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Creator of German Romantic opera with Der Freischutz
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Jewish German composer who studied in Italy and composed French opera in Paris; known primarily for grand operas.
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Continued with Mozart's operatic style: the most famous composer in Europe between 1815 and 1835
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Wrote over 70 operas
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Famous for his opera Norma (1831)
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French composer, conductor, critic and author. He was the innovator of modern orchestral sound and wrote a treatise on orchestration. He was inspired by literature and was one of the first conductors to stand in front of an orchestra and conduct.
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Also his sister Fanny Mendelssohn; Felix was a famous conductor, pianist and composer; he was also the founder of Leipzig. Fanny was a composer and supporter of the arts.
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One-movement piano pieces; composers usually performed their own
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Was called the poet of piano; playing style was the most delicate of all performers of his day but only lived to be 39 years old; found great success in Salons; credited with originating the modern piano style and everything he composed used the piano; style was virtuosic but also poetic
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Also Clara Wieck who married Robert in 1840; Robert was a composer, pianist, editor, writer, and bad conductor. Clara was a composer, teacher, and famous pianist.
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Changed opera, harmony, and music in general; most influential musician in the 19th century; musical innovations in harmony and orchestration revolutionized instrumental music and opera; wrote music dramas; Leitmotiv was his innovation
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Important Italian composer in the mid to late 19th century; was primarily an opera composer and was hailed as a hero of Italy and audiences yelled "Viva Verdi" and his productions; composed 28 operas
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Composers created poetry setting and emotional expression.
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Keyed brass instrument similar in range to a trombone.
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Known for operettes
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Pianist and child prodigy; Bohemian composer best known for his programmatic cycle of 6 symphonic poems called Ma vlast (My country); considered the founder of Czech music; took part in the fighting in 1848 nationalist uprising; also composed a Czech comic opera which helped played a large role in establishing Czech music
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American song composer who made a professional songwriter but died broke and the age of 37
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American nationalist who was born in New Orleans; was a child prodigy on the piano and was sent to Paris to study
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A program symphony in 5 movement
I. Reveries, Passions
II. A Ball
III. Scene in the Fields
IV. March to the Scaffold
V. Dream of the witches' Sabbath -
A German composer, pianist, and conductor; wrote symphonies, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions; continued the classical traditions
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Blended styles into opera comique with Carmen (1875)
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Czech nationalists
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Norway Nationalist
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First produced in Venice, Italy.
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Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin (also a chemist), Cesar Cui, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Modest Musorgsky
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England nationalist
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Spain nationalist
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Polish pianist and composed; was a prime minister and foreign minister of Poland in 1919
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England nationalist
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Finland nationalist
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Spain nationalist
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a river in Czechoslovakia
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Spain nationalist