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Born in Ciboure France? |
Maurice Ravel |
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Studied at the Paris Conservatory at 14 |
Maurice Ravel
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Mentored by Gabriel Faure |
Maurice Ravel
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what song did Maurice Ravel compose, and 3 facts about it? |
Bolero. simple theme played over and over passed on to different instruments. Ida Rubinstien commissioned him to make it. starts with snare. |
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Born in Tikhvin, Russia |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
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Started as a naval officer |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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was part of "the five" |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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What did Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov compose and what are 3 facts about it? |
Scheherazade, Op. 35. inspired by the tales from One Thousand and One Nights. A young sultan's wive tells tales to her husband in order to stall him. after all 1001 nights, he changes his mind. four movements tied together by two recurring musical motifs. |
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Born in Russia on June 17, 1882, raised in St. Petersburg |
Igor Stravinsky |
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father and mother were both musicians |
Igor Stravinsky |
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Encouraged to follow a different career path and went into law |
Igor Stravinsky |
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While in school, met Vladmir who was son of Nikolai |
Igor Stravinsky |
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What song did Igor Stravinsky compose? |
The fire-bird. about a guy named Ivan who is a hunter that stumbles into a garden. the garden is run by an evil magic ogre that cant be beaten. a fire-bird comes looking for a special tree with golden apples. Ivan shoots the bird, feels bad, saves it and gets a magic feather that saves him from the monster. |
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Born on February 29, 1792 in Pesaro Italy. |
Gioachino Rossini |
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At 15, entered a music school in Bologna, Italy |
Gioachino Rossini |
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Composed Operas |
Gioachino Rossini |
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Had the nickname "signor crescendo" |
Gioachino Rossini |
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What song did Gioachino Rossini compose? |
William Tell Overature. split into four movements.final movement has a trumpet fanfare and features the entire orchestra. about a brave swiss man who fought for independence from the austrian empire. |
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Born to Russian jewish parents and grew up in New York |
George Gershwin |
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Wrote his first piece for Tin Pan Alley at 17 |
George Gershwin |
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What song did George Gershwin compose? |
An American in Paris. uses tone poem to create a setting and feeling that you are in paris. influenced by jazz, as jazz was popular during the time. |
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Born August 22, 1862 in St. Germain-En-Laye, France |
Claude Debussy |
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By 10 was composing at the Paris Conservatory |
Claude Debussy |
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Musical style often described as impressionism |
Claude Debussy |
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used dissonant chords, chromaticism, non traditional harmonies, scales, and a lot of pedal in his piano music |
Claude Debussy |
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What song did Claude Debussy compose? |
Clair de Lune, orginally compsed for piano,delicate floating harmonies, dream like melodies. |
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born in 1811 in Hungary, then moved to Vienna |
Franz Liszt |
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Inspired by violinist paganini |
Franz Liszt |
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first pianist to host solo concerts |
Franz Liszt |
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created symphonic poem |
Franz Liszt |
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what did Franz Liszt compose? |
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. slow movement called lassan, followed by a lively movement called friska, inspired by rhw Hungarian Czardas dance. |
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Born March 21, 1839 in Karevo, Russia |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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Continued the family tradition of military service at 13 by enrolling in the cadet school of the guards to join the army |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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studied with Mily Balakirev and quit the army to persure his life in music |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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Also part of the group "the five" |
Modest Mussorgsky |
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What did Modest Mussorgsky Compose? |
Pictures at an Exhibition. based off what he saw at a memorial for Viktor Hartman. comprised of 10 movements. The Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in the Shells is the fifth movement. Last is the gate that Hartman designed for Tsar Alexander II. Majestic stone arch built over a small chapel. |
