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100
This composer wrote the famous “Ride of the Valkyries” that has been parodied in cartoons
Who is Richard Wagner
100
Chopin had an irrational fear of being buried alive so he had a part of his body removed after he died. What was it?
What is his heart
100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiZVPeFdu9I&list=PL14708B1BFFAC41D5&index=22
What is Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from the Nutcracker
100
The country that Tchikovsky is from
Who is Tchikovsky
100
This means 'loud' in italian
What is Forte
200
This famous ballet by Tchaikovsky is usually played at Christmas time
What is "The Nutcracker"
200
Which sensitive composer had temper tantrums and would often cry in frustration when a piece was not perfect?
Who is Frederic Chopin
200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W1Wi2U9sQ 3:04
What is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
200
Wagner's country of origin
What is Germany
200
This dynamic expression is called "piano" in italian
What is "soft"
300
Unlike other composers who try to tell a story, Chopin’s piano pieces were written purely to express this
What is Emotion (or Feeling)
300
Which composers long operas inspired the phrase “It ain’t over ‘till the fat lady sings” because they usually ended with a stout female singer?
Who is Richard Wagner
300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGU1P6lBW6Q
What is Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"
300
Where Frederick Chopin is from
What is Poland
300
To get gradually louder
What is Crecendo
400
Wagner took 26 years to write this 15 hour, 4 part work
What is The Ring Cycle
400
Which composer had an irrational fear of his head falling off his shoulders while conducting?
Who is Piotr Tchaikovsky
400
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75x6DncZDgI
What is Chopin's "Fantasie Impromptu"
400
Wagner was very proud of being German, so he wrote music described as "________"
What is Nationalistic
400
A musical symbol that means to hold on one note until the conductor stops you
What is a fermata.
500
This very famous movement of the Nutcracker features a ballerina and the Dance of .......
What is the Sugar Plum Fairy
500
What disease eventually killed Tchaikovsky because he drank a glass of unboiled (unsanitized) water?
What is Cholera
500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTM7E4-DN0o
What is Wagner's "Tannhauser Overture"
500
Like many other musicians, Tchaikovsky's parents originally wanted him to be one of these instead of a composer
What is a lawyer
500
The italian term for plucking your string
What is Pizzicato