Symphonies' Nicknames
This is the apt subtitle for Schubert's 8th symphony.
What is Unfinished?
When he moved to the United States towards the end of his life, this composer wrote famous pieces such as the New World Symphony and the 12th String Quartet, "American."
Who was Antonin Dvorak?
This composer's dates are 1756-1791.
Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This composer is generally attributed with bringing the music of J.S. Bach into fashion after having conducted his St. Matthew Passion in 1829.
Who was Felix Mendelssohn?
Originally called the Devil's Violinist during his life, this violinist-composer is well known today for his legendary virtuosity and his technically challenging violin pieces.
Who was Niccolo Paganini?
This composer, conductor, pianist, and TV personality is best known for writing the music for the musical West Side Story. However, he also composed 3 Symphonies, several other musicals, a Mass, and a Violin Concerto.
Who was Leonard Bernstein?
This composer, a Benedictine abbess and arguably the first "Renaissance Man" (though neither part of the Renaissance nor a man), is probably the earliest classical composer that we know of. Her dates were 1098-1179.
Who was Saint Hildegard von Bingen?
The theme from Bach's The Musical Offering was written by this famous monarch.
Who was Frederick the Great?
When hearing this violinist play at age 12, the leading violinist of the day, Fritz Kreisler, said: We may as well break our fiddles across our knees. He is generally considered to be one of greatest violinists of all time.
Who was Jascha Heifetz?
This is the nickname of Mozart's final symphony.
What is Jupiter?
This early 20th-Century French composer wrote several major choral works before dying at the young age of 24 due to Crohn's Disease. Her sister became a famous music teacher.
Who was Lili Boulanger?
These two famous baroque composers were born the same year: 1685.
Who were J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel?
Neuschwanstein Castle was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in honor of this well known composer, whom the king very likely had fallen in love with.
Who was Richard Wagner?
This violinist played the main theme in the Spielberg film Schindler's List.
Who is Itzhak Perlman?
Which of these composers has the greatest number of symphonies with commonly-used nicknames?
A. Beethoven
B. Dvorak
C. Schubert
D. Bruckner
C. Schubert, four of whose symphonies had nicknames: Nos. 4, 6, 8, and 9
The third movement of this composer's first symphony was the inspiration for George Gershwin's famous song "I Got Rhythm."
Who was William Grant Still?
These two Romantic-era composers were born on the same day, May 7th. They were born seven years apart.
Who were Johannes Brahms and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
What are the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar?
This conductor is well-known today for conducting all the music from Disney's 1940 film Fantasia.
Who was Leopold Stokowski?
These two symphonies have the subtitle: "Tragic."
Name the composers for partial credit, and name both the composers and the symphony numbers for full credit.
What are Schubert Symphony No. 4 and Mahler Symphony No. 6?
Named after a famous poet, this British composer is known today for his cantata "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast."
Who is Samuel Coleridge-Taylor?
This American 20th century composer lived to be 104 years old.
Who was Elliott Carter?
Pop-singer Beyoncé is an 8th cousin of this Austrian composer.
Who was Gustav Mahler?
This musician is a well-known pioneer of the electronic instrument known as the Moog Synthesizer. In 1968, she released a now-famous album called Switched-on Bach, arranging several pieces for the instrument. She also wrote the score for A Clockwork Orange and parts of The Shining.
Who was Wendy Carlos?