2016 DEBBIE PHILLIPS CLASSICAL
CONCERTS FOR STUDENTS
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Created by:
Phoebe Lustig and Chris Stonnell
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Richard Strauss
Born: June 11, 1864, in Munich, Germany
Died: September 8, 1949, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Country: Germany
Period of Music: Romantic
Famous for: Tone Poems
Fun Fact: Was on the cover of TIME magazine in 1927 and again in 1938
Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: December 17, 1770, in Bonn, Germany
Died: March 26, 1827, in Vienna, Austria
Country: Germany
Period of Music: end of Classical and beginning of Romantic
Famous for: Redefining the symphony
Fun Fact: Beethoven kept a diary once he moved to Vienna in 1792.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Born: January 17, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria
Died: December 5, 1791, in Vienna, Austria
Country: Austria
Period of Music: Classical
Famous for: operas, symphonies, piano music, chamber music,
church music, and vocal music
Fun Fact: His name is 8 words long (Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang Theophillus
Amadeus Gottlieb Sigismundus Mozart)
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JOHANN SEBASTION BACH
Born: March 31, 1685, in Eisnach, Thuringia (Germany)
Died: July 28, 1750, in Germany
Country: Germany
Period of Music: Baroque
Famous for: his music’s technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth
Fun Fact: In 1705, Bach walked 200 miles from Arnstadt to Lobeck to hear organist
Dietrich Buxtehude play
GUSTAV HOLST
Born: September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Died: May 25, 1934, London, England
Country: England
Period of Music: Late Romantic
Famous for: using unconventional time signatures, rising and falling scales, ostinato,
bitonality, and occasional polytonality, which many of his contemporaries found
austere and cerebral
Fun Fact: Suffered from Neuritis which prevented him from playing piano
MICHAEL GIACCHINO
Born: October 10, 1967, Riverside township, New Jersey
Country: United States of America
Period of Music: Modern
Famous for: Scores for many modern movies, video games, and TV shows such as
Jurassic World, Up, Call of Duty, and Lost
Fun Fact: Giacchino is a film buff who sticks to his principles: only works on projects
he finds interesting, with people he likes, and keeps a 40-work week with evenings
and weekends clear
JOHN WILLIAMS
Born: February 8, 1932, Long Island, New York
Nationality: American
Style/Period: Modern
Famous Works: Scores for the following movies: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third
Kind, ET - the Extraterrestrial, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Indiana Jones
Fun Fact: He also composed the themes for the NBC News, the 1987 International
Special Olympics, and the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
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Orchestra in orbit
Quiz
I. TRUE or FALSE
1.
Beethoven began going deaf around 1798 and used conversation books to communicate (TRUE / FALSE)
2.
Strauss was a prolific Russian composer. (TRUE / FALSE)
3.
The Planets was a rarity among orchestral repertoire of the early 20thCentury with its scoring for at least 80 players, including special instrumentation, and 6-voice women's chorus. (TRUE / FALSE)
4.
Uranium–238 has a half-life of 5 billion years. (TRUE / FALSE)
5.
Heliosheath is where the solar wind is slowed by pressure from gas between stars. (TRUE / FALSE)
6.
Voyager 1 is currently the second farthest human made object from Earth that has reached interstellar space . (TRUE /
FALSE)
7.
An Air is an orchestral ballad written for an ensemble and voice. (TRUE / FALSE)
8.
Mozart has a total of 14 names. (TRUE / FALSE)
9.
The Voyager Space crafts were launched in 1957. (TRUE / FALSE)
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
Which of the following composers did not compose music in the Romantic Period?
A. Richard Strauss
C. Gustav Holst
B. Ludwig Van Beethoven D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2.
Which classical composer conducted the premier of his Ninth Symphony while deaf?
A. Josef Haydn
C. Ralph Vaughan Williams
B. Ludwig van Beethoven D. Johannes Brahms
3.
The Piano is part of what Instrumental Family?
A. Percussion
C. Brass
B. Strings
D. none of the above
4.
Which U.S. President has a recorded message on the Voyager Golden Record?
A. George H.W. Bush
C. Both A and B
B. Jimmy Carter
D. None of the above
5.
Which of the following instruments did Beethoven not play?
A. viola
C. organ
B. flute
D. piano
6.
Which Film Director is Michael Giacchino most associated with?
A. Steven Spielberg
C. JJ. Abrams
B. John Williams
D. Brad Bird
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7.
The Voyager Golden Record includes...
A. 116 Images, remaining Video
C. 116 min. Audio, rest Images
B. 116 Images, remaining Audio
D. 116 Images, remaining vertical line imagery
8.
Which of the following instruments did Mozart not play?
A. Clavier
C. Piano
B. Violin
D. Clarinet
9.
Strauss wrote a symphonic poem based on the Fictitious Prophet Zarathustra created by German Poet __________.
A. Hans Carossa
C. Christian Friederich Hebbel
B. Friederich Nietzsche
D. Friedrich Holderlin
10. Which of the following is a musical style of the 20th century?
A. classical
C. neoclassical
B. baroque
D. all of the above
11. Richard Wagner is a composer most associated with the Leitmotif. What other composer listed below also employs Leitmotifs?
A. Felix Mendelssohn
C. Sergei Prokofiev
B. Maurice Ravel
D. John Williams
12. Which Film Director is John Williams most associated?
A. Tim Burton
C. Martin Scorsese
B. Steven Spielberg
D. James Cameron
13. Which composer famously re-worked J.S. Bach’s Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3?
A. Rimsky-Korsakov
B. Tchaikovsky
C. August Wilhelm
D. Michael Giacchino
III. MATCHING
Match each composer with their composition:
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Strauss
A. Jupiter from “ The Planets”
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Giacchino
B. Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3
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Williams
C. Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
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Bach
D. Overture to The Magic Flute
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Mozart
E. Main Title from Star Wars
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Beethoven
F. Sunrise From Also Sprach Zarathustra
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Holst
G. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5
My Symphony Journal
My Favorite Thing About the Concert Was:
My Favorite Piece That I Heard Was:
I Like This Piece Because:
COMPOSER/PIECE
LOVED IT!
STRAUSS Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra
GIACCHINO Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
BACH Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute
BEETHOVEN Allegro con brio from Symphony
No. 5
HOLST Jupiter from The Planets
WILLIAMS Main Title from Star Wars
Explain why a particular piece wasn’t “your cup of tea”:
LIKED IT
NOT MY CUP OF
TEA