This composer's fiery hair and religious training earned him the nickname "Il Prete Rosso."
Who is Antonio Vivaldi
100
He wrote his first compositions at the age of 5 with the assistance of his father Leopold.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
100
He was an egomaniac whose most famous work is an 18 hour long set of 4 operas called "The Ring of the Niebelungen."
Who is Richard Wagner?
100
This is a work for soloists, chorus and orchestra. It is performed with costumes and sets and everything is sung.
What is Opera?
100
A short musical phrase that represents a character, idea, or location.
What is a Leitmotif?
200
This influential German composer never travelled more than 150 miles from his hometown.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach
200
This German composer was the first to use a chorus in a Symphony, which was written while he was totally deaf.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
200
This composer wrote the first Requiem Mass in German. He was also referred to as the heir to Beethoven.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
200
This is a large work for orchestra, typically in 4 movements. It is typically associated with the Classical Period.
What is a Symphony?
200
This is the name for a section of a symphony. There are usually 4 of them.
What is a Movement?
300
This composer travelled from Germany to Italy to England, becoming a master of Italian Opera.
Who is George Friederich Handel
300
He was known as the Father of the Symphony. Which isn't "surprising" since he wrote 104 of them!
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
300
This composer wrote over 600 art songs. He was very shy and died just has his fame was beginning to grow.
Who is Franz Schubert?
300
This is a work for soloist and orchestra. It features a "ritornello" and "Ripieno." It has been used by composers since the Baroque period.
What is a Concerto?
300
This is a musical style used frequently in the Baroque period. It is made up of a subject, answer, counter-subject, stretto and episode.
What is a Fugue?
400
This work by Vivaldi is based on four short poems, and is an early example of program music.
What is "The Four Seasons"
400
This was one of the most important qualities of Classical period music, based on the scientific ideas of the Enlightenment.
What is balance of form?
400
This famous art song has 4 different characters, including a sinister elf.
What is "Der Erlkönig"?
400
This is a religious work similar to a Cantata. It was used exclusively by Bach. Only two survived, but it is believed he composed 4.
What is a Passion?
400
This is a solo section in an opera. It is based on the latin word for "air."
What is an Aria?
500
Bach wrote over 200 hundred of them for large and small ensembles. One was based on his love of coffee.
What is a Cantata
500
This was the form of the first movement of a symphony. It usually includes an Exposition, Development and Recapitulation.
What is Sonata Form?
500
She was the first female piano virtuoso to go on a professional tour. She fell in love with Brahms, though they never married.
Who is Clara Schumann?
500
This is a short work for solo voice and piano. It emerged in the Romantic period and is known for the equal importance of the voice and piano. They are sometimes combined to form "cycles."
What is an Art Song?
500
This is a typical form for the third movement of a symphony. It means "joke" in Italian.