Classical Composers
He wrote the Brandenburg Concertos.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
A Shakespeare play that Felix Mendelssohn wrote "Wedding March" for.
What is "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"
Term for a music composition inspired or evocative of night.
What is "nocturne?"
Known as "The Devil's Violinist."
Who is Niccoló Paganini?
About how many pieces of wood it takes to make a violin.
What is 70?
Composer of "Rhapsody in Blue."
Who is George Gershwin?
The name of the French national anthem, featuring cannon fire, written by Tchaikovsky.
What is "1812 Overture?"
Another name for Beethoven's Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor.
What is "Fur Elise?"
The name of a host of Symphony Hall Channel 78 on SXM.
Who is Martin Goldsmith, Preston Trombly, Vincent Caruso, John Clare
Austrian-born composer, known as the "father of modern music" who pioneered the use of twelve-tone technique.
Who is Arnold Schoenberg?
A famous Stravinsky ballet that is said to have casued riots at its premiere in 1913, telling the story of a woman who danced herself to death.
What is "The Rite of Spring?"
Meaning of "mosso."
What is agitated, moved?
What is "Choral?"
A popular chocolate brand in Austria including a famous composer's name.
What is "Mozartkugeln?"
The name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's wife.
Who is Constanze?
A 1910 Stravinsky ballet based on Russian folklore.
What is "The Firebird?"
Describes a short, light-hearted piece usually composed for solo piano.
What is "Bagatelle?"
Nickname for Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Ninth Symphony.
What is "New World Symphony?"
An infamous boat the London Symphony Orchestra was booked to travel on, but was later cancelled.
What is the "Titanic?"
The first name of composer Mussorgsky.
What is "Modest?"
An opera buffa in four acts, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786, with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
What is "The Marriage of Figaro?"
Meaning of "l'istesso tempo."
What is same tempo?
Nickname for Joseph Haydn's Symphony No.94 in G Major due to it's loud chord played in the second movement.
What is "Surprise?"
What is "Morir, Tremenda Cosa" (translating to "To Die, a Momentous Thing")?