Composers, Compositions, and Their Influences

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Composers, Compositions, and Their Influences
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Composers Biographical Information

• Born
• Date
• Place
• Lived in
• Died

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Composers Biographical Information

• Lost sight at age 21 during a duel over a woman
• Won the duel
• Lost the woman

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Composers Biographical Information

• Lived at home with parents until he was 43
• Ate only red vegetables on Fridays
• Had trouble sleeping most of his life.

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What was happening in the world during lifetime?

• World War I began when he was 14.
• His country declared neutrality.

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Major Works
Major works include ______________________________
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Samples of his work The Rite of
Spring Firebird Suite
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Music Theory

• Explain
• Bass/Treble Clef
• Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass
• Measure/Bar
• Sharps/Flats
• Note Value
• Symphony/Concerto/Song

Treble Clef
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Bibliography

• "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus." Compton's by
  Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  School Edition. 6  Nov.  2008  lthttp//school.eb.c
  om/all/comptons/article-9275964gt.
• Freeplay Music. Scott Scheer. November 5, 2008.
  lthttp//www.freeplaymusic.com/
• search/category_search.php?tvi1248gt.