Show:
Johannes Brahms
Musicians of the Future
The Russian Five
Extra
100
Johannes Brahms grew up here.
What is Hamburg/Germany?
100
These men were known as the musicians of the future.
Who is Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Franz Liszt?
100
The music of the romantic period can be described as...
What is nationalistic?
100
He is the most frequently performed Russian composer.
Who is Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
200
He received musical training from this important person.
What is his father?
200
Wagner's concept of music drama was perfectly demonstrated in his cycle of 4 related operas.
What is Ring of Nibelungs?
200
Nationalistic composers included these into their compositions.
What are melded legends, native folk and dance rhythms?
200
Composer whose symphony From the New World was influenced by music of Native Americans and African-American slaves.
Who is Antonin Dvorak?
300
He moved here to compose many great works.
What is Vienna?
300
By his mid-20's he went on to compose adventurous and highly original tone poems ex: Don Juan.
Who is Richard Strauss?
300
Tchaikovsky was known for this great ballet.
What is Sleeping Beauty?
300
His symphonies recall the traditions of his native Finland.
Who is Jean Sibelius?
400
Brahms cared for this woman.
Who is Clara Schumann?
400
This symphony requires 2 choirs, plus 8 solo singers and a huge orchestra, and takes nearly 2 hours to perform.
What is Symphony of a Thousand?
400
The center of nationalism.
What is Russia?
400
The composers of the Russian Five.
Who is Mily Balakirev, Cesar Cui, Alexander Borodin, Modeste Mussorgsky and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
500
She was the first woman to have a successful career as a concert pianist.
Who is Clara Schumann?
500
Wagner used these to link the story with music, they are simple recurring themes which represent a character , mood, or place.
What is a leitmotiv?
500
The most influential composer of the group.
Who is Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
500
Composer, music critic and journalist who discovered Brahms.
Who is Robert Schumann?