Who was not a French composer Debussy Orff Ravel or Satie?
Carl Orff was not a French composer; he was a German.
How many siblings did Johannes Brahms have?
Johannes Brahms had a younger brother, Friedrich, and older sister, Elise.
parallel motion
Why is classical music only instrumental?
You know I am not into Classical Music, but boring, not really. I like to listen to the different instruments and pick out individual parts. Some of those lines can be used to make a wicked solo on a different instrument Classical Music calms & refreshes the instrument. I don't know much about Indian Classical Music but as I love listening soft, sad & instumental music I never felt bored. Whereas the other music has words, feelings & most important dance in it, so people prefer to listen then & entertaining.
So, never say Classical Music is boring. It depends on the individual taste.
How many music pieces did Prokofiev wright?
Counting those with and without opus numbers (including unfinished and unrealized works with opus numbers) and various arrangements, revisions, and transcriptions by the composer himself, Sergey Prokofiev wrote 179 different compositions. Judging by opus numbers alone, he wrote 138.
What is 2 compositions Johann Sebastian bach wrote?
The Nutcracker was originally a toy soldier thing with a mouth that opened and closed. You could put a nut into the nutcracker's mouth and close the mouth, cracking the shell of the nut inside. Hence, "Nutcracker."
What was the classical music playing in Defence of the Realm?
Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel)
Russian Social Realism.
How many choral works did Bruckner compose?
0-9, with nine incomplete, plus an early "Student Symphony" in F Minor, available as "00." Unless you want to count the several versions of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Eighth as separate pieces.
Is a piano sonata with one movement binary?
It can be, at times. There are a number of pieces that have but one movement but evolve through changes in rhythm and key signatures and return to the main theme, all without any breaks in the piece.
The concerto grosso most often has three movements whose tempo markings are?
Fast,slow,and fast (have fun on your midterm)
What is the best recording of Mahler's symphonies currently on CD?
How can you define best? Loudest, fastest, shortest, newest?
-Depending on your personal interpretation of Mahler, here are some choices:
Sir George Solti- Chicago Symphony
-Faster than most, accents and articulations are VERY strongly emphasized
Raphael Kublik - Bavarian Radio Symphony
-Fairly good tempo, clean, not always as emphatic but very musical
Alan Balter - Akron Symphony
-Tempo is moderately slow but has Fairly good articulation style.
What did Richard Wagner use for the basis of his works?
He drew upon Norse mythology and an epic medieval poem called the Nibelungenlied.
When did the first environmental movement occur?
The first movement occurred during the 1960s and 1970s when citizens and environmental groups became concerned with ecosystem damage such as clear-cut logging and human health problems resulting from polluted air and water.
Was classical music popular in the 1920s?
Yes at that time it was the Romantic almost modern era.
Composers like Rachmaninoff( might recognise Variations on a theme of Paganini), Claude Debussy( might recognise Clair de Lune) , Maurice Ravel (might recognise bolero), Rimsky Korsakov( Might recognise flight of the bumble bee), Tchaikovsky (you may recognise from the Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliett Ballets), Georges Bizet (might recognize the opera of Carmen).
Who is the composer of the Willaim Tell Overture?
The opera 'William Tell' was composed by Rossini. That included the overture, of course.
The primary tonality used during the Baroque was?
Contrast is an important ingredient in the drama of a baroque composition. The differences between loud and soft, solo and ensemble (as in the concerto), different instruments and timbres all PLAY an important role in many baroque compositions. Composers also began to be more precise about instrumentation, often specifying the instruments on which a piece should be played instead of allowing the performer to choose. Brilliant instruments like the trumpet and violin also grew in popularity.