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Composers
Whether it be classical or contemporary, composers are the men and women behind the music. Beethoven and Mozart are among those who have left their marks on history.
6,063 Questions
What is the most famous pieces that Bach wrote?
One that is very familiar is "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" which is widely used at Halloween and for horror films.
Other contenders are "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" and "Air on a G String."
What was george frideric handels childhood like?
His father wanted him to study law but he had a strong musical talent
What were debussys most famous works?
Many opinions, so here's mine:
Claude-Achille Debussy was experimenting with a new tonality, the whole-note scale, where every step is a whole note (the major scale runs whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half). It's a marvellous effect. Pieces that come quickly to mind are:
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
the Girl with the Flaxen Hair
la Mer (the Sea)
a string quartet
Two close contemporaries exploring similar kinds of sound were Maurice Ravel and Gabriel Fauré.
Music in which a solo instrument is featured in contrast with the entire orchestra. The skill of the soloist is accented by the power and stability of the orchestra.
What is the first name of legendary 18th century German composer beethoven?
His full name was Ludwig van Beethoven.
Who composed opera The Barber of Seville?
The Barber of Seville was written by Gioachino Rossini and Cesare Sterbini,
based on the comedic play Le Barbier de Séville by Pierre Beaumarchais. There was an earlier and now lesser-known opera by Giovanni Paisiello.
What are the number of movements in a symphony?
Usually, there are three or four movements. Some however, do not have definite breaks between movements and segue directly into the next.
In what symphony did Beethoven employ a full choir?
Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 in D Minor is also known as the "Choral Symphony" because it was the first to incorporate voice as one of the instruments.
How many theme and variations did Haydn compose?
The composer Joseph Haydn wrote 471 different works. Of these 68 were string quartets, 108 were symphonies, and 20 were operas.
Haydn was a composer in 18th century. By his time, the main element of music was the counterpoint (it was Baroque period). He was one of the composers to develop the genres of symphony and string quartet.
What is Johann Sebastian bach's greatest compositions?
The one piece most people are likely to recognize, even if they don't know the title, is the Toccata and Fugue in d minor, which was famously animated by the Disney Studio in 1939's Fantasia. It has been used as background and incidental music in countless movies.
Who wrote the song cat scratch fever?
The lyrics for the song "Cat Scratch Fever" were written by Ted Nugent, as was the music. All of the songs found on the 1977 album by the same name, were written entirely by Ted Nugent, with the exception of one song titled "Live It Up". That song was written by Nugent, and lead singer Derek St. Holmes.
How did claude debussy learn to play piano?
Claude Debussy took lessons from Cerutti, a violinist, when he was young. He went to the Paris Conservatoire when he was ten. When he was at the Paris Conservatoire, he studied composition with Ernest Guiraud, music history and theory with Louis-Albret Bourgault-Ducoudray, harmony with Emile Durand, piano with Antoine Francois Marmontel, organ with Cesar Franck, and solfege with Albert Lavignac.
Where was Ludwig wan Beethoven born?
Born in Bonn, germany, lived in Vienna, Austria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven
Beethoven was never portrayed with a wig...this was because by the time he reached the age where he would have started wearing them they had gone out of fashion, except in the aristocracy (of which Beethoven was no part).
How many beethoven movies have there been?
"The film was followed by four sequels. Beethoven's 2ndwas released to theaters in 1993. The remaining sequels were direct-to-video films: Beethoven's 3rd (2000), Beethoven's 4th (2001) and Beethoven's 5th (2003). An animated TV series was also created around the films that debuted in 1993. Dean Jones voiced the role of George Newton in this series after playing the villain in the film. There is also an upcoming Beethoven film set for release in 2008 called Beethoven's Big Break."
How many angioplasties are performed annualy?
According to the American Heart Association, 1,025,000 angioplasties were performed in the United States in 2000
Who was the very first composer to make music?
Homo erectus (meaning "upright man,") is an extinct species of hominid that lived from the end of the Pliocene epoch to the later Pleistocene, about 1.3 to 1.8 million years ago. The species originated in Africa and spread as far as India, China and Java. It is not known if Homo erectus played drums or made some kind of music, but maybe. Sites in Europe and Asia seem to indicate controlled use of fire dating back at least 1 million years. They were probably the first hominids to live in small, familiar band-societies similar to modern hunter-gatherer band-societies. They are thought to be the first hominids to hunt in coordinated groups, use complex tools, and care for infirm or weak companions.
They may not have been capable of producing sounds comparable to modern human speech, so they probably couldn't sing. But maybe they could hum or hum, and that's music.
The Neanderthals were a now-extinct species or subspecies within the genus Homo and closely related to modern humans. The first proto-Neanderthal traits appeared in Europe as early as 600,000-350,000 years ago. The youngest Neanderthal finds have been dated to +/- 30.000 years ago. Neanderthals made advanced tools, had a language and lived in complex social groups. Some Neanderthals built dwellings using animal bones. I think they played drums and sung together. But the modern man - Homo sapiens - may have developed music around the same time: 50.000 - 150.000 years ago.
How many symphonies did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart compose?
While Mozart was thought to have written 41 symphonies for some time, a number of early symphonies have recently been discovered. The total is believed to be closer to 50, with many of them being written before his 18th birthday.
