Countries of Origin
Bellini, Bizet, Donizetti, Rossini, and Verdi are all from this country
What is Italy?
This great composer of choral music wrote the two oratorios "Elijah" and "St. Paul". He was also from a wealthy family that gave Sunday concerts in their home.
Who is Mendelssohn?
This composer died in France in 1924; he also composed "Cantique de Jean Racine"
Who is Faure?
The composer of "Christ on the Mount of Olives", "Fidelio", "Missa Solemnis in D", and "Symphony No. 9" with the choral last movement
Who is Beethoven?
Beethoven's most famous opera
What is "Fidelio"?
Balakirev, Borodin, Cui, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov are all from this country
What is Russia?
This great choral composer was born in Hamburg, Germany and composed "German Requiem" and "Liebeslieder Waltzes"
Who is Brahms?
The great opera composer who wrote "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Who is Wagner?
The composer of "Aida" and "Manzoni Requiem"
Who is Verdi?
One of Beethoven's greatest works for orchestra, choir, and soloists (Ode to Joy)
What is "Symphony No. 9"?
Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Wagner are all from this country
What is Germany?
This composer studied with Palestrian and wrote the opera "Faust"
Who is Gounod?
This composer was the youngest of the famous "Russian Five" and was a navy officer
Who is Rimsky-Korsakov?
The composer of "German Requiem" and "Liebeslieder Waltzes"
Who is Brahms?
The Austrian aristocrat that gave Beethoven a letter to introduce him to the elite families of Vienna
Who is Count Waldstein?
Faure and Gounod are from this country;
Dvorak and Smetana are from this country
What is France?;
What is Bohemia?
This composer became the director of the National Conservatory of Music in NYC from 1824-1895
Who is Dvorak?
In 1840, this composer wrote 2 symphonies, 2 masses, 4 stage works, 140 vocal songs, 1 string quartet, 2 piano sonatas, and extensive chorales and church music
Who is Schubert?
The composer of "Elijah" and "St. Paul"
Who is Mendelssohn?
Beethoven was the first composer to use this, invented by Maelzel in 1816
What is the metronome?
Bruckner and Schubert are from this country;
Franck is from this country
What is Austria?;
What is Belgium?
This composer was born the same year as Wagner and composed "Manzoni Requiem"
Who is Verdi?
This composer became a cathedral organist in Linz, Austria, and later became a professor in Vienna
Who is Bruckner?
The composer of "Cantique de Jean Racine";
The composer of "The Barber of Seville";
The composer of "Miriam's Song of Triumph";
The composer of "The Flying Dutchman"
Who is Faure?;
Who is Rossini?;
Who is Schubert?;
Who is Wagner?
Beethoven was 8 when he was featured in a piano concert but his family advertised that he was only this age
What is 6?