Baroque
Bach's Wife- say both
Maria Barbara Bach- 1707- 1720
Anna Magdalena Bach 1721- 1750
In what time of life did Beethoven write- Ode To Joy??
For a daily double- Where did he write it?
1824
He wrote it in a sea side cottage, when he was coming out of depression
Dvorak played what instrument?
Violin!
Some of Bach's Compositions MAY have been written by...
His second wife- Anna Magdalena Bach
What Song Is This????
This is the Symphonie Fantastique, by Hector Berlioz
WHO was Handel's wife?
Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a trick question! Although he was considered handsome, he never married!!
If you got it right- GOOD FOR YOU!!!
How old was Mozart when he died
How sad! He was only 35!
Which famous composer who was depressed, was both in the Classical and Romantic periods?
BEETHOVEN
Berlioz wrote how many pieces?
Berlioz wrote about 50 pieces.
This is Handel's water music suites!
How many children did Bach have?
How many did he have with Maria Bach
Bach had 20 children
He had 7 children with Maria Bach
What was the cause of Tchaikovsky's death?
HaHaHaHaHa. Very funny. He was USUALLY said to die of Cholera, but people have always debated that.
If you said Cholera- 150 points
WHO was Dvorak's wife?
Who was he turned down by?
Anna Čermáková was Dvorak's wife.
He courted Anna's sister, Josephina, unsuccessfully.
What is the most famous Oratorio?
Who wrote it?
Handel wrote the most famous Oratorio- Messiah
This is the New World Symphony by Dvorak
WILD CARD!!!!
Why don't cats like water?
Did Beethoven ever marry?
If yes, ok.
If no, did he ever ask?
He did not ever marry. He did ask though.
Felix Mendelssohn was the grandson of the famous philosopher...
Moses Mendelssohn
Supposedly, Beethoven asked someone to marry him. Who was it?
Yes, It was the German opera singer- .
This is Apollo et Daphne
By Handel
With what piece, did Handel debut into the Opera world?
Handel debuted with his opera- Almira.
Ballet question- What ballet did Igor Stravinsky write, that had to do with elephants?
The Elephant Polka!!
What piece was inspired by Berlioz's hallucinations?
The Symphonie Fantastique
What is the shortest Romantic era piano piece?
What time period was this written in?
Daily Double- Who wrote it?
This was a REALLY hard one!! This was wrote by Edward Elgar, he was imitating the style of romantic composers, so if you said romantic, you're half right.
The name is Salut d'Amour
If you said Romantic- 250 points.
If you said Imitation Romantic- 500 points!!!