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Review - Composers (all) - name and relationship Flashcards

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#1
George Sand

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Chopin
Association: George Sand is the pen name for Aurore Dudevant, a novelist. Chopin and George Sand were in a love affair.

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#4
Anna Magdalena Wilcke

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Bach
Association: Anna was JS Bach’s second wife. Anna was a court singer. Their sons Johann Christian and Johann Christoph became successful musicians.

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain the association.. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#3
Harriet Smithson

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Berlioz
Association: Harriet Smith was the inspiration for Belioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Harriet was also Berlioz’s first wife.

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#2
Franz Xavier Sussmayr

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Mozart
Association: Sussmayr was Mozart’s student and Sussmayr finished Mozart’s requiem.

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#6
Johann Peter Salomon

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Haydn
Association: Salomon hired Haydn to compose and conduct symphonies in London.

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#5
Vaslav Nijinsky

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Stravinsky
Association: Vaslav was the choreographer for Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#7
Sergei Diaghilev

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Stravinsky
Association with Stravinsky: Diaghilev hired Stravinsky to compose music for ballets, including The Rite of Spring

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Practice Paper 1
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#8
Frederick the Great

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JS Bach
JS Bach wrote “The Musical Offering” for Frederick the Great based on a theme given by the king. Bach’s son, CPE Bach, was working for the king.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#1
Stephen Sondheim

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Bernstein
Sondheim is the lyricist for Bernstein’s West Side Story

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#3
Lorenzo da Ponte

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Mozart
Lorenzo da Ponte was Mozart’s favorite librettist.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#2
Conservatorio Ospedale della Pieta

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Vivaldi
Vivaldi taught violin and choir in a girls orphanage.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#6
Robert Craft

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Stravinsky
Association: Craft was Stravinsky’s important friend

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#7
Napoleon Bonaparte

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Beethoven
Beethoven removed Napoleon’s name from the dedication of Symphony No 3 (“Eroica”) dedication after Napoleon declared himself emperor.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#8
Esprit Orchestra

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Louie
Louie co-founded the Esprit Orchestra. The orchestra premiered many of Louie’s compositions.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#9
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A

Schubert
Goethe was one of Schubert’s favourite poets. Schubert’s Erlking is based on Goethe’s poem.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#10
Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy

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Haydn
The Prince (and the Esterhazy family in general) was Haydn’s patron.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#11
Stephane Mallarme

A

Debussy
Debussy’s The Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is based on Mallarme’s symbolist poem.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#4
Jane Stirling

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Chopin
Stirling was Chopin’s student and Stirling organized Chopin’s performances in England and Scotland.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain the association.. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#5
Harriet Smithson

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Berlioz
Association: Harriet Smith was the inspiration for Belioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Harriet was also Berlioz’s first wife.

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Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#12
Frederick the Great

A

JS Bach
JS Bach wrote “The Musical Offering” for Frederick the Great based on a theme given by the king. Bach’s son, CPE Bach, was working for the king.

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21
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#1
Josef Elsner

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#4
Ernest Guiraud

A

Guiraud was Debussy’s composition teacher.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was Stravinsky’s composition teacher.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#3
Josef Haydn

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Haydn was Beethoven’s teacher and Beethoven dedicated his first three piano sonatas to him.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#5
Christian Neefe

A

Neefe was Beethoven’s composition teacher.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#6
Nicolo Porpora

A

Porora was an Italian singer/composer). Haydn considered Porpora to be his only teacher.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#7
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow

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Zachow was Handel’s keyboard and composition teacher.

28
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#8
Johann Christian Bach

A

Johann Christian Bach was Mozart’s teacher.

29
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#11
Emma Bardac and “Chouchou”

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Emma Bardac was Debussy’s wife and Chouchou (Claude-Emma) was their daughter.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#13
Queen Anne

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Queen Anne was Handel’s patron.

31
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#15
Johann Michael Vogl

A

Schubert
Vogl was Schubert’s friend and supporter.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#16
Emperor Joseph II

A

Emperor Joseph II was Mozart’s patron. Mozart was an Imperial Court Chamber Music Composer to Emperor Joseh II.

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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#17
Maria Wodzinsky

A

Chopin was engaged to Wodzinsky briefly but her parents did not find Chopin suitable because of his frail health.

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December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#1
Charles Jennens

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Jennens was the librettist for Handel’s Messiah.

35
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#9
George Sand

A

Chopin
Association: George Sand is the pen name for Aurore Dudevant, a novelist. Chopin and George Sand were in a love affair.

36
Q

Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain the association.. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#10
Harriet Smithson

A

Berlioz
Association: Harriet Smith was the inspiration for Belioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Harriet was also Berlioz’s first wife.

37
Q

Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#12
Anna Magdalena Wilcke

A

Bach
Association: Anna was JS Bach’s second wife. Anna was a court singer. Their sons Johann Christian and Johann Christoph became successful musicians.

38
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Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#14
Stephen Sondheim

A

Bernstein
Sondheim is the lyricist for Bernstein’s West Side Story

39
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain the association.. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#2
Harriet Smithson

A

Berlioz
Association: Harriet Smith was the inspiration for Belioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Harriet was also Berlioz’s first wife.

40
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#3
Napoleon Bonaparte

A

Beethoven
Beethoven removed Napoleon’s name from the dedication of Symphony No 3 (“Eroica”) dedication after Napoleon declared himself emperor.

41
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#4
Robert Craft

A

Stravinsky
Association: Craft was Stravinsky’s important friend

42
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#5
George Sand

A

Chopin
Association: George Sand is the pen name for Aurore Dudevant, a novelist. Chopin and George Sand were in a love affair.

43
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#6
Stephen Sondheim

A

Bernstein
Sondheim is the lyricist for Bernstein’s West Side Story

44
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#7
Conservatorio Ospedale della Pieta

A

Vivaldi
Vivaldi taught violin and choir in a girls orphanage.

45
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#8
Lorenzo da Ponte

A

Mozart
Lorenzo da Ponte was Mozart’s favorite librettist.

46
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#9
Esprit Orchestra

A

Louie
Louie co-founded the Esprit Orchestra. The orchestra premiered many of Louie’s compositions.

47
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#10
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A

Schubert
Goethe was one of Schubert’s favourite poets. Schubert’s Erlking is based on Goethe’s poem.

48
Q

December 2014
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#11
Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy

A

Haydn
The Prince (and the Esterhazy family in general) was Haydn’s patron.

49
Q

Practice Paper 3
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#12
Stephane Mallarme

A

Debussy
Debussy’s The Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is based on Mallarme’s symbolist poem.

50
Q

Additional Practice Paper 2017
Identify the composer most closely associated with the following individuals and briefly explain. Composer must be chosen from those required for this examination.
#13
Anna Magdalena Wilcke

A

Bach
Association: Anna was JS Bach’s second wife. Anna was a court singer. Their sons Johann Christian and Johann Christoph became successful musicians.

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