Music

Question 1

it could be seen in the works of these composers, and each of them featured uniqueness to his compositions

Answer 1

individualism

Question 2

Composers of the Romantic Period?

Answer 2

Camille Saint-Saens, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, Robert Schumann

Question 3

he was a French composer and an organist.

Answer 3

Camille Saint-Saens

Question 4

when was Camille Saint-Saens born?

Answer 4

October 9 ,1835 - Paris, France

Question 5

Where did Saint-Saens study organ and composition?

Answer 5

Paris Conservatory

Question 6

where did Saint-Saens become an organist?

Answer 6

Church of the Madeleine in 1857 for 20 years

Question 7

give atleast 3 famous works that Saint-Saens composed

Answer 7

“Samson et Dalila”, “The Carnival of the Animals”, “Symphony No. 3” and “Le Rouet d’Omphale” (Omphale’s Spinning Wheel)

Question 8

He was a Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer

Answer 8

Franz Liszt

Question 9

when was Franz Liszt born?

Answer 9

October 22, 1811 - Raiding, Hungary

Question 10

Liszt studied piano techniques under a violinist virtuoso, in Vienna, Austria

Answer 10

Carl Czerny

Question 11

Liszt developed a musical form known as?

Answer 11

symphonic poem or tone poem

Question 12

When did Franz Liszt die?

Answer 12

He died of pneumonia on July 3, 1886 at the age of 74

Question 13

He was also a French composer and conductor

Answer 13

Louis-Hector Berlioz

Question 14

When was Hector Berlioz born?

Answer 14

December 11, 1803 - La Cote-St-Andre, Isere, France

Question 15

what did Hector Berlioz pursue because of his father’s will?

Answer 15

study of medicine

Question 16

aside from being a musician, what was Berlioz’s other career?

Answer 16

well-known writer and critic

Question 17

give at least 2 of Berlioz’s famous works

Answer 17

“symphonic fantastique”, “Romeo et Juliette”, and “La damnation de Faust”

Question 18

he was a german composer born on June 8, 1810

Answer 18

Robert Schumann

Question 19

Robert Schumann studied piano under this person who later became his father-in-law?

Answer 19

Johann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck

Question 20

What part of Schumann’s body was accidentally damaged?

Answer 20

right hand

Question 21

Robert Schumann suffered from this type of disorder which affected his compositions

Answer 21

bipolar disorder

Question 22

give at least 2 of Schumann’s famous work

Answer 22

“Papillions (op.2)”, “Toccata in C”, “Symphony Etudes”