2016 DEBBIE PHILLIPS CLASSICAL

CONCERTS FOR STUDENTS

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Phoebe Lustig and Chris Stonnell

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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)

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.

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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

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

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.

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

Orchestra In Orbit Word Search

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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, in-

cluding 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 Leit-

motifs?

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 C. August Wilhelm

B. Tchaikovsky D. Michael Giacchino

III. MATCHING

Match each composer with their composition:

Strauss A. Jupiter from “ The Planets”

2. Giacchino B. Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3

3. Williams C. Star Trek Into Darkness Suite

4. Bach D. Overture to The Magic Flute

5. Mozart E. Main Title from Star Wars

6. Beethoven F. Sunrise From Also Sprach Zarathustra

7. Holst G. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5

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My Symphony Journal

My Favorite Piece That I Heard Was:

I Like This Piece Because:

My Favorite Thing About the Concert Was:

COMPOSER/PIECE LOVED IT! LIKED IT NOT MY CUP OF

TEA

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”: