Friday, November 29, 2013

Lully's operas

Lully is known for his operas. Some of them are Alceste, Armide, and Persée.

Mahler's symphonies

Mahler composed nine symphonies.

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi

Vivaldi is known for The Four Seasons. From 1723, they are some of the most known violin concertos in classical music.

Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue is from 1924. By George Gershwin, it is one of the most famous American classical works.

Carmen by Bizet

Bizet is known for his opera Carmen. From 1875, it is one of the most popular and performed operas in the world today.

The Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa

"The Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa is from 1897. It is the national march of the United States.

Sousa's marches

Sousa is known for his marches. Some of them are "The Thunderer", "The Liberty Bell", "Semper Fidelis", and "The Stars and Stripes Forever".

Rossini's operas

Rossini is known for his operas. Some of them are The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Brahms' symphonies

Brahms composed four symphonies.

Chopin's works

All of Chopin's works include the piano.

Popular 20th century composers

Some of the most popular 20th century composers are Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Britten, Strauss, and Saint Saëns.

Popular Romantic composers

Some of the most popular Romantic period composers are Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Verdi, and Chopin.

Popular Classical composers

Some of the most popular Classical period composers are Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Handel, Rameau, and Hayden.

Popular Baroque composers

Some of the most popular Baroque period composers are Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and Lully.

Most known 20th century composer

Shostakovich is one of the most known composers from the 20th century.

Most known Romantic composer

Beethoven is one of the most known composers from the Romantic period.

Most known Classical composer

Mozart is one of the most known composers from the Classical period.

Most known Baroque composer

Bach is one of the most known composers from the Baroque period.

The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker ballet from 1892 by Tchaikovsky, has some of the most famous music ever from a ballet. The ballet and the music are very popular around Christmas.

String Quartet No. 8 by Shostakovich

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 by Shostakovich is from 1960. It is known for its dark and intense second movement.

Toccata and Fugue by Bach

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Bach is one of the most famous works for organ. The music sounds stormy and dark at times. It is one of Bach's best works.

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" is one of the best works ever written in classical music. From 1824, Beethoven was almost completely deaf when he composed it.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

No operas by Bach

Bach composed a lot of music during the Baroque period, including oratorios, concertos, and masses, but no operas.

The Italian Mozart

Rossini's nickname was "The Italian Mozart", because of his song-like melodies.

Debussy's only completed opera

Pelléas et Mélisande is the only opera Debussy completed. Pelléas et Mélisande was first performed in 1902.

Wagner librettos

Wagner wrote the libretto for all of his operas.

Wagner's Ring Cycle

Wagner's four epic operas make up the Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). The four operas are Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung.

Most opera houses

Many opera houses are located in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the United States.

First opera house

The first opera house open to the public was the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, Italy in 1637.

Opera history

Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century.

Popular operas

Some of the most popular operas performed today are by Italian, French, and German composers. Some of the operas are Aida, Carmen, La boheme, La traviata, Madama Butterfly, and The Barber of Seville.

First opera ever

The first opera ever is Dafne by Peri. It was probably performed in 1597-1598.

Beethoven's only opera

Fidelio is the only opera by Beethoven. It was first performed in 1805.