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German composer of the Classical era who composed 9 symphonies.

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Franz Joseph Haydn all belong to this period of music.

What is the Classical Period?

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He uses the pseudonym "Childish Gambino" as a musician.

Who is Donald Glover?

100

The year that Academic Decathlon was founded.

What is 1968?

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Japanese composer of the 20th Century who pursued "sawari" (sounds of nature) in some of his compositions.

Who is Toru Takemitsu?

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The Hermit Thrush at Morn is a great example of emotion, multiple layers in music, and a character piece, which are all characteristics of this era.

What is the Romantic Period?

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He had a career in the navy that prevented him from writing music, until his opera-loving boss created a music position FOR him in the navy.

Who is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?

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Name of the college where Mr. Yetman earned his bachelor's degrees.

What is Carleton College?

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American composer that lived at the MacDowell Colony and transcribed bird calls perfectly.

Who is Amy Beach?

300

Fancy ornaments, polyphony, basso continuo, and powdered wigs are all prominent in the music of this era.

What is the Baroque Period?

300

He and his father had a lot of conflict between each other, especially about his music career, resulting in his father shooting him to death.

Who is Marvin Gaye?

300

Name of the band that Paul McCartney formed in 1971?

What is Wings?

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Russian composer that belonged to The Might 5 along with Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, and Borodin.

Who is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
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Experimentation, atonality, populism, and electronic music are all hallmarks of this musical era.

What is the 20th Century?

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He lived in over 60 different places over 35 years, allegedly because he was a jerk.

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

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Ferde Grofe played in this music group.

What is the Whiteman Orchestra?

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British musician and composer that started out in a band but then became a solo artist, plays guitar and sings.

Who is Paul McCartney?

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Occurring between the Romantic and 20th Century periods of music, this period exemplifies music that tries to create an impression of an idea through sound.

What is Impressionism?

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A Canadian musician, they originally started to pursue music in order to earn money to pay for smokes while in art school.

Who is Joni Mitchell?

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Michael Abels included these TWO types of musical influences in his composition "Global Warming."

What are Irish and Middle Eastern music?