oratorio?
He was born May 22nd, 1813.
Who is Richard Wagner?
This is how Wagner learned to play piano, as he was not given lessons.
What is, he taught himself how to play?
Beethoven served as the main musical figure in the transitional period between these two eras.
What are the Classical and Romantic eras?
This work done by Wagner was four very big operas, all linked together by the same story.
What is, the Ring Cycle?
What is December 1770?
What is, he was anti-Semitic and wrote an article leading to Hitler's praise of his music?
In terms of his career, J.S. Bach was known as:
What are, composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist.
What is, Christmas time?
This is a large-scale musical work for voices and orchestra that is typically religious in theme and does not use costumes, scenery, or action.
What is an oratorio?
Felix Mendelssohn's cause of death.
What is a ruptured blood vessel 6 months after the passing of his beloved sister?
The possible cause of Bach's death (2 answers).
This happened in the 1720s and 1730s to make Bach's music appear outdated.
What is, a new Italian music style invaded Germany?
The place that Mendelssohn founded in 1843.
This is the earliest recorded piece that Beethoven composed.
What is, a set of nine piano variations composed in 1782?