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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
Who did Ludwig van Beethoven work for?
Over his lifetime Beethoven wrote for hundreds of people by commission or out of friendship. He was paid to compose by such noblemen as Prince Lichnowsky and Prince Lobokwitz in Vienna and the Elector, Maximillian Franz in Bonn. He wrote pieces for his friends, such as the "Farewell" piano sonata for Archduke Rudolph, the "Fur Elise" for Therese Malfatti and the "Moonlight Sonata" for Giulietta Giuccardi.
Maria Margaretha Josepha was one of Ludwig van Beethoven's sisters who died in infancy (in total 4 of his siblings died soon after birth). His brother Carl and Johann were his only surviving siblings.
How old was shostakovich when he wrote his first composition?
Dmitriy Shostakovich's first composition with an opus number was his orchestral Scherzo in F-sharp minor, Op. 1, completed in the fall of 19191 -- at the age of 12 or 13. However, the composer himself mentioned that he began composing around the time of his first formal music lessons,2 which was at the age of 9.3
1 Elizabeth Wilson, "Childhood and Youth," Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second ed., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006, 37.
2 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, "Autobiography" ("Avtobiografiya") Sovetskaya Musica, no. 9, 1966, as quoted in Wilson 13.
3 Wilson 8.
What was Henry purcell's occupation?
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music.
Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on 5 December 1791
(Franz) Joseph Haydn, composer of the Classical Period -
Born - 31st March, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria
Died - 31st May, 1809 in Vienna, Austria
Some major works include - 15 surviving Operas, 104 Symphonies, Violin and keyboard concertos, Chamber music and songs, 12 Masses.
Specialist Genres - Symphonies, String quartets, Opera, Oratorios, Masses.
Haydn was a tutor to Beethoven and a friend to Mozart. Mozarts Requiem was performed at Haydns memorial service.
What awards did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart win?
In those days you just wrote the Opera and hoped to be paid or make money.
When was Johann s bach's birth?
Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of the Baroque Era -
Birthday: March 31, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany.
Bach died on July 28, 1750 in Leipzig, Germany.
How many songs did Mozart write?
Mozart wrote 41 symphonies, but we don't have the manuscript for some earlier ones!
Answer 1:
Mozart is considered to be one of the most prolific composers, writing between 40 and 49 symphonies, 20 operas and 25 piano concertos, among other works.
It is usually accepted that Mozart wrote 41 symphonies. However, there is some dispute to this. While it is uncertain just how many he did write, it would seem it was not 41.
Christopher Lawrence, in his article "How many symphonies did Mozart write?" suggests that it could be as many as 71.
Answer 2:
There are 41 'numbered' symphonies by Mozart. But there are also quite a few 'symphonies' without numbers, and at least one of the numbered ones (no. 37) isn't by Mozart at all, but by Joseph Haydn's younger brother Michael (Mozart only wrote a slow introduction to it). The confusion arises because in Mozart's time words like symphony, overture and concerto weren't defined as strictly as they are today and the meanings often overlapped. Mozart's early 'symphonies' could equally well be called 'divertimenti' (they sometimes are!), and no. 32 is what we would now call an overture.
How many instruments did Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov play?
He began to learn piano at age six (some say 11) first from a 'man named Ulich' and then from Feodor Kanille. He was good pianist, though not a public performer
on the instrument, and played duets with his techers and friends and used it to play through music scores. When appointed inspector of bands in 1873, he purchased
various instruments and learned to play them. These were probably band instruments, but he may have purchased orchestral instruments too as he had long wished to become familiar with various instruments. At that time he began a book on orchestration. In 1877-8 he wrote concert pieces for oboe, clarinet and trombone with military band. His frequent use of solo violin in many compositions would imply that he studied violin, too, but there is no record of him playing any of these instruments with friends or students, let alone in public, and it seems that he just became familiar with their workings and it was only on the piano that he was proficient.
Were Beethoven's parents court musicians?
Beethoven's father beat him if he refused to play the piano.
Johann Sebastian Bach first wife name?
It appears that JS Bach had two wives. In 1707, at the age of 22, he married his second cousin, Maria Barbara Bach with whom he had many children, only four of whom survived. Maria died suddenly in May 1720. The following year, Bach married again to Anna Magdalena Wilcken who was the daughter of a musician. She was a singer, harpsichordist and music copyist. She took on the four surviving children from his earlier marriage and produced a further 13.
Who were Johann Sebastian bach's wives?
It appears that JS Bach had two wives. In 1707, at the age of 22, he married his second cousin, Maria Barbara Bach with whom he had many children, only four of whom survived. Maria died suddenly in May 1720. The following year, Bach married again to Anna Magdalena Wilcken who was the daughter of a musician. She was a singer, harpsichordist and music copyist. She took on the four surviving children from his earlier marriage and produced a further 13.
Why did Johann Strauss write the blue Danube waltz?
It was a commission by a wealthy acquaintance who had Strauss write it for a special woman in his life and asked it to match her playful but majestic beauty.
Where did Giacomo Puccini have a villa?
Puccini lived in Torre Del Lago which is just outside Viareggio which is a small village just outside Lucca.
Who is the composer of ikaw ang ligaya ko?
Levi Celerio is the composer of the song "Ako ay Plilipino"
i hope my answer helps ! :))
Who is the composer of the song dandansoy?
The song Dandansoy is Visayan folk song that was composed by Miss Fortunata Dioso Magsipoc of Culasi, Antique, Philippines,
What is a short piece of music to honor someone called?
A short piece of music played in honor of a person or event is call a "Baroque".
What is Bach's most famous symphony?
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The answer above, given previously, is very incomplete, because the question does not specify WHICH Bach is intended. Johann Sebastian Bach did not write any symphonies as the word is used today, though he often employed the term "sinfonia" (Italian for "symphony") to refer to introductory movements (like overtures, also called "sinfonia" in the early 18th century).
But his son Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach wrote a number of symphonies, both in Berlin, where he worked in the early part of his career, and later in Hamburg, where he spent his last decades. Still, it would be difficult to name his most "famous" symphony because relatively few of them are known today, except to specialists or fans of early classical music. Still, they are imaginative works and deserve regular hearings. If we go by the number of recordings available, the most easily accessible of CPE Bach's symphonies are the six identified in the old Wotquenne catalogue as Wq 182, which is the identification most often found with the recordings, though there is now a more complete cataloguing by Helm.
Further answer:
Other Bachs also wrote symphonies - not just CPE.
