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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.

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Did Mozart compose the libretto for The marriage Of Figaro?

I don't know about lyrics, but many, many of his works were operas and he wrote both the instrument music and the words that were sung along with it.

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Mozart did not write the libretti to his operas. For example, The Magic Flute has a libretto by Emanuel Schickaneder, and Cosi Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni all have libretti by Lorenzo da Ponte. Some composers have written their own libretti, Wagner being the prime example, but Mozart did not.

Was Mozart crazy?

Beethoven was not crazy because he believed in himself and encouraged other people about compositions. Also, he cared about music more than any other thing that a death musician may do. This is the answer for "Was Beethoven crazy?"So, if this is not one of your answers then look somewhere else. Thank you for looking at my answers if Beethoven was crazy, back in his time!

Who was Niccolo Paganini?

A famous Italian violinist, regarded as a virtuoso of the instrument. In addition to being a child prodigy, he pioneered some new playing techniques (double stops, expanded use of harmonics) and composed a few pieces for violin himself. He lived in the early 19th century.

There is a wonderful story about Paganini which I cannot substantiate, but which ought to be true if it is not. He was amazingly creative when it came to technique, as explained above. Many large-scale pieces for soloists (concertos) include extended passages where the soloist will play alone, and perform an extended cadenza showing the soloist's technical skills. Originally these cadenzas were often written by the individual performer and not necessarily 'scored' by the composer. When Paganini would rehearse with orchestras in preparation for concerts, the violinists would stop cold at the time that Paganini's cadenza was to be inserted, and focused on him, hoping to catch some ideas about what he was doing, and how. More often than not, Paganini would play just a few notes, turn to the conductor, and say "et cetera", indicating that he was saving the real thing for the concert. No free lessons!

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How tall as edvard grieg?

Grieg was rather short, due in part to poor health in childhood. He was only 5'2.

What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts symphony?

Mozart has had many amazing symphonies. such as his last and most famous one #41 aka Jupiter.

What are some of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most famous pieces?

* Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

* The Marriage of Figaro

* Don Giovanni

* The Magic Flute

* Symphonies 39, 40, 41

* Piano concertos 17, 20, 21, 23, 27

* Violin concertos 5, 6

* Flute and Harp concerto

* Clarinet Concerto K622

* Horn concerto 4

* Exsultate Jubilate

* Hostias

* Coronation

* Requiem

* Piano sonatas K310, K457

* Chamber music K478, K526

What age was Mozart when he composed his first opera?

Mozart completed his first published symphony when he was eight years old in 1764.

Example of the importance of tempo to music?

The effect of tempo is as follows:

It dictates the speed as to which a piece of music is played. If you look at several pieces of music from different genres, you should be able to see most of them are around a certain number.


the importance of a tempo is that it allows a band to be able to play in time with each other, since they would have a idea of how many bpm the song should be played at.

Where did piotr Tchaikovsky and his wife meet?

Dmitriy Shostakovich met his first wife, Nina Varzar, at the tennis courts of Detskoye Selo, while vacationing there during the summer,1 in 1927.2 His second wife, Margarita Kainova, he met in June 1956, during Moscow's World Festival of Youth.3 Shostakovich met his third and last wife, Irina Supinskaya, through his friend Lev Lebedinskiy, and also possibly through her work as literary editor for Shostakovich's scores.4

1 Elizabeth Wilson, Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second ed., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006, 101.

2 95.

3 308.

4 396.

What composer wrote almost exclusively for the piano?

Antonio Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos, or concerti. Around 350 of his concerti were written for solo instrument and strings, and of these about 230 were composed for the violin. Other instruments for which Vivaldi wrote concerti include bassoon, cello, oboe, flute, viola d'amore, recorder, lute, and mandolin.

What orchestra was Leonard Bernstein the conductor of?

A. Candide B. West Side StoryC. On the Town D. All of the above(apex)
The answers is D. All of the above.

What is Mozarts birth date and death date?

Mozart was born on January 27th 1756 and died on the 5th of December 1791.

How manypeople are in a quartet?

It depends on the type of quartet. There are 4 instrumets in an instrumental quartet. If the term quartet is used to refer to the number of vocalists, then the number of instruments would be irrelevant.

When did Stephen Foster die?

he was in the bathroom and slipped and he cut his neck on the sink,lost too much blood,and died

Was Mozart been murdered?

The Court Composer to the Emperor of Austria, Antonio Salieri. Pushkin wrote a play in 1831 suggesting Salieri murdered Mozart out of envy; the play was set as an opera in 1898 by Rimsky-Korsakov, and in 1979 the English playwrite, Sir Peter Schaffer wrote a fictional story following on from Pushkin. Schaffer's award-winning play became an Oscar-winning film, Amadeus, in 1984. It's a very convincing tale, but it is fiction.

How many operas did Beethoven write?

Herr Beethoven wrote only one Opera, Fedelio in 1805.

When did Mozart compose Ronda Alla Turca?

Although it is uncertain when and where Mozart composed the sonata (no:11), " scholars agree that it must have been composed in 1783 in Salzburg and Vienna.

Alla Turca: Allegretto is the last movement of the 3 part sonata, also referred as Ronda Alla Turca, Turkish Rondo...

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Who are the most famous composers?

Although opinions differ widely, Beethoven (1770-1827, German) is generally considered by consensus to be the greatest composer of western classical music. Mozart (1756-91, Austrian) is probably second followed by Bach (1685-1750, German). After this there is less certainty--Wagner (1813-1883, German) is a possible fourth, but he is more controversial. Also weighing in are Brahms, Schubert, Handel, Vivaldi, Chopin and Stravinsky.

Did Peter Tchaikovsky have kids?

yes Peter Tchaikovsky was married, but his marriage only lasted a few years. many believe that this was because he was a homosexual, and that he was interested in his nephew. www.who2.com/ask/petertchaikovsky.html

Tchaikovsky married Antonina Miliukova in 1877. They separated permanently after six weeks. For personal reasons they never divorced.