Classical
This Mozart symphony shares its name with a god & a planet.
What is Jupiter?
The 1913 premiere of this Stravinsky piece caused such a riot that the dancers could not hear the orchestra.
What is the Rite of Spring?
Glory to God in the highest is one of numerous Biblical verses used in the text of this Handel work.
What is the Messiah?
1842's Nabucco launched this composer as a giant of Italian opera.
Who is Verdi?
Johann Pachelbel was considered one of the great masters of this instrument before the generation of J.S. Bach.
What is the Organ?
Royal March Of The Lions The Elephant Aquarium & The Swan are all part of this French work.
What is Carnival of the Animals?
Gustav Holst finished this work by writing Mercury in 1916.
What is The Planets?
As choir director for St. Thomas Church in Leipzig he wrote 6 cantatas known as the Christmas Oratorio.
Who is J.S. Bach?
This Verdi opera was inspired by a plot from French Egyptologist August Mariette.
What is Aida?
Andres Segovia helped establish it as a serious classical instrument.
What is the Guitar?
A sudden loud chord in an otherwise slow movement gives this nickname to Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major.
What is Surprise?
In Peter And The Wolf the hunters arrive as this section of the orchestra begins to play.
What is Percussion?
The years of the Baroque period.
The origin of the word opera.
What is Opera Reggia?
In 1952 (not 1752) Elliott Carter composed a sonata for flute oboe cello & this keyboard instrument.
What is the Harpsichord?
La Marseillaise & the Russian national anthem are both heard in this Tchaikovsky work.
What is The 1812 Overture?
In a performance of this 1931 suite the percussionist needs coconut shells to imitate a burro on the trail.
What is the Grand Canyon Suite?
The notation which was invented during this era due to the new emphasis on meter.
What are Bar Lines?
At age 37 Rossini wrote his last opera--this one about an archer.
What is William Tell?
In 1965 Jacqueline du Pre sat down & made great recording of Elgar's Concerto for this instrument.
What is the Cello?
Mendelssohn's Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage is a concert one--not before an opera but standing alone.
What is an Overture?
In the U.K. the melody of Pomp And Circumstance has been sung as the patriotic song Land Of Hope And this
What is Glory?
The "last great madrigalist and first great opera composer."
Who is Monteverdi?
Donizetti's operas Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, & Roberto Devereux are known as The Three these women.
Who are the "Three Donizetti Queens"?
One of Saint-Saens' Woodwind Sonatas was for this instrument & piano.
What is the Clarinet?