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Born on January 27, 1756 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Known as "The Greatest Musical Genius of all time" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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He was prolific and the most influential, if not the best, classical composer |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Full name of Mozart |
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theopilus Mozart |
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He is a child prodigy |
Mozart |
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At the age of three, he was playing piano like a pro |
Mozart |
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At four years old he was starting to write his own music |
Mozart |
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When he was 14 years old, he made a copy of miserere (Renaissance choral music) just by listening to it how many times? |
Twice |
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How many pieces did Mozart compose |
More than 600 |
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Name some of famous pieces of Mozart |
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A little night music, 1787) Operas of Le Nozze Di Figaro (the marriage of Figaro, 1786) Don Giovanni (1787) Die Zauberflote (the magic flute, 1791) The requiem mass (his last work) |
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Born on March 31, 1732 |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
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Austrian Composer |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
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Nickname of Franz as a child |
Sepperl |
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Franz is also called as? |
The father of Symphony and Orchestra or/and Father of String quartets |
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One of the most prolific and prominent composers of the period |
Franz Joseph Haydn |
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Franz was asked to join the choir school of St Stephen's Cathedral in vienna at what age |
Five years old |
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At what age did Franz join the school |
8 years old |
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What age did he get kicked out of school |
16 years old |
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Franz is a musical BLANK |
Prankster |
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Franz wrote more than BLANK symphonies and gave short funny nicknames |
100 |
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Name some of his famous pieces |
Symphony No.97 - the miracle Symphony No.100 - the military Symphony No.101 - the clock Symphony No.103 - the drumroll Symphony No.45 - farewell symphony Symphony No.94 the surprise symphony (the most famous of all) |
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Born on or about December 16, 1770 |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
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German Pianist and Composer |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
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He is the bridge to romantic period |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
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He remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
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When Beethoven was 17 he traveled to vienna to perform for who? |
Mozart |
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What did mozart say about beethoven |
"keep your eyes on him - someday he'll give the world something to talk about!" |
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At what age did he start losing his hearing |
Early 30s |
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At what year was beethoven completely deaf |
1819 |
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He composed his most celebrated works Before or After he went deaf? |
After |
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Name some of his famous pieces |
Fifth symphony Fur Elise for the piano Ninth symphony (include one melody - Ode to joy) |
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What are the three popular sonatas beethoven made |
Appasionata, Moonlight, and Pathetic |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven Composed how many pieces? |
722 for over forty-five years |
