Name:____________________

Composers
Identify the following composers, identify 2 specific styles traits of their music.

Alexina Louie 1. _____________________________________________________________________

Combines Western music with Asian influences.

Her works have programmatic elements

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Chopin 1. _____________________________________________________________________

His works have a strong sense of nationalism

He uses rubato often

2. _____________________________________________________________________

His music has classical symmetrical phrasing

Schubert 1. _____________________________________________________________________

His music has word painting.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Mozart His music has symmetrical phrasing, rocket theme, etc.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

His melodies are simple and elegant.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Berlioz Many of his musical works were influenced by poems.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

He was a supreme orchestrator.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

J.S. Bach Has Italian influences (ritornello form, etc.)

1. _____________________________________________________________________

Has English influences (English dances, etc.)

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Handel 1. _____________________________________________________________________

Used both polyphonic and homophonic texture.

German counterpoint.
2. _____________________________________________________________________

Beethoven Used sturm und drang.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

Extreme dynamic contrasts.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Haydn His motives were often short.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

His works have folk elements

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Debussy His works are based on impressionist paintings

1. _____________________________________________________________________

His works have pentatonic, whole-tone, etc. scales.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

Stravinsky His works have Russian nationalism

1. _____________________________________________________________________

His works feature large orchestras.

2. _____________________________________________________________________

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Name:____________________
Name the composer that matches the following descriptions.

Violin master and choirmaster at the Conservatorio Ospedale della Pietà in

Venice, Italy. Vivaldi
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Her style shows a blend of Chinese and Western influences.
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Louie

His idiomatic writing for strings is demonstrated in the virtuosity of his solo
concertos. _____________
Vivaldi
He drew inspiration from the work of Impressionist painters and Symbolist
poets. _____________
Debussy
He worked for the Esterházy family for almost thirty years.
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Haydn

Opera was central to his output and he wrote in all the dramatic styles
current in his day. _____________
Mozart

Goethe, Müller, and Heine were among his literary inspirations.

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Shubert
Innovator in orchestral colour and instrumental colour, written a treatise on
orchestration. _____________
Berloiz
Known at first for his Italian operas, his later dramatic works were English
oratorios. _____________
Handel
He employed widely spaced accompaniment patterns sustained with the
damper pedal. _____________
Debussy

His jazzy harmonies and propulsive rhythms were the voice of urban
American in the mid-20th century. _____________
Bernstein

Identify the composer to whom each group of style traits is attributed. All names
must be drawn from the list of composers required for study for this examination.

- Integrated American, Hispanic, and Jewish elements

- Absorbed popular, jazz, and musical theatre elements

- Harmonic language dissonant but essentially neo-Classical

Bernstein
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- His operas are frequently set in exotic locations such as Spain and Ceylon

- Used dance rhythms such as the Habanera and Sequidilla to achieve colour and authenticity

- Some of his operas employ spoken dialogue

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Bizet