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He was the first great conductor
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Mendelssohn
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Where was Mendelssohn born
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Liezpig Germany
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Who revered the music of Bach?
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Mendalssohn
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Was Mendelssohn a child Prodigy
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Yuppers
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At age 12 he wrote 12 symphonies for orcestra.
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Mendelssohn
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What was Mendelssohn's sisters name, and what was she discouraged from doing?
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Fanny, and composing
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Who wrote a concert overture inspired by a "Midsummer's Night Dream"?
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Mendelssohn
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King of Prussia commited Mendelssohn to write for this opera.
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"A Midsummer's Night Dream"
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Who wrote 5 mature symphones (only 3 performed), and has popular violin/piano conchertos, and chamber music
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Mendelssohn
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Mendelssohn wrote two oratorios--Which gospels where they on?
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St John, Elijah
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Mendelssohn often traveled to London and was friendly with these royalties?
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The Queen of England, and the prince.
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Traveled to Scotland and wrote his third symphony inspired by Scotland and entitled it the Scotland Symphony?
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Mendellsohn
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His 4th symphony was called the Italian symphony.
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Mendelssohn
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Wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing
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Mendelssohn
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Ruined his hands which focused this composer on composing.
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Shumann
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Fell in love with one of his paino students?
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Shumann, Clara Wieck
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Was Clara Wieck discouaraged to compose by Shumann?
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Yuppers
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True or False--Clara was one of the best pianists.
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Yuppers again
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This composer was manic.
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Shumann
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Tried to commit suicide by jumping in the Rhine, and spent the rest of his life in an asylum.
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Shumann
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True or False--Shumann continued to compose in the insane asylum.
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True
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Shumann signed by two different names one when he was up and one when he was down. What were they?
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Florestan-up
Eusebius-down |
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What was Shumann's imaginery society?
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Friends of David--against Phillistines
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Carnival by Shumann was this kind of piece describing people arriving at a Mardi Gras ball?
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Shumann
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song cycles?
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many lieders put together to form a story
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Shumanns 3rd symphony was entitled this?
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Rhenish symphony, about the rhine, and in 5 movements with a prominant horn part
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Chopin was born in this city.
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Warsaw
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Moved to Paris, the capitol of Music around 20.
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Chopin
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Wrote almost exclusively for the piano.
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Chopin
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Chopin died from this disease.
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TB
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Played new music in salon and in people's homes.
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Chopin
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Played new music in salon and in people's homes.
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Chopin
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One of the most delicate piano players.
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Chopin
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Chopin had a love affair with this friend writer.
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George Sand (Madame Annor Duderant)
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Chopin was loyal to this country in his music.
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Poland
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Define: Mazurka
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popular polish dance tune in 3/4 with a moderate tempo
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Define- Etudes
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work on a technical aspect of playing
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This composer wrote two books of etudes.
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Chopin
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Chopin's etudes #2 and #12 were called what respectively?
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The Black Key, and Revolutionary Etudes
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Chopin wrote 21 of this type of piece.
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Nocturnes
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Chopin wrote for of these for piano.
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Scherzos
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Define- Polonaise
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Polish Dance, moderate tempo, dynamic contrast
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Berlioz first followed his father's professtion. What was it?
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doctor, medical school in Paris
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Berlioz wrote a book of memoires on this subject.
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med school
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Berlioz attended this conservatory of music?
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Paris
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Who paid for Berlioz's conservatory tuition?
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His uncle
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Did Berlioz want to abide by the rules of composition?
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Nope
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Who wrote the oratorios the Damnation of the Faust and Rakoczy?
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Berlioz
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True or False--Berlioz loved Shakespeare's works and plays?
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True
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What composer did the English theatre company hire to do plays in Paris?
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Berlioz
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Berlioz wrote a symphony about her?
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The actress he fell in love with
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Define- Idee Fixe
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melody that keeps returning
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Berlioz used the idee fixe in what work?
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The Fantastic Symphony
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Define- Program Music
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Music that tells a story
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What symphony did the waltz form make it's first appearance?
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Fantastic Symphony
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Define- Pizzacato
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plucked strings
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Define- Arco
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played with the bow
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The Fantastic Symphony required four of these.
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Timpanis
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Hungarian composer (born there), but lived in Germany and Paris
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Lizst
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Known as the greatest pianist of the 19th century
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Liszt
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Often broke strings at recitals.
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Lizst
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Studied to become a priest.
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Lizst
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Who was known as the Abbe Lizst?
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Lizst
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Had minor orders in the Catholic church.
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Lizst
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Who wrote the Transcendental Etudes?
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Lizst
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Who wrote the Totentanz, or Dance of Death?
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Lizst
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Define- Glissando
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sliding over many notes
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Lizst wrote symphony poems. Define them.
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A one movement piece, that tells a story or describes a scene of some sort, inspired by a literary work or philosophy.
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Lizst designed this style of piece?
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Symphony poems
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Lizst wrote 13 of these inspired by the French poet La Montine.
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Symphony poems
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Define- Aria
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solo for a single singer
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Who wrote 15 Hungarian rhapsodies, with #2 being the most popular?
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Lizst
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How did Lizst write the Hungarian Rhapsodies?
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He took the melodies of other composers and added embellishments.
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Who wrote the earliest opera still performed and what is it called?
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Montiverdi, Orfeo
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Define- Bel Canto
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beautiful singing
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Wrote one of the most popular operas entitled "Carmen."
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Bizet
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Define- Habenera
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aria opening the opera
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What is the most famous aria from Carmen.
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Torender
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Was Carmen a success when it opened?
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No and Bizet was hurt by this
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Who wrote 26 operas?
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Verdi
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Who wrote Aidi in 1871?
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Verdi
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Who commisioned Aidi and why?
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Egypt for the opening of the Suez canal
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What did Wagner mostly concentrate on?
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Writing Operas
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What did Wagner call operas?
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music dramas
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Wrote his own librettos?
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Wagner
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Built his own theatre in Bayrenth and relied heavily on patronage?
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Wagner
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Who was the biggest supporter of Wagner and almost depleted the Bavaria treasury in doing so?
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Wrote 13 operas.
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Wagner
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What group of four operas was written by Wagner and based on Norse mythology?
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Ring of Nibelung
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Who was Hitler's favorite composer?
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Wagner
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Which composer was Anti-Jew?
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Wagner
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Which composer cannot be performed in Israel because of his views?
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Wagner
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Who wrote Tristan and Isolde which is based on King Aurthur stories?
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Wagner
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Who wrote La Boheme?
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Puccini
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Which opera has two famous aria's back to back?
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La Boheme
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Who wrote Slavonic dances which were originally for two pianos?
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Dvorak
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Define- Furiant
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cross rhythm, accents every 2 beats, and in 3/4
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Which composer received an invitation to be the director of the American Conservatory of Music in NYC?
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Dvorak
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Who wrote the New World Symphony?
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Dvorak
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Who wrote lots of tone poems, voilin conchertos and symphonies?
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Sibelius
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Which composer's tone poems were mostly inspired by Kalevala?
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Sibelius
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Who celebrated Finland's independance with the piece Finlandia which is almost a second national anthem?
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Sibelius
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Who composed the 1812 overture?
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Tchaikovsky
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Did Tchaikovsky hate the 1812 overture?
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Yup
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Why did Tchaikovsky hate the 1812 overture?
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It was composed for money
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What two melodies are used in the 1812 Overture?
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God Preserve the Czar and Marsiellaise
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6 symphonies by this composer.
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Tchaikovsky
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Tchaikovsky's brother named his last symphony this?
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Pathetique
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Where does the word pathetique originate from?
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comes from the Greek word pathos
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True or False--Pathetique ends with a slow movement?
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True
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Tchaikovsky died a week after the first performance of Pathetique from this disease.
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Cholera
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Who was born in Hamburg, Germany?
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Brahms
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Born in Hamburg, Germany but moved to Vienna.
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Brahms
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Who was true to classical forms and was interested in baroque music?
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Brahms
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Who directed a choral society in Vienna?
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Brahms
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Who was befriend by the Shumann family?
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Brahms
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Brahms wrote 24 variations for piano of which Handel piece?
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"Variations and Fugue on Handel"
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What piece did Brahms use the melody from this Haydn work for eight variations and a finale?
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Wind Instruments
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Wrote four symphonies.
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Brahms
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Wrote 21 Hungarian dances for piano duet.
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Brahms
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Define Brahm's Chaconne.
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Series of chord harmonies repeated with melodic variations.
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