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79 Cards in this Set
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Who composed William Tell Overture: "Chase"?
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Giaocchino Rossini
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When did Rossini live?
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1792-1868
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What kind of musical works was Rossini famous for?
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operas
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Which of Rossini's operas is still often performed today?
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The Barber of Seville
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What t.v. show used the "chase" portion of the William Tell Overture as it's theme song?
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The Lone Ranger
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What is the first thing you hear in the William Tell Overture; "The Chase" ?
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An exciting trumpet call
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Where was Rossini born?
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Pesaro, Italy
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What occupations did Rossini's parents have?
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father: village trumpeter
mother: opera singer |
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How many operas did Rossini write before he retired at age 37?
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30
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How many works did Rossini compose during the last 40 years of his life?
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none
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What kind of major work is "Summertime" from? (opera, symphony, musical....)
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Opera
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Where does the American opera Porgy and Bess take place?
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In a South Carolina African-American community called "Catfish Row"
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What kind of a song is "Summertime"? (what is happening as the song takes place at the beginning of the opera)
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It is a lullaby - sung by a woman rocking her baby to sleep on a warm summer evening.
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What kind of voice (vocal part) does the soloist in "Summertime" have?
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soprano
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Who composed Porgy and Bess: "Summertime" ?
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George Gershwin
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When did George Gershwin live?
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1898-1937
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Where was George Gershwin born?
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Brooklyn, New York
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Which composer had a job as a pianist for sheet music stores - playing songs for customers?
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George Gershwin
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When did Gershwin complete Porgy and Bess?
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1933
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Was Porgy and Bess successful when it was first released?
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No - Gershwin died before it became an American classic
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What was Gerswhin famous for while he was still living?
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Writing hit Broadway songs and film music
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What were some of Gershwins other successful more "serious" works?
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American in Paris
Rhapsody in Blue |
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How and when did George Gershwin die?
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Of a brain tumor at age 38.
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Who composed "Gymnopedie No. 1"?
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Erik Satie
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When did Erik Satie live?
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1866 - 1925
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What is a "gymnopedie"?
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A dance from ancient Greece
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What instrument is "Gymnopedie No. 1" written for?
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Piano
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Which composer dropped out of the Paris Conservatory before graduating to join the French Army?
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Satie
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Who were some young composers in Paris that became Satie's admirers and friends?
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Debussy and Ravel
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What kinds of world music did Satie begin incorporating in his music?
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Indonesian gamelan and Romanian gypsy music
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Which composer became more and more experimental later in his career?
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Satie
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What is Satie remembered for besides composing music?
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He was a writer and teacher
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Was Satie's experimental music appreciated immediately?
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No - it was ignored in favor of his earlier work until much later
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Which composer did not allow anyone to enter the room where he lived and worked for many years prior to his death?
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Satie -- when he died they found the room full of musical compositions and writing
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Who wrote Peer Gynt Suite: "In the Hall of the Mountain King"?
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Edvard Grieg
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When did Grieg live?
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1843-1907
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Which selection was written as background music for a play about a Scandinavian folk character who was a happy-go-lucky rascal?
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Peer Gynt Suite:"In the Hall of the Mountain King"
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Where does Peer Gynt wake up after being chased by the angry bridegroom and hitting his head on a rock?
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Inside a mountain in the kingdom of the trolls
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Which selection depicts a creepy dance by trolls and imps, a furious chase, and an escape?
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Peer Gynt Suite:"In the Hall of the Mountain King"
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Where was Edvard Grieg from?
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Norway
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Which composer lived in Denmark and became friends with Hans Christian Anderson, the fairy tale writer?
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Edvard Grieg
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Which composer's best-known and most colorful works were based on traditional folk tales?
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Edvard Grieg
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Which composer was a national hero in Norway, with tens of thousands of people crowding the streets for his funeral?
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Edvard Grieg
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Who wrote Toccata and Fugue in d minor: Toccata
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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When did Bach live?
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1685 - 1750
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What instrument is Toccata and Fugue in d minor: Toccata written for?
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Organ
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What is a "toccata"?
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a piece with difficuot, complicated, and fast-moving passages to show off the skill of a keyboard artist(Italian for "to touch")
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When was Bach's Toccata and Fugue in d minor written?
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we don't know
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What country was Bach from?
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Germany
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Which composer became a church organist and choirmaster, composing music for each Sunday service for years?
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Bach
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What kinds of music did Bach compose?
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organ and other keyboard works, vocal works, and many pieces for orchestra and chamber groups
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Which composer composed so much music during the Baroque period that his death is used to mark the end of that period of music history?
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Bach
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What selection has been used as background music in spooky movies like the silent film "The Phantom of the Opera"?
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Toccata and Fugue in d minor: Toccata
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Which composer lived to be 65 years old and had 20 children and is considered one of the great composers of all times - writing thousands of pieces of music?
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Bach
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What is a requiem?
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A song for a funeral mass
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Who wrote Requiem: "Confutatis"?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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When did Mozart live?
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1756-1791
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True or false: Mozart's rival coposer Salieri helped the dying Mozart write his requiem.
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False -- it was unfinished at the time of his death andwas completed by his friend and student Franz Sussmayr
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Which selection features two musical ideas with contrasting themes and contrasting words - sung by different vocal groups?
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Requiem: "Confutatis"
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Which composer was born into a musical family and showed his genius as a toddler?
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Mozart
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Which composer had published many pieces and written his first sympohonies as a teenager?
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Mozart
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True or false --- Mozart's rival composer Salieri helped the dying Moazrt write his Requiem.
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False - it was incomplete when he died and his friend and student Franz Sussmayr and possibly others completed it.
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Which composer died at 33 but had already composed hundreds of great masterpieces: symphonies, operas, concertos, chamber and solo works?
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Mozart
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Who composed Variations on "America"?
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Charles Ives
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Which composer is famous for writing music with dissonant harmony and polytonality?
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Charles Ives - he was one of the first American composers to use unusla and experimental harmonies and styles in his music.
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Who arranged Variations for America for orchestra in 1963?
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William Schuman
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Which composer was a businessman by day (working in an insurance company) and a composer by night?
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Charles Ives
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Which composer played a game with his father where they sang or played a song in two different keys at the same time?
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Charles Ives
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Which composer lived all of his life in Connecticut?
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Charles Ives
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Who wrote Messiah:"For Unto Us a Child Is Born"?
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George Frideric Handel
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Where was Handel born?
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Germany
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What is an oratorio?
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A large vocal and instrumental work that tells a story, often religious.
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What is a famous part of the oratorio Messiah (besides our selection)?
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"Hallelujah Chorus"
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What time of year do we often hear Messiah: "For Unto Us a Child is Born"?
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Christmas
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Where is Handel buried?
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In Westminster Abbey in London England
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Which composer worked for a royal employer in Germany and followed him to England when he became King of England (George I)
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Handel
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What year was Messiah written?
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1741
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What is a melisma?
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Many notes sung on one word - like "born" in Messiah: "For Unto Us a Child is Born"
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Which composer studied law at his father's request, but returned to music after his father's death?
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Handel
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