Brahms was always under the shadow of this classical giant, who may have gone deaf from syphilis.
Who is Beethoven?
100
Brahms never married, but was deeply in love with this famous pianist and wife of his mentor.
Who is Clara Schumann?
100
"Realism" in 19th Century Opera.
What is Verismo?
100
The most famous Polish pianist and composer.
Who is Chopin?
100
Schubert's famous Lied about father, a dying boy, and a mythical creature.
What is Der Erlkonig?
200
The ultimate starving artist who wrote many of his famous Lieds in his teens, had them performed at private gatherings of friends, and may have died from syphilis.
Who is Schubert?
200
Franz Liszt's daughter Cosima married this famous Romantic composer.
Who is Richard Wagner?
200
"Song" in German.
What is a Lied?
200
Audio Daily Double
What is Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt?
200
The medieval chant for the dead played just before the witches drag Berlioz's hero to hell.
What is the Dies Irae?
300
The famous Romantic composer who was committed at the end of his life after throwing himself off a bridge. He suffered insanity due to third stage syphilis.
Who is Robert Schumann?
300
Frederic Chopin would have been much without this writer as his sugar momma.
Who is George Sand (Aurore Dudevant)?
300
A "Fixed Idea" - such as the theme of the beloved in Symphonie Fantastique.
What is an idee fixe?
300
The opposite of nationalism? Or evoking far-off lands in music.
What is exoticism?
300
Literally "with the wood" or the technique Berlioz used to achieve an especially creepy effect.
What is col legno?
400
The famous virtuoso violinist who inspired Franz Liszt, was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil, and may have had syphilis.
Who is Paganini?
400
The incestuous love-child of Siegmund and Sieglinde and the hero of Wagner's Ring Cycle.
Who is Siegfried?
400
In opera and later film, a theme that is associated with a specific character, place, object, etc.
What is a leitmotif?
400
The Norwegian composer who wrote Peer Gynt.
Who is Edvard Grieg?
400
Wotan's favorite, but disobedient, Valkyrie.
Who is Brunhilde?
500
The famous classical era genius who may have accidentally poisoned himself while treating syphilis (but probably died from bad pork).
Who is Mozart?
500
The real life actress who inspired Symphonie Fantastique and later became Berlioz's wife.
Who is Harriet Smithson?
500
Total Art Work
What is Gesamtkustwerk?
500
Audio Clip
What is Czech?
500
The poet who wrote Faust and many other texts used by Romantic Composers.