Fast facts
We didn't get to talk much about this composer who wrote a little ballet called the Nutcracker and was an alum of the Russian Music Society.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
Be on the lookout! This man can rock any baby to sleep with his famous Lullaby and make clarinetists weep with the beauty of his Clarinet Sonata.
Who is Brahms?
...symphonies did Antonin Dvorak write?
What is 9?
This was a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism. It emphasizes freedom and expression and arose during the Industrial Revolution; time of great change
What is Romanticism?
500 Mark reward for the capture of this german man, accused of shocking audiences with his 18-hour opera cycle called "The Ring of Nibelung" that is synonymous for using Leitmotifs (like in Star Wars)
Who is Wagner?
Mikhail Glinka
What is Russia?
Not the most clever name for a group, but what was the name of the group of Russian composers who only wanted to compose music with Russian influences?
What is the Mighty Five?
This elusive fugitive was spotted in the park around the start of the era after having composed one of the first programmatic works for VERY large orchestra. How preposterous! The orchestra's size was so uncommon for the time!
Who is Hector Berlioz?
...siblings founded the Russian Music Society and what were their last name?
What is 2 and Rubenstein?
This picker primarily wrote music for the piano and not much else. A hint: before he goes shopping, he doesn't make a ____________.
Who is Liszt?
What is the opposite of Programmatic Music? Music that is not explicitly "about" anything; in contrast to program music, it is non-representational.
What is Absolute Music?
This fugitive from justice has been spotted in Russia inciting swarms of bees with his extremely fast piece and sailing on a sea in Sinbad's ship.
Who is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
...symphonies did Tchaikovsky write?
What is six?
This symphony of Beethoven's was originally written as a tribute to Napoleon, but then later was redacted, but still went by its given title.
What is his 3rd symphony "Eroica"?
This man is wanted for writing Russian ballets with clarinet excerpts that, while can be accessible for a high schooler, are still terrifying to play solo in a concert. And for also having a common Russian first name.
Who is Alexander Borodin?
...composers were in Russian group TMF?
What is 5?
This picker wrote a massive work for piano, only to have it then transcribed for large orchestra and it become arguably more popular than it's original intent.
Who is Modest Mussorgsky?