Composers
This composer was a piano virtuoso. Most of his compositions were for the piano.
Who was Chopin?
A 19th century movement in which composers wrote music about the love of their country, its history and its culture.
What is Nationalism?
Audio Clue: Please identify the title and composer of this piece.
What is "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa?
What is "The Nutcracker?"
These are the years that the Romantic Era took place.
What is 1820-1900?
This French composer wrote a piece about an actress who did not return his love.
Who was Berlioz?
A recurrent theme throughout a musical composition associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
What is leitmotif?
Audio Clue: Please identify the title (and the name of the opera) and composer of this piece.
What is "Ride of the Valkyries" from "The Ring" by Richard Wagner.
This opera takes 15 hours to perform over about 4 days. Please give its name and composer.
What is "The Ring" by Richard Wagner?
This composer was the bridge between the Classical and the Romantic Eras.
Who was Beethoven?
This composer wrote three of the most famous ballets in history.
Who was Tchaikovsky?
A French term referring to a recurring theme that appears in many movements of the same composition.
What is idee fixe?
Audio Clue: Please identify the title (and the larger work it's in) and the composer.
What is "Aquarium" from "Carnival of the Animals" by Saint-Saens?
This piece uses real cannons in the finale.
What is "The 1812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky?
These three words best describe the Romantic Era.
What is passion, drama and emotion?
This composer was considered to be the heir of Beethoven.
Who was Brahms?
Instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as a painting or poem.
What is a symphonic poem?
Audio Clue: Please identify the title and the composer.
What is "Una Voce Poco Va" by Rossini?
This composer's music is used in the United States at many national celebrations.
Who was John Philip Sousa?
Wagner's "The Ring" took this long to compose.
What is 26 years?
This composer was a master of German Opera. He came up with the idea of the leitmotif while writing his opera "The Ring."
Who was Wagner?
A slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo according to the preference of the soloist or conductor.
What is rubato?
Audio Clue: Please identify the title and the composer.
What is "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky?
This lied, or German song, describes a desperate father rushing his sick son to get medical care. Please name the lied and the composer.
What is "The Erlkonig" by Schubert?
This composer wrote many ballets such as "Romeo and Juliet," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake."
Who was Tchaikovsky?