Musicians Composers Scholar Bowl Study Guide Johann Sebastian
Musicians & Composers Scholar Bowl Study Guide
Johann Sebastian Bach � 1685 – 1750 � German � Baroque � “Brandenburg Concertos” � “Well-Tempered Clavier”
Ludwig van Beethoven � 1770 – 1827 � German � Classical � “Moonlight Sonata” � “Ninth Symphony” – contains “Ode to Joy”
Irving Berlin � 1888 – 1989 � American � “White Christmas” � “God Bless America” � “Puttin’ on the Ritz” � Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 1968
Aaron Copland � 1900 – 1990 � American � Modern � “Appalachian Spring”
Sir Edward William Elgar � 1857 – 1934 � English � Romanticism � “Pomp & Circumstance”
George Gershwin � 1898 – 1937 � American � “I Got Rhythm” � “Rhapsody in Blue” � “An American in Paris” � 1 st to win Pulitzer Prize in music 1931 � Brother Ira wrote lyrics
George Frederic Handel � 1685 – 1759 � German � Baroque � “Messiah” � “Royal Fireworks Music”
Franz Joseph Haydn � 1732 – 1791 � Austrian � Classical � “Surprise Symphony”
Julia Ward Howe � 1819 – 1910 � American � “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Scott Joplin � 1868 – 1917 � American � “Mississippi Rag” � “Maple Leaf Rag”
Francis Scott Key � 1779 – 1843 � American � “Star Spangled Banner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart � 1756 – 1791 � Austrian � Classical � “The Marriage of Figaro” � “Don Giovanni” � “Jupiter Symphony” � “The Magic Flute”
Giacomo Puccini � 1858 – 1924 � Italian � Romantic � “La Boheme” � “Tosca” � “Madame Butterfly” � “Turandot”
Gioacchino Rossini � 1792 – 1868 � Italian � Romantic � “William Tell” � “Barber of Seville” � “Cinderella”
John Philip Sousa � 1854 – 1932 � American � Known as the “March King” � Leader of the U. S. Marine Corps Band � “Washington Post March” � “The Stars & Stripes Forever”
Johann Strauss � 1825 – 1899 � Austrian � The younger Johann Strauss � Known as the “Waltz King” � “Blue Danube Waltz”
Igor Stravinsky � 1882 – 1971 � American (Russian born) � Modern � “Rite of Spring” � Operas & ballets
Peter Tchaikovsky � 1840 – 1893 � Russian � Romantic � “Swan Lake” – ballet � “ 1812 Overture” � “The Nutcracker” – ballet � “Sleeping Beauty” - ballet
Giuseppe Verdi � 1813 – 1901 � Italian � Foremost Italian composer of opera � “Aida” � “Rigoletto” � “La Traviata”
Antonio Vivaldi � 1677 – 1741 � Italian � Baroque � “The Four Seasons”
Richard Wagner � 1813 – 1883 � German � Romantic � “Ring of the Nibelungen” � “The Flying Dutchman”
Andrew Lloyd Weber � 1948 – present � English � “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” � “Jesus Christ Superstar” � “Cats” � “Phantom of the Opera” � “Evita”
Gilbert & Sullivan � Sir William Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan � English � “The Pirates of Penzance” � “H. M. S. Pinafore”
Rodgers & Hammerstein � Richard Rodgers – composer � Oscar Hammerstein – lyricist � American � “The Sound of Music” � “Oklahoma” � “South Pacific” � “The King and I”
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