Baroque
This Composer famously wrote Soli Deo Gloria (SDG) on every piece of music he wrote.
Who was J. S. Bach?
This man wrote Enie Kline Nactmusik.
Who is Mozart?
This def composer spanned both the classical and romantic periods.
Who is Beethoven
This composer hated conducting, and only started to conduct his own works when he realized he could sell the tickets for more money if he did.
Who was Tchaikovsky?
This gay composers search for love was legendary.
Who was Tchaikovsky?
This composer famously killed himself by smashing his foot with a wooden staff.
Who is Jean Baptiest Lully?
This composer has over 100 symphonies to his name.
Who is Hydan?
often regarded as the best first symphony.
What is Brahms Symphony No. 1?
These two composers are considered the fathers of modern conducting.
Who are Mendelssohn and Wagner?
this tonal poem recounts a hero's life.
what is Ein Heldenleben?
This group of six pieces (Named after a city) weren't discovered until the 1850s.
What are the Brandenburg Concertos?
Who is Hydan?
this composer was superstitious, and refused to call his 9th symphony a symphony, because his two favorite composers died after completing their 9th Symphonies.
Who was Mahler?
A beat in conducting.
What is an Ictus?
this tonal poem recounts a mountain climb the composer once made.
what is An Alpine Symphony?
This man wrote the Messiah.
Who is Handel?
Who is Franz Schubert?
While famous for his tonal Poems, this Wagnerian composer never wrote a symphony.
Who was Richard Strauss?
This celebrated Conductor was also an award winning 20th century composer.
Who is Lenoard Bearnstine?
this depressed composer was the first to write over 9 symphonies since Mozart in 1954.
who is Dimitri Soshtakovitch?
This man taught violin at an all girls school.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi ?
This type of piece was invented in this era.
What is the Symphony?
This piece started the Romantic era.
What is Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)?
This Conductor once famously quadrupled the horn section on Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Who is Herbert von Karajan?
the concert hall where the Berliner Philharmoniker performs.
what is the Philharmonie?