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72 Cards in this Set
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Who composed Ruin of Athens: "Turkish March"?
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Ludwig von Beethoven
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Who composed "El Grillo"?
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Josquin des Prez
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Who composed Piano Sonata in g minor: 1st Movement?
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Fanny Mendelssohn
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Who composed The Planets: "Mars"?
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Gustav Holst
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Who composed "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd Movement
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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When and where did Beethoven live?
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born 1770 in Bonn, Germany
died 1827 in Vienna, Austria |
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Who composed "El Grillo"?
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Josquin des Prez
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Who composed Piano Sonata in g minor: 1st Movement?
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Fanny Mendelssohn
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Who composed The Planets: "Mars"?
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Gustav Holst
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Who composed "Brandenburg Concert No. 2: 3rd Movement
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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When and where did Beethoven live?
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born 1770 in Bonn, Germany
died 1827 in Vienna, Austria |
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Which composer wrote most of his music after he was completely deaf?
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Beethoven
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Which composer was pushed as a childhood by his father to practice long hours and perform before he was ready?
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Beethoven
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Brahms and Schubert were buried next to which composer at their request?
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Beethoven
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Which selection was written for a play in 1811?
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The Ruins of Athens: "Turkish March"
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Which selection creates a sound picture of a Turkish mehteran?
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The Ruins of Athens: "Turkish March"
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What is a mehteran?
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The oldest form of military marching band used by the Ottoman empire to empower their soldiers and scare their enemies
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Which selection is played by an orchestra but sounds like marchers approaching, passing by, and going into the distance?
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The Ruins of Athens: "Turkish March"
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When and where did des Prez live?
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Born around 1450 in Belgium (near French border)
Died around 1521 in Belgium |
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Which composer was raised by relatives after his parents died and sang in chapel choirs, ending up in the Pope's choir in Rome, Italy?
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des Prez
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Which composer's music was distributed by the newly invented printing press making him a "superstar" of the Renaissance period?
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des Prez
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Which composer lived an unusally long time for people of his era and produced many hundreds of compositions?
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des Prez
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What is a madrigal?
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A non-religious piece written for several voices (Rennaisance period)
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Which selection paints a musical picture of a cricket?
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el grillo
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Which composer lived an unusally long time for people of his era and produced many hundreds of compositions?
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des Prez
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What is a madrigal?
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A non-religious piece written for several voices (Rennaisance period)
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Which selection paints a musical picture of a cricket?
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el grillo
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What "form" is "el grillo"?
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ABA
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When and where did Fanny Mendelssohn live?
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Born 1805 Hamberg, Germany
Died 1847 Vienna Austria |
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Which composer had a brother who was also musically gifted and a famous composer?
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Fanny Mendelssohn
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Who composed The Planets: "Mars"
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Gustav Holst
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When and where did Holst live?
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1874-1934 England
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Which composer was a church organist in Brittain by age 19?
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Gustav Holst
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Which composer had parents who were musicians (mother was a singer) and a grandfather who was a composer?
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Gustav Holst
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Which composer was known primarily as a teacher but has been recognized as one of Britain's best composers?
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Gustav Holst
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Which composer was one of the first to use new technologies and sound recordings to take his music to a wider audience? (recording on "78 discs")
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Gustav Holst
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Which composer's work was influenced by his fascination with astronomy and astrology?
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Gustav Holst
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Which selection sounds like a march but has an usual 5/4 meter?
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The Planets: "Mars"
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Which selection has a subtitle "the Bringer of War"?
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The Planets: "Mars"
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Who composerd Brandeburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd Movement?
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Which composer was so important during the Baroque period that his death marks the end of the period?
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Bach
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Which composer was born into a prominent and wealthy musical family but lost his parents and several siblings by the time he was nine?
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Bach
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Which composer held jobs as organist, choirmaster, and composer at imortant churches in Germany - writing new choral and instrumental pieces for each Sunday?
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Bach
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Which composer married twice and had 20 children?
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Bach
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Which selection was commissioned by Prince Ludwig of Brandenburg?
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Brandenburg Concert No. 2 : 3rd Movement
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Which selection features a piccolo trumpet?
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd Movement
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What does "picollo" mean in Italian?
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little
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What is a ritornello?
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A theme that returns again and again
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What is a continuo?
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An underlying accompanyment
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What happens in a "concerto grosso" form?
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Going back and forth between solo or solo group and tutti - where all the instruments play
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What does "tutti" mean?
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All instruments play together
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Who composed Turnadot: "Nessun Dorma"?
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Giacomo Puccini
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Where and when did Puccini live?
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born in 1858 in Italy
died in 1924 iin Belgium |
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Which composer had his first "hit" opera (Manon Lescaut) in his early 30's - when the opera became a world-wide sensation
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Puccini
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Which composer's operas caused as much escitement as blockbuster movies of today and was treated as a superstar wherever he went?
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Puccini
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Which composer was fascinated with mechainical marvels of the day and owned a radio, several motorboats and automobiles (surviving one of the first car crashes in Italy) and corresponded with Thomas Edison who gave him a phonograph?
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Puccini
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Which selection (an opera) was never finished because the composer suffered a heart attack before it was complete?
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Turnadot
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Which composer worked in a style called "true to life" wanting the singers in his operas to always portray actual people with feelings the audience would understand?
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Puccini
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Which selection is an aria in which a prince declares that he will prevail and the princess will never learn his name?
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Turnadot:"Nessun dorma"
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What do "Nessun dorma" and "vincero!" mean in italian?
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"No one sleeps" and "I wil win!"
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Who composed Symphony No. 40: 1st Movement?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Where and when did Mozart live?
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1756 - 1791 in Austria
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Which composer spent his childhood traveling around Europe in a horse-drawn coach, performing in concerts - sometimes for kings and queens - and writing symphonies when he was barely old enough for kindergarten?
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Mozart
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Which composer had his talents displayed by his father like a carnival attraction - being asked to improvise and create harmonies and variations after hearing a tune only once?
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Mozart
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Which composer found being an adult very difficult after his acclaimed childhood?
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Mozart
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Which composer left us a vast amount of incredible music - even though as an adult he was sad, frustrated, angry, and sick and died at a young age?
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Mozart
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Which selection was written as one of the three final symphonies by the composer at a very difficult time in his life?
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Symphony No, 40: 1st Movement
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Who composed The Nutcracker Suite: "March"?
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Tchaikovsky
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Where and when did Tchaikovsky live?
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1840 - 1893 in Russia
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Which composer was sent to boarding schools by his parents to become a civil servant, making him very unhappy?
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Tchaikovsky
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Which composer wrote the music for the ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty?
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Tchaikovsky
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Which selection was assembled from eight dances from a popular balet - as a suite for orchestra concert performance?
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The Nutcracker Suite
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