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Photo I.D. Vocabulary Symphonies
Masters
of the
Piano
Opera
The Mighty
Five
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Who is
Ludwig van
Beethoven?
Who is
Johannes
Brahms?
Who is
Richard Wagner?
Who is
Franz Liszt?
Who is
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov?
This type of music
illustrates a story
or narrative
without using
words.
What is
program music?
This is a German
example of an art
song which fuses
poetry and music.
What is a lied?
This type of music
or composition
depicts a scene or a
mood.
What is a
symphonic poem or
character music?
This is the theme
music for a
character which is
often repeated,
sometimes with
variations.
What is a
Leitmotif?
This is a type of
music that mainly
focuses on form and
structure; playing
with sound.
What is absolute
Music?
The finale of this
symphony (his last)
contains the melody
of “Ode to Joy”
What is
th
Beethoven’s 9
symphony?
This symphony
(perhaps his most
famous) was
uncompleted at the
time of his death.
What is Shubert’s
“Unfinished
Symphony”?
This programmatic
symphony tells the
tale of a man who
eventually becomes
insane with jealousy
and kills his lover.
What is Berlioz’s
Symphony
Fantastique
This symphony features
a very dramatic and
recognizable opening
whose notes curiously
form a single letter in
Morse code…
What is
Beethoven’s Fifth
Symphony
This composer of
symphonies is
considered by many
music historians to be
one of the last of the
Romantic Period.
Who is Gustav
Mahler?
This “piano
rockstar” was quite
famous in his day.
Who is Franz
Liszt?
This pianist
composed many
work based on
traditional folk
dances.
Who is Frederic
Chopin?
This quintessential
Romantic
composer failed in
his attempts to
elongate his hands.
Who is Robert
Schumann?
This pianist toured
successfully
throughout Europe,
especially to support
her family after her
husband’s death.
Who is Clara Wieck
Schumann?
This Russian
composer wrote
Islamey, a work
largely ignored
except by expert
pianists
Who is Mily
Balakirev?
This nationalistic
composer has a
reputation for
operas of length
Who is Richard
Wagner?
This collection of
four operas deals
with Scandinavian
Gods and legends
What is The Ring of
Nibelung (“The
Ring Cycle”)
This composer is
known for his
operas William Tell
and The Barber of
Seville
Who is Gioachino
Rossini?
This composer is
known for his
opera Rigoletto
and its song “La
donna e mobile”
Who is Giuseppe
Verdi?
This composer is
know for his ballet
work and the
opera “Die
Fledermaus”
(“The Bat”)
Who is Johann
Strauss II?
This member is
know for Pictures
at an Exhitbion
and Night on Bald
Mountain
Who is Modest
Mussorgsky?
This member is
know for his ballet
work and the
symphonic suite
Scherezade
Who is Nikolai
RimskyKorsakov?
This member was a
chemist by trade
and the composer
of the ballet
Prince Igor
Who is Alexander
Borodin?
This lead member
of the Might Five
wrote for piano
Islamey.
Who is Mily
Balakirev?
This military
member of the
group composed art
songs.
Who is Cesar Cui?
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