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Ludwig Van Beethoven was alive during this time. His compositions were instrumental in transitioning music from a form of entertainment to an art form that became very respected. His works were well received and remained popular during his life and after.
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The elf king is a form of Kuntsleid that was written for piano and tenor. The piece talks about a father and son riding through the forest on horseback while the son is chased by an elf creature known as the elf king.
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Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer who was notable for writing over 600 secular vocal works and 7 symphonies.
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Beethoven completed his 5th symphony in 1808. It was notable for being one of the first pieces to use a recurring musical theme that transcended movements.
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A collection a violin practice works, never meant to be performed, written by Nicolo Paganini
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Schubert's 8th symphony was his last and also, as the work is noted, was unfinished. it is a common myth that Franz died before he could complete the work, when in reality he lived for another 6 years after starting the composition.
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the last symphonic work completed by Beethoven. Notable for using choir in addition to orchestra.
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Chopin wrote 59 mazurkas for piano from 1825-1849
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a piece of program music written by Hector Berlioz that describes the death and torment of a man who is infatuated with a woman.
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a solo piano work consisting of 21 short pieces.
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Berlioz's treaty on instrumentation contained information on range, tonality and much more on many orchestral instruments.
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Felix Mendelssohn wrote this concerto in E minor as his last large orchestral work.
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a lieder written by clara schumann
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Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix's sister, wrote this piece, and it was published after her death by her brother.
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based on a folk song, this American composition was written by Louis Gottschalk after a trip to Puerto rico.
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the prelude to the afternoon of a faun was composed by Claude Debussy and based off a poem. It was first premiered December 22, 1894
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A ragtime composition written for piano by Scott Joplin.
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Finlandia is a composition by finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was heavily censored during Finland's Russian occupation, and premiered under a different name.
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a piece wrriten by Arnold Schonberg, meaning "moonstruck pierre"
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The rite of spring is a composition by Igor Stravinsky. It is originally a ballet.
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an american composition written by George Gershwin. It combined elements of classical and jazz music.
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Hotter than that is a jazz piece played by louis amstrong and his "hot five".
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Shostakovich's symphony 5 is his most popular symphony and received standing ovation that lasted over half an hour at its hugely successful premiere.
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A film about a german invasion of Russia, with music composed by Sergei Prokofiev.
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A piece based written by Duke Ellington based on Gershwin's "I got rythmn"
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a chamber piece by olivier messiaen.
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a 5 movement piece by Bela Bartok.
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a composition by American composer aaron copland
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a 3 movement composition by john cage, notable for not containing any sheet music.
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an electronic composition by Edgar varese.
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A studio album by Miles davis.
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avant-garde work for electric string quartet. Composed by George crumb.
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A fanfare written by john adams.