FAMOUS COMPOSERS
He wrote the famous symphony nicknamed “Eroica.”
Beethoven
This Italian word means “to play softly.”
piano
The highest female voice type.
soprano
A symphony usually has this many movements.
4
This city in Austria is often called the “capital of classical music.”
Vienna
This Austrian composer was a child prodigy and wrote The Magic Flute.
Mozart
The opposite of “legato,” meaning short and detached notes.
staccato
The Italian word for “beautiful singing.”
bel canto
A concerto usually features a solo ___ and an orchestra.
instrument
This German word means “song,” usually for voice and piano.
lied
Known for The Four Seasons, he was Italian and from Venice
Vivaldi
The speed of the music is called the ___ .
tempo
This Italian composer wrote La Traviata and Aida
Verdi
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is famous for its “Ode to ___.”
joy
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote music during this period: Baroque, Classical, or Romantic?
Baroque
This Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Tchaikovsky
This word means “very loud” in music.
fortissimo
The “Ring Cycle” was written by this German composer.
Wagner
This composer wrote over 100 symphonies and is known as the “Father of the Symphony.”
Haydn
This 19th-century Polish composer was famous for his piano works and waltzes.
Chopin
A German composer who lost his hearing but continued to compose masterpieces.
Beethoven
This symbol in sheet music tells musicians the key of the piece (♯, ♭).
key signature
In opera, the text or script of the story is called the ___ .
libretto
Rachmaninoff was famous for composing difficult pieces for this instrument.
piano
Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring caused a ___ at its 1913 premiere in Paris.
riot