5/3/2023 0 Comments Polish composerIt seems that no one has ever been as happy as (10) (they, them).In 2018, violinist Janusz Wawrowski came across the scores and was mesmerised. The happy couple, Calaf and (9) (her, she), declare their love to the crowd in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, Turandot agrees to marry Calaf. They are as unsuccessful as (8) (she, her). The princess orders her subjects to discover the prince's identity. Only three people - his father, his servant, and (7) (him, he)-know that his name is Calaf. After answering the riddles correctly, the prince tells an unhappy Turandot that if she can guess his name, he will not press her to marry him. In a scene that is particularly entertaining to (6) (we, us) audience members, the ghosts of the slain suitors come back to warn the unknown prince. Turandot feels confident that no one will be smarter than (5) (her, she). An unknown prince believes he can do better than (4) (them, they). Those unfortunate men, the twelve suitors and (3) (he, him), have been beheaded. The Prince of Persia and twelve other suitors have failed the test. Turandot has promised to marry any prince who can answer three riddles. The opera is about a clever princess named Turandot who meets a prince even more clever than (2) (she, her). (1) (We, Us) music lovers are big fans of the opera Turandot, written by Puccini. Jazz trumpeter prominent in the "cool jazz" style, fusion, and modal jazz The Grateful Dead American rock band formed around 1965Ĭhoose the correct pronoun from those in parentheses. Jazz pianist prominent in the bebop style Miles Davis 1926 - 1991 Composer and The Rite of Spring, one of the most influential musical compositions of the twentieth century, known for being an example of musical primitivism William Grant Still 1895 - 1978įirst prominent black American composwer, noted for his symphonies, movie music, and songs Duke Ellington Theolonious Monk 1917 - 1982 Russian-born composer who later resided in France and the United States and was very influential in the development of primitivism and neoclassicism. German composwer noted for his tone poems and operas Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918įrench impressionist composer noted for his ballets, orchestral works, and chamber works Antonin Dvorak 1841 - 1904Ĭzech composer noted for his symphonies and Slavonic nationalist dances Arnold Schoenberg 1874 - 1951Īustrian-born composwer who developed both atonal and serial (twelve tone) compositional techniques Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971. He invented or redesigned many small-scale genres for the instrument including the etude, prelude, nocturne, mazurka, polonaisse, and ballade. Romantic period Polish composwer known primarily for music for the piano. Beethoven's music, while based on the formal structures of the Classical period, has an emotional and dramatic quality more in tune with the Romantic period Frederic Chopin 1810 - 1847 The court composwer to the Esterhazy family for over 30 years, Haydn was one of the most influential composers of his time Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827Ĭlassical period German composwer who is regarded as the bridge figure to the Romantic period. Wrote music for several churches, one of this most significant compositions is the Mass in B minorĮspecially noted for his command of writing in a highly polyphonic style and for his cantatas, suites, passions, concertos, and concerto grosso Joseph Franz Haydn 1732 - 1809Ĭlassical period composwer frequently said to be "The Father of the Symphony" for his contributions to that genre. Bach German composer, 1685 - 1750, of the latter seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, often considered the master of the Baroque polyphonic Style Baroque period Italian composwer noted for his writing for stringed instuments J.S. Russian Romantic period composer known for his symphonies, ballet music, including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, and concert overtures such as the 1812 Overture and Romeo and Juliet Antonio Vivaldi 1678 - 1741. Romantic period German composwer noted for his orchestral music, oratorios, and incidental music and for reviving interest in the music of the Baroque composwer Johann Sebastian Bach Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990Īmerican composer especially noted for establishing a recognizably American style of music and for his ballet music based on American themes Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893. Scottish poet to whom the lyrics of Auld Lang Syne are attributed Felix Mendelssohn 1809 - 1847
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