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Kenneth Mann
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I don't know whether it is wise to repeat a string, but having put these together, decided to go on and put it out, so here goes:
Composers
1. Each of these two composers usually kept a gun handy and nearby. Who were they, and what was the reason in each case?
2. This composer/performer, after he died, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, DC, where his body remained for approximately fifty years before being sent back to his homeland. Who was he, why was he recorded the unusual preference and why did his remains stay in the US for so long? Answered correctly!
3. This composer/performer, in his younger days, performed several works which he claimed were newly discovered compositions of the masters of previous periods. It was later found that he was the actual composer. Who was he.
4. These two countrymen each died as result of accidents; one on a bicycle and the other (indirectly) after the debilitating effects of an automobile accident. Who were they?
5. Name two composers who were born on the same day of the year, but didn't like each other at all? Answered correctly!
6. Something that many people Today are unaware of, is the fact that musicians during the classical period were very accomplished improvisers, somewhat similar to Jazz musicians of Today. This particular composer, upon hearing a theme began improvising on it, resulting in a dazzling performance. After he had finished, one of the bystanders remarked that it was a shame that such a wonderful work was so fleeting, and would be forever lost - - - at which time the composer sat down and repeated the performance, note-for-note (as far as anyone could tell). Who was he? Answered correctly!
Orchestral Works
7.The composer produced this symphony, as a student at age seventeen, which was then forgotten and unpublished for almost a century. Since then, however it has become a concert favorite,and was even used in a ballet. By the way, Mozart also produced a breakout symphony at age 17, though his was not as popular as the one of our subject composer. Who was our subject composer and what symphony was it?
8. This work begins with a distorted cuckoo sound (interval of a fourth rather than the usual third). What is it and who was its composer? Answered correctly!
9. This is about a historical "rogue" with Robin Hood like characteristics, who (according to popular legend), though his "crimes" were minor by Today's standards, was tried and sent to the gallows. What is this work? Answered correctly!
10. Identify the work and its composer, about the life and exploits of a military officer who was invented in order to cover up an error made by the national leader. Answered correctly!
Opera
11. Which Operatic overture, by what composer, caused quite a stir simply because it was started with a "drum roll"?
12. What are generally considered the three most popular Operas, also sometimes referred to as "ABC"? Answered correctly!
13. A scene in what opera, by which composer, is described as taking place on a desolate plain outside New Orleans? (Huh! I didn't know there was a desolate plain anywhere near New Orleans?)
14. Which opera, by which composer, has what are essentially four overtures (three being variations of the same title)? Answered correctly!
15. A certain well-known Operatic singer, according to a protege and successor, was described as functionally, nearly blind, and to avoid embarrassing accidents during a performance, would pace off all distances on-stage before a performance. Who was this person?
For the previous string, go to:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=76412
KM
Composers
1. Each of these two composers usually kept a gun handy and nearby. Who were they, and what was the reason in each case?
2. This composer/performer, after he died, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, DC, where his body remained for approximately fifty years before being sent back to his homeland. Who was he, why was he recorded the unusual preference and why did his remains stay in the US for so long? Answered correctly!
3. This composer/performer, in his younger days, performed several works which he claimed were newly discovered compositions of the masters of previous periods. It was later found that he was the actual composer. Who was he.
4. These two countrymen each died as result of accidents; one on a bicycle and the other (indirectly) after the debilitating effects of an automobile accident. Who were they?
5. Name two composers who were born on the same day of the year, but didn't like each other at all? Answered correctly!
6. Something that many people Today are unaware of, is the fact that musicians during the classical period were very accomplished improvisers, somewhat similar to Jazz musicians of Today. This particular composer, upon hearing a theme began improvising on it, resulting in a dazzling performance. After he had finished, one of the bystanders remarked that it was a shame that such a wonderful work was so fleeting, and would be forever lost - - - at which time the composer sat down and repeated the performance, note-for-note (as far as anyone could tell). Who was he? Answered correctly!
Orchestral Works
7.The composer produced this symphony, as a student at age seventeen, which was then forgotten and unpublished for almost a century. Since then, however it has become a concert favorite,and was even used in a ballet. By the way, Mozart also produced a breakout symphony at age 17, though his was not as popular as the one of our subject composer. Who was our subject composer and what symphony was it?
8. This work begins with a distorted cuckoo sound (interval of a fourth rather than the usual third). What is it and who was its composer? Answered correctly!
9. This is about a historical "rogue" with Robin Hood like characteristics, who (according to popular legend), though his "crimes" were minor by Today's standards, was tried and sent to the gallows. What is this work? Answered correctly!
10. Identify the work and its composer, about the life and exploits of a military officer who was invented in order to cover up an error made by the national leader. Answered correctly!
Opera
11. Which Operatic overture, by what composer, caused quite a stir simply because it was started with a "drum roll"?
12. What are generally considered the three most popular Operas, also sometimes referred to as "ABC"? Answered correctly!
13. A scene in what opera, by which composer, is described as taking place on a desolate plain outside New Orleans? (Huh! I didn't know there was a desolate plain anywhere near New Orleans?)
14. Which opera, by which composer, has what are essentially four overtures (three being variations of the same title)? Answered correctly!
15. A certain well-known Operatic singer, according to a protege and successor, was described as functionally, nearly blind, and to avoid embarrassing accidents during a performance, would pace off all distances on-stage before a performance. Who was this person?
For the previous string, go to:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=76412
KM
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