Classical Period
This composer was the "transition" between the Classical and Romantic periods; wrote Ode to Joy
Beethoven
This English band was extremely popular once they got to the US and are regarded as some of the best songwriters of all time.
The Beatles
This composer wrote music for a girls' school and played the violin.
Vivaldi
This was the most popular instrument in this time period.
Piano
This composer was a child prodigy who wrote his first symphony at age 8.
Mozart
This was the first TV station to play music videos 24/7.
MTV
This instrument looks like a piano, but had a very ornate design and sounded "twangy".
Harpsichord
Hector Berlioz composed this 5-movement piece with 5 bassoons based on a crazy nightmare.
Symphonie Fantastique
Symphony
This invention used physical tapes to play music and only played a few songs at a time.
This German church composer wrote a lot of suites and dances and is by far the most famous Baroque composer we know of.
Bach
This composer is most famous for a popular tune performed on the 4th of July that called for CANNONS and iconic ballets.
Tchaikovsky
This document freed America from England in 1776.
Declaration of Independence
This Russian composer was hunted down by his government for most of his career.
Shostakovich
This was the home of King Louis the 14th in France and was full of ornate architecture and massive gardens.
The Palace of Versailles
This Polish composer wrote ONLY for piano.
Chopin
This disease killed more than 30% of the world's population at the time, until a vaccine was invented to eradicate it.
Smallpox
This genre of music is also a genre of paintings that Monet and Van Gogh painted.
Impressionism
This English composer could be considered a transition into the Classical era. He wrote "Water Music".
Handel
This composer had HUGE hands that could reach 13 keys on the piano.
Rachmaninoff