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51 Cards in this Set
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Who composed Die Walkure: "Ride of the Valkyries"?
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Richard Wagner
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Where and when did Wagner live?
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born 1813 in Germany - died 1883 in Venice
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Which composer started out wanting to write plays and produce theatre?
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Wagner
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Which comoser had his first hit opera at age 29 and started producing hugge spectacles combining music, drama, and visual art that became know as music drama?
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Wagner
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Which composer built an opera house at Bayreuth Germany just to produce his huge operas with large casts and orchestras?
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Wagner
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Which selection showcases a group of women warriors riding through the sky on huge horses?
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Die Walkure: "Ride of the Valkyries"
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Which composer lived only 39 years, but wrote hundreds of brilliant piano works?
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Chopin
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Which composer wrote Etude in c minor ("Revolutionary")?
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Frederic Chopin
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Where and when did Chopin live?
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Born 1810 in Poland, died 1849 in Paris
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Which composer's heart was sent back to Poland after he was buried in Paris?
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Chopin
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What is an etude?
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Etude is the French word for study and is a practice piece to help a musician learn to play hard patterns
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Which selection is a "practice piece" that is also showy and very expressive?
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Etude in c minor ("Revolutionary")
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Which piano selection is characterized by a rapid 16th note pattern in the left hand that continues throughout the piece?
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Etude in c minor ("Revolutionary")
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Who composed Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major: 3rd Movement?
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Haydn
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When and where did Haydn live?
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1732 - 1809 in Austria
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Which composer had an unsual life in that he was NOT a child prodigy, his parents were not musicians, he had little musical training as a child, and he lived nearly 80 years?
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Haydn
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Which composer is known as the "Father of Symphony"? adding more instruments and simplifying the baroque style to the classical
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Haydn
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Which composer had a huge impact on Beethoven and Mozartand was know for his good nature and kindness?
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Haydn
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Which selection combines to the two forms of rondo and sonata?
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Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major: 3rd Movement
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Which selection features a cadenza ( a free section made up by the player to show of their skills )?
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Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major: 3rd Movement
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Who composed "Liberty Fanfare"?
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John Williams
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Where and when did John Williams live?
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Born 1932 in New York - still living!
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Which selection was written for the special ceremony honoring the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty?
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"Liberty Fanfare"
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Which composer is most famous for writing the music for many of the most popular movies of the past 40 years?
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John Williams
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Which composer is also well-known for conducting and directing the Boston Pops Orchestra for many years?
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John Williams
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Who composed Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American"): 3rd Movement?
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William Grant Still
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Where and when did William Grant Still live?
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Born 1895 in Mississippi and died 1978 in California
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Which composer was one of the first successful African American composers of classical music?
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William Grant Still
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Which composer made a good living arranging and performing music for dance clubs?
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William Grant Still
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Which composer was friends with George Gershwin and has a similar theme in his selection to one of Gershwin's melodies?
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William Grant Still
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Which selection is "classical" music with jazz and blues chords added in?
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Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American"): 3rd Movement
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Who composed The Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"?
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Rossini
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Where and when did Rossini live?
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born 1792 in Italy
died 1868 in Paris France |
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Which composer retired from composing at the young age of 37 after writing over 3 dozen successful operas?
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Rossini
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Which composer was a great admirer of Mozart - imitating his melodic style in his operas - and eventually became know as the "Italian Mozart"?
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Rossini
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Which composer wrote the William Tell Overture - which is a famous concert piece from a highly unsuccessful opera?
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Rossini
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Which selection is a comic opera?
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Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"
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Which selection is an aria by the town barber who thinks he is really important?
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Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"
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Which selection features rapid word repetition, making it a "patter song" like some rap and hip hop songs?
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Barber of Seville: "Largo al Factotum"
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Who composed "Hungarian Dance No. 5 in g minor"?
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Brahms composed it for piano (and Schmeling arranged it for orchestra)
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Where and when did Brahms live?
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born 1833 in Germany - Died 1897 in Austria
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Which composer was not a child prodigy and did not complete his first symphony until he was 40 (after working on it for 15 years?)
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Brahms
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Which selection features gypsy-like folk song melodies and has dramatic changes in dynamics and tempo?
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"Hungarian Dance No. 5 in g minor"
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Who composed "El Capitan March"?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer is known as "the march king"?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which composer had a marching band instrument named after him?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Where and when did Sousa live?
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born 1854 in Washington, D.C.
died 1932 in Pennsylvania |
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Which composer was enlisted as an apprentice in the U.S. Marine Band when he was only 13?
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John Phillip Sousa
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Which selection is a march taken from themes from an operetta set in Peru?
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"El Capitan March"
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Which selection features a 1st strain, 2nd strain, etc, and a dogfight?
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"El Capitan March"
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Which composer also wrote nearly a dozen operettas (in addition to the type of pieces he is famous for)
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John Phillip Sousa
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