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Classical Music
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4,781 Questions
What are some songs by debussy?
"Games," "The gladiator," "King Lear," "The palace of silence," "Scenes at dusk," "The sea," "Springtime" are translated English titles of Claude Debussy's music. The equivalents in French are respectively Jeux, Le gladiateur, Le roi Lear, Le palais du silence, Scènes au crépuscule, Le mer and Printemps.
The respective pronunciations will be "zhuh," "le gla-dya-tuhr," "luh wa leer," "luh pa-leh dyoo see-law," "sen o krey-pyoo-skyool," "luh mer" and "preh-taw" in French.
What song was played at Frederic Chopins funeral?
He wrote a group of minuets in Op. 64, one of them was the Minute Waltz (No. 1), which is quite famous. He also wrote a ton of preludes in Op. 20, especially the C Minor one, which is also a major study among piano students. polonaises, mazurkas, dances, waltzes. Chopin wrote a lot of those to.
Was mozarts no 41 symphony a string orchestra?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C major was completed on August 10, 1788. It was the last symphony that he composed.
Who is a Hungarian composer 5 letters in name?
Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881-September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist, considered to be one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
What is an embellishment in baroque music?
Embellishments in music are added instructions to make the peice or song sound more musical, like trills, accents, slurs, stoccatas,dynamic markings, and so on. all they do is add more feeling and depth to the song.
What era was after the Romantic era?
Victorian era came after Romantic era; the latter was between 1800 and 1850.
He got married on the 6th august 1897 to Emily Isobel Harrison
What is a musical piece in which one solo instrument?
An instrument solo in a band is when every one else is quiet but the one instrument that has the solo.
What dynamics are used in Moonlight sonata?
Mozart wrote 18 piano sonatas, so you'll have to be more specific.
I believe that the oldest violin is a Stratavarious. Spell check on that by the way,
Which composers wrote the music for westside story?
Although you don't list the composers from whom you want us to choose, the name you require is Leonard Bernstein. (The lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim.)
How many sections is a symphony divided into?
There are basically four sections to a symphony orchestra...
Brass (trumpets, trombones etc)
Woodwind (oboes, clarinets etc)
Strings (violin, viola etc) and...
Percussion (xylophone, tubular bells etc)
Why did Beethoven not want others to know he was deaf?
The composer Beethoven did not cut off his ears. The painter, Vincent Van Gogh did cut off part of one of his ears. The story goes that on the evening of 23 December 1888, Van Gogh cut off the lower half of his left ear and took it to a brothel, where he presented it to a prostitute friend. The reason for this unusual behaviour has been theorised upon by many; the most likely cause was that it was the result of an argument with his painter friend Paul Gauguin, although that does not explain his bizarre behaviour.
John Cage was a composer, he specialised in genres such as minimalism.
Check out '4:33' for arguably his most famous work.
Really makes you think.
I read somewhere that he said something like, "Silence is the most powerful part of music".
Who was the first internationally acclaimed American composer of classical music?
Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Who is the oldest known classical music composer and when did that person live?
The oldest I've found is:
Leo Ornstein who lived to 108 (1893-2002) He was an American Pianist and Composer
One that's a little more well known is: Irving Berlin who lived to 101 (1888-1989) A Russian-American Lyricist and Composer
What nationality was Igor Stravinsky?
Igor Stravinsky is a Russian composer. He was born in Oranienbaum (today the city is called Lomonosov).
