Module C/D/E composers Flashcards
(49 cards)
Adams
20th C Minimalist
Adams
“China Gates”
JS Bach
Baroque period
JS Bach
born Germany 1865
JS Bach
big family of musicians
JS Bach
last great master of polyphony
JS Bach
sang/played organs at churches
JS Bach
works contain emotional and religious themes
JS Bach
technical master of range and technique
Beethoven
lost hearing
Beethoven
born Germany 1770
Beethoven
Classical period
Beethoven
bad family situation/ abusive father
Beethoven
concertos, string quartets, symphonies
Beethoven
taken in by aristocracy
Beethoven
themes of suffering and triumph
Beethoven
found composing difficult
Debussy
French Impressionist 20th C
Debussy
revolutionary music ideas; ignored traditions of past
Debussy
went to Paris Conservatory
Debussy
small works, orchestral pieces, operas
Haydn
original sophisticated music w/ hard to hear qualities
Haydn
born Austria 1732
Haydn
Baroque/Classical period