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Wagner composed an opera titled Tristan and Isolde This opera was about

Romance and Forbidden Love

A person who leads an orchestra is called a

Conductor :)

Music that has elements decided on by the musicians as they perform is called

In Jazz music, it is called Improvising and the musicians make it up as they go.

The plot of Der Ring des Nibelungen Ring Cycle centers around a

Magical Ring (Apex)

When did Thomas Edison invent the electric chair

Thomas Edison did not invent the electric chair Harold p brown did...

Music that has melodies created based on the roll of dice or a random set of numbers is called

Aleatoric music (or "chance music") is music that has melodies that are based on the roll of dice or a random set of numbers.

Which composer was NOT a member of The Russian Five

The five were:

  1. Mily Balakirev
  2. César Cui
  3. Modest Mussorgsky
  4. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  5. Alexander Borodin

Any other composers such as Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky are not considered one of the five.

James Levine is currently conducting which two famous orchestras

James Levine is currently conducting the Metropolitan Opera orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Richard Wagner was born in

Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig on May 22, 1813.

Where was Claude Debussy born

Claude Debussy was born in Paris, France.

What has the author Aaron Copland written

Aaron Copland has written:

'What to listen for in music'

Program music is an instrumental composition that-

A musical composition intended to evoke images or remind the listeners of events.

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